Expo 2017 – expoVOX

Does Edmonton’s expo bid committee speak for the majority of the city’s aboriginals? Perhaps not. And a researcher, whose comments appear directly in this post, refutes not only the city’s definition of a Pehonan, but the claim that... 

(Guest post submitted by Dave Ward — Edmonton Expo 2017 bid committee) Edmonton was once referred to as a Pehonan, a Cree word meaning “the gathering or waiting place”. For thousands of years, the banks of the North Saskatchewan River have been... 

The similarities in structure are striking. One is the national pavilion of China — hosting nation of Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The other is the national pavilion of Canada — hosting nation of Expo 67 in Montreal. One pavilion has just opened... 

Since Canadian Heritage’s decision last year that resulted in Edmonton having the sole right to bid for an expo, we here at Expo 2017 have admittedly been spinning our wheels a bit. In many ways this has actually been beneficial. It has encouraged... 

In May, 2009, the federal department of Canadian Heritage sent a rather urgent missive through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. It was addressed to all major cities in Canada interested in staging an expo in 2017. Cities were asked, in writing,... 

Last week, Expo 2017 attended the Canada!150 conference put together by MassLBP and IPAC. The first day was crowded with speakers from across Canada. Some, such as Peter Aykroyd, spoke of their experiences in organizing our Centennial celebrations in... 

We’ve submitted our suggestion to the upcoming conference on our 150th in Montreal. The recipients (the Liberal Party of Canada) may be a bit surprised, however, when they see that our idea is another conference — without any active politicians....