Guestbook

Name/Handle :   richard
Country or city :   prince george
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Comments, memories and Questions :   i worked at expo 86 from apr to closing as a mobile groundskeeper lot of fun it was a blast but i miss it
Name/Handle :   Jim Atkinson
Country or city :   North Vancouver
Email (optional) :   jima67@telus.net
Comments, memories and Questions :   18 at Ontario Place McDonalds...still remember the chants (I dont know but Ive been told...) the raids on Plaza McDonalds, our top hour and turning 19 at the Unicorn. Still have the memory book and last day t-shirt! Love to hear from co-workers...
Name/Handle :   Phil Klassen
Country or city :   vancouver
Email (optional) :   pbklass@hotmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   Expo 86 was one of the most exciting of times. I worked at the fair and spent a lot of time wandering the site afterwards.
Name/Handle :   Erma & Herb Steele
Country or city :   Williams Lake
Email (optional) :   hgs@stardate.bc.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   Expo 86 was a great experience. Our son, William Howard Steele worked as a lift operator on the CP Air Gondola crossing False Creek.
Name/Handle :   Trish Shields
Country or city :   Courtenay, BC, Canada
Email (optional) :   trishardent@shaw.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   Hi. My name is Trish Shields. I was pregnant with my first child that year. My husband was sent to Cyprus for a six month tour which meant he really didnt see me when I started to show. I attended a couple of venues that had Expo 86 pins. I took them with
Name/Handle :   Tim Young
Country or city :   Richmond, B.C.
Email (optional) :   acmetal@shaw.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   Thanks for the memories. I worked at the Plaza of Nations McDonalds and had a great time. Lots of friends and great times.
Name/Handle :   Adrian
Country or city :   Mexico
Email (optional) :   lecoqster@gmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   back to my first message, when i looked back my cousins were gone, I was lost in a country very different than mine, I was 8, I went to the mexico pavillion and they helped out.
Name/Handle :   Adrian
Country or city :   Mexico
Email (optional) :   lecoqster@gmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   When we got back to Mexico we got a puppy a year later and we named it Ernie, I also still have lots of pictures from the expo, my ticket stub and my blue passport. It was one of the greates times of my life, I fell in love with Vancouver back then and Im
Name/Handle :   Adrian
Country or city :   Mexico
Email (optional) :   lecoqster@gmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   My biggest memory is that went there with my cousins living in Vancouver, they all were older than me for at least 4 years, I was 8, I was watching how a robot would stamp your passport in the Japan Pavillion, and when I looked back to my cousins they wer
Name/Handle :   harley goertzen
Country or city :   surrey b.c
Email (optional) :   ghgoertzen@hotmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   i had the best times of my life working and getting to so many people that traveled in and out of the warehouse on carrol st
Name/Handle :   Mike J
Country or city :   North Van B.C.
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Comments, memories and Questions :   Worked at a restaurant in the purple zone. When I wasnt working, I toured the grounds. I saw most of the pavilions.
Name/Handle :   Darcy
Country or city :   Vancouver, B.C.
Email (optional) :   darcat_sweetness@yahoo.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   Im doing a CBC story about Expo Memorabilia- If you have some and want to talk- email me!
Name/Handle :   Grace Harpe
Country or city :   Vancouver, B.C.
Email (optional) :   graceharpe@yahoo.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   It was my first volunteer job in Canada. I was fortunate enough to see the whole Expo Site for free because I was volunteering every weekend. I have tons of memorabilias, passport of every pavilion and pictures to prove that I was a part of the Expo 86 su
Name/Handle :   Grace Harpe
Country or city :   Vancouver, B.C.
Email (optional) :   graceharpe@yahoo.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   It was my first volunteer job in Canada. I was fortunate enough to see the whole Expo Site for free because I was volunteering every weekend. I tons of memorabilias, passport of every pavilion and pictures to prove that I was a part of the Expo 86 success
Name/Handle :   Robear
Country or city :   England
Email (optional) :   robert.hitchcock@lycos.co.uk
Comments, memories and Questions :   I loved the expo and I loved my first but not last visit to Canada in 86 to attend. What I enjoyed most was the sense of community on the expo site. I dont think I heard anyone getting annoyed about anything. The street entertainers were world class.
Name/Handle :   penny
Country or city :   surrey
Email (optional) :   b_863@hotmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   I WORKED AT EXPO AT MCDONALDS IN THE YELLOW ZONE IT WAS GREAT TO MEET ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND IT WAS A EXPERINCE HAVING IT AND WOULD DO IT AGAIN
Name/Handle :   aaron
Country or city :   USA
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Comments, memories and Questions :   i was 15 and came from california with my family on vacation. Had a great time there for 3 days! do they still have world fairs?
Name/Handle :   Lorna
Country or city :   California
Email (optional) :   cosmicranch@cox.net
Comments, memories and Questions :   Recently I ran across family photos of our visit to Expo 86. Expo was a beautiful enlightening experience to always be remembered by our family.
Name/Handle :   Anne
Country or city :   Canada
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Comments, memories and Questions :   I was an EXPO 86 McDonalds Scholorahip Winner, and I had the best time of my life. McDonalds was a great place to work. Sorry to hear about the McBarge boing out of operation. Iam glad I still have my video of it.
Name/Handle :   Esther Manners / West Gate cashier
Country or city :   Canada
Email (optional) :   vale-of-belvoir@shaw.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   I was a cashier on the West Gate (yellow zone)for the duration of Expo. Returned home again to Port Alberni (Vancouver Island)and the memories linger on! Worked a lot of night shifts. Still recall running down the service road with other staff members to
Name/Handle :   Don Leow
Country or city :   Sacramento, CA
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Comments, memories and Questions :   The worlds fair was one of the best vacations I have ever had. I love Canada and all its people.
Name/Handle :   George Rout
Country or city :   St. Catharines, ON
Email (optional) :   rout_geo@yahoo.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   Nice to see some of the good memories we had. I was the Purchasing Officer for the Ontario Pavilion and we had an excellent team.
Name/Handle :   Jamie - Yellow Zone
Country or city :   Canada
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Comments, memories and Questions :   Worked as Zone Coordinator for Yellow Zone. Great fun - good memories.
Name/Handle :   Brad
Country or city :   Victoria
Email (optional) :   banthony12@shaw.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   I was involved with Security at Expo 86! Originally i was at gate # 5 on the service road, but eventually ended up being a roamer on the service road, which meant that i had a vast jurisdiction on the Expo site. In the end, i drove the Security tow truck
Name/Handle :   Colin Boyle
Country or city :   San Francisco, CA USA
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Comments, memories and Questions :   WOW, I was thrilled to see this site. EXPO 86 is one of my greatest childhoor memories! Keep up the great work!
Name/Handle :   shauna
Country or city :   kamloops
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Comments, memories and Questions :   I went to Expo right after I graduated from high school in Prince George (my grad gift from my folks). I had the best time! Being from a small northern town it was like a little mini trip to a whole bunch of great places. And the food! It was just a fabul
Name/Handle :   Kevin
Country or city :   Van
Email (optional) :   funkykev100@@hotmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   I recently visited the Aichi Expo, it was quite disappointing. And after I came back here, I was surprised that Vancouver once had an expo back in 86! Great web site that locks the good memory in place.
Name/Handle :   Dave
Country or city :   Vancouver
Email (optional) :   kokanee_68@yahoo.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   great site! I worked at expo (ets3a..Canadian Pacific gondola) that ran between UFOH20 and folklife (china pavilion,also yukon) It was a great time in my life and will never forget the wonderful times I had there! The only thing Im willing to forget is my
Name/Handle :   chris
Country or city :   victoria
Email (optional) :   krywy@shaw.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   cool site, brought back some memories from when i was 3 year old, wow
Name/Handle :   John C.Downward
Country or city :   Canada
Email (optional) :   hammer23@canada.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   John C.Downward jointly with Clive Evans provided Quantity Surveying services to Expo 86 through the course of the design of Expo. We both thoroughtly enjoyed ourselves while involved in this project. As you know when After Mr. Jimmy Pattison took charge
Name/Handle :   C. Mohr
Country or city :   Fraser Valley
Email (optional) :   codseymore@hotmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   I was an eastgate ticket taker! I would love to see you all again...Will there be a twenty year reunion party? Nothing like a long slow ride on the cp.skyride during the finally of the fireworks...mmm!
Name/Handle :   yoni
Country or city :   West Indias
Email (optional) :   yoni5588@yahoo.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   I worked at the Horizons restaurant are there any one of the staff out there still
Name/Handle :   Leona
Country or city :   Vancouver, British Columbia
Email (optional) :   onlythenonie@hotmail.com
Comments, memories and Questions :   Thanks for the site!! I worked at the Bavarian Gardens at Expo 86 and had a wonderful time! Would love to reconnect with friends.
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Country or city :   Michelle Martel
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Comments, memories and Questions :   I was fortunate to visit the expo. My family drove from Southern California when I was eight years old. This is one of my favorite memories. I still have my Expo teddy bear, coins and passport with the stamps from all the pavillions. I am now looking into
Name/Handle :   Laura Kenney
Country or city :   Hamilton, Ontario
Email (optional) :   lynke@sympatico.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   Hi I was not at Expo 86 but I recentley purchased a really nice carving that came from Expo 86 done by someone named Sadler for Country Tradition. I was trying to find some history to put to this decoy but no luck so far. Can anyone help? Thanks Laura
Name/Handle :   Chris
Country or city :   USA
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Comments, memories and Questions :   I remember a gold coin the size of a volkswagon hood that weighed like 500 pounds. That was interesting. In the California Pavilion there was a sculpture in bronze called Raindancer from a company out of San Francisco. Most impressive. Remember all the se
Name/Handle :   John
Country or city :   Toronto, Ontario
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Comments, memories and Questions :   I never made it to Expo 86. My father said he was a poor immigrant (yes, thats what he said) & refused to take us. I did however buy an Expo souvenir book, which I cherish to this day. Great site!!!
Name/Handle :   Allan Taylor
Country or city :   Surrey BC
Email (optional) :   panthers2@shae.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   To see a sample of the Expo86 PDF file go to this page http://members.shaw.ca/panthers1/Expo86.html
Name/Handle :   Allan Taylor
Country or city :   Surrey BC
Email (optional) :   panthers2@shaw.ca
Comments, memories and Questions :   I had the full passes and took many photos. Have created my own book of images on cd with approximately 1000 images as well as pins, passpost stamps, zone by zone, events national days from well over 30 visits (128 11x17 hires pages) includes interior of
Name/Handle :   ALLAN AVENDANO
Country or city :   VANCOUVER B.C
Email (optional) :   KOBEKAI@SHAW.CA
Comments, memories and Questions :   oK..this is the best site to view such a grand memory for EXPO 86.Brings back lasting memories I can treasure for a long time.Who can ever think this ever happened to our Great city and look what happened! It expanded our city triple folds and made it the