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The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan will pay $2.5 million to name Saskatoon’s Children’s Discovery Museum — but the actual name has yet to be decided.

The PotashCorp donation was announced Tuesday at the Mendel Art Gallery building, which the museum aims to call home sometime in 2017. It’s expected to open sometime in 2018.

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“We were seeking a lead donor to take us to the $2.5-million position and PotashCorp has stepped up,” museum president Dave Hunchak told reporters. “It’s a game changer. It gives people confidence in the project.”

Hunchak said the $2.5 million means the museum has now raised $4 million toward its $10-million goal. Hunchak said the museum will work with PotashCorp and marketing experts to settle on a final name and brand for the new facility.

The museum is located across from PotashCorp Playland in Kinsmen Park. Mayor Don Atchison called the proximity of the two facilities a “wonderful tie-in.”