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image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 February 2009
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The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply
Expo '86, was held in Vancouver from May 2 until October 13. The fair, the
theme of which was "Transportation and Communication: World in Motion -
World in Touch", coincided with Vancouver's centennial and was held on the
north shore of False Creek.
Sylvain "Sly" Houde, 16 July 2008
Interesting to see during the opening ceremony video by Radio Canada (http://archives.radio-canada.ca/societe/celebrations/clips/3782/
- the upside down flags of the BIE, Canada and British Columbia, and then the
BIE flag being set up (from 1:15 until 1:28)).
"In 1978, Sam Bawlf,
provincial minister for recreation and conservation, had proposed an
international exposition to celebrate Vancouver's centenary based on a concept
study by architect Randle Iredale. A formal application for a fair called
Transpo 86 was submitted June 1979 to the Bureau International des Expositions
in Paris. Various sites and plans were proposed. The BIE approved the fair in
November 1980. Patrick Reid, Ambassador and Commissioner General, changed the
name to Expo 86 in October 1981, eliminating any connotations of a trade fair.
Unlike EXPO 67 this was a special category exposition, the largest ever held,
with a single theme of transportation and communications. The theme statement of
"World in Motion - World in Touch" was symbolized by a logo of 3 concentric
circles using the figures 8 and 6 intersecting to represent transportation by
land, sea and air. After difficulties with funding through 1980-81, plans were
finalized. The project was sponsored by the federal and provincial governments.
Expo 86 Corp was established as a nonprofit agency to plan and operate the fair
and was headed by Jim Pattison, chairman of the board and later president.
Creative director was Ron Woodall, chief architect was Bruno Freschi and Bob
Smith was in charge of production and design"
Source:
http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002692
There was also a 20th anniversary event commemorating the Expo 86, held
in 2006. During this 2006 event, one can see two types of flags:
- First
type: White background with logo in light blue as seen in the following
pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/expomuseum/141796264/in/photostream and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/expomuseum/141796323/in/photostream
-
Second type: Light blue background with logo in white as seen in the following
picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/expomuseum/141815011/in/photostream
For
additional information please see:
http://expomuseum.com/1986/
http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/expo86/more-information.htm (1984 and 1985
brochures in French and English)
http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/EXPO86.html (Video)
http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/EXPO86_theSite.html (Pictures)
http://bobbea.com/expo-86/index2.html (Pictures, planning, designs, etc.)
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/expo/pre_e.cfm#expo86 (Canada at the World Expo)
Esteban Rivera, 21 May 2011