ðə tɹˈɑːɾɪɚɹ əbzˈɜːvətˌoːɹi æt sˈaɪmən fɹˈeɪsɚ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ˈoʊpən ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, ɪz pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli fˈʌndᵻd baɪ ɐ dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː.sˈɛvən mˈɪliən ɡˈɪft fɹʌmðə tɹˈɑːɾɪɚ fˈæmɪli faʊndˈeɪʃən.
The Trottier Observatory at Simon Fraser University, open April 2015, is primarily funded by a $2.7 million gift from The Trottier Family Foundation.