Canadian Centennial
The Canadian Centennial was a yearlong celebration held in 1967 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Centennial projects
In 1961, Prime Minister
Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo 1967
The
Challenge for Change
Caribana (Toronto)
In Toronto, the Caribana parade and festival was launched in 1967 as a celebration of Caribbean culture, and as a gift from Canada's West Indian community in tribute to the Centennial year.[6][7]
Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant
The Centennial Voyageur Canoe Pageant was a canoe race started on May 24 in the Rocky Mountains by ten teams representing eight provinces and the two territories. Two provinces were not entered. 3,283 miles were paddled and portaged in 104 days by 100 men using six man shifts per team. They arrived in Montreal on September 4. Other privately sponsored canoes from across the country made similar trips.
Confederation of Tomorrow
In November 1967, the Confederation of Tomorrow conference was held at the newly built
Yukon River Flotilla
The Yukon River Flotilla was a Centennial project organized and sponsored by the Yukon Fish and Game Association. It was a voyage down the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson City commemorating the memory of the Klondike gold-seekers who sailed the Yukon River from Bennett Lake to Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.[9][10]
On August 6, 54 craft departed Whitehorse on a ten-day voyage to Dawson carrying 108 adults, 45 children, and 9 dogs. Participants came from four provinces, thirteen states and one European country. They sailed in different types of watercraft to include rubber-rafts, canoes, kayaks, river-boats, power-boats, skiffs, cabin cruisers, and four Amphicars.[9][11][12]
Other commemorative projects
In addition to these major projects there were commemorative projects throughout the country. Municipal funding for approved centennial projects was matched dollar for dollar by both the province and the federal government.[2] Providing a concrete reminder of the centennial year celebrations these projects included the 1,500 seat Norbrock Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, the Centennial Building in Fredericton and many others.[2][13] Approximately $25 million was made available by the Centennial Committee for local projects.[2]
Some projects, such as the Ontario Science Centre, were completed after the 1967 centennial.[14]
Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition,
In a political and cultural context, Expo 67 was seen as a landmark moment in Canadian history.[15] Expo 67 in particular was a signifier of the nation's mood of extreme optimism and confidence on heading into its second century. In retrospect, the centennial is seen as a high point of Canadian aspirations prior to the anxious decade of the 1970s that saw the nation divided over issues relating to inflation, an economic recession, government budget deficits and Quebec separatism. Popular Canadian historian Pierre Berton referred to the centennial as "the last good year" in his book 1967: The Last Good Year.
Confederation train
In 1961, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker proposed a travelling exhibit on a train that would traverse the country and bring exhibits on the history of Canada to the citizens. The train consisted of six exhibit cars and seven cars for staff and equipment pulled by two diesel locomotives, one from each from Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway. The locomotives were painted in purple, grey, and black livery and had a custom air horn that sounded the first four notes of "O Canada." The train was inaugurated on January 9 in Victoria and made 83 stops across the country before reaching its final stop in Montreal on December 5.[16]
Centennial banknote
The
Centennial Medal
The Canadian Centennial Medal was issued in 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, and was awarded to Canadians who were recommended by governments and associations for having provided valuable service to this country.[18] Some 30,000 Medals were conferred on Canadians selected from all sectors of Canadian society.
See also
- History of Canada
- "Canada (The Centennial Song)"
- 1967 in Canada
- The Canadian Centenary Series
- Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo 1967
- 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
- 150th anniversary of Canada
References
- ^ Sanderson, Blair (June 29, 2016). "50 years on, centennial buildings still important symbols". CBC News. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c d McIntosh, Andrew; King, Betty Nygaard (2013). "Canada's Centennial Celebrations, 1967". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ Lambert, Maude-Emmanuelle. "Ernest Adolphe Côté". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Laurie (2007). "Carl Dair". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Schugurensky, Daniel (2005). "Challenge for Change launched, a participatory media approach to citizenship education". History of Education. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Gallaugher, Annemarie (2006). "Caribana". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Caribana success story". Toronto Star. May 3, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Parkin, Andrew; Parkin, Steve (November 27, 2017). "Robarts' leadership in unifying the country 50 years ago should be celebrated". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c Wearley, Gary. "ExploreNorth". explorenorth.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "ExploreNorth". explorenorth.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-896300-66-5.
- ^ "BC Shipping News - October 2018 by McIvor Communications - Issuu". issuu.com. September 18, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "McArthur Island Park". City of Kamloops. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
Norbrock was built as a 1967 Canada Centennial project.
- ^ Bradburn, Jammie (September 27, 2019). "'Please touch everything': Inside the opening of the Ontario Science Centre". TVO. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Ha, Tu Thanh (April 26, 2007). "Expo 67 saw 'the world coming to us, in a joyous fashion'". The Globe and Mail. p. A3. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ISSN 1920-9894.
- ^ a b "$1 Commemorative Note (1967)". bankofcanada.ca. Bank of Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Centennial Medal (1967)". gg.ca. The Governor General of Canada. April 18, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
Further reading
- Aykroyd, Peter H. (1992). The Anniversary Compulsion : Canada's Centennial Celebrations, A Model Mega-Anniversary. Toronto: Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-77070-072-7.
- Beaton, Meaghan (2017). Centennial Cure : Commemoration, Identity, And Cultural Capital In Nova Scotia During Canada'. Toronto: University Of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4875-1340-5.
- Berton, Pierre (1997). 1967: The Last Good Year. Toronto: Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-25662-9.
- Blake, Raymond B.; Hayday, Mathew (2018). Celebrating Canada : Commemorations, Anniversaries And National Symbols. Toronto: University Of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-2156-5.
- Davies, Helen (1999). The Politics of Participation: A Study of Canada's Centennial Celebration (PhD). Winnipeg: Department of History; University of Manitoba. hdl:1993/1706.
- Eremenko, Kseniya (June 30, 2018). "The Centenary of Confederation as a Milestone in the Evolution of Canadian National Consciousness". Canadian Studies (84): 31–44. S2CID 165459773.
External links
- "Centennial celebrations, 1967". Historica. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 25, 2010.)
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