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Expo 86
world’s fair, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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British Columbia
- In British Columbia: Postwar political consolidation and realignment
…Vancouver and the province were Expo 86 in 1986, a world’s fair to commemorate the city’s centennial, and the city’s selection as host of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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site and importance
- In Vancouver: The contemporary city
…as the Canada Pavilion for Expo 86, a nearly six-month-long world’s fair that celebrated Vancouver’s centennial in 1986 and to which more than 22 million visits were made. Adjacent to the Vancouver Convention Centre (which opened vastly expanded facilities in April 2009), it juts out into Burrard Inlet and includes…
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