Government of Canada Centennial projects

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commemorative program public works initiative

Government of Canada Centennial projects were a series of cultural, recreational, and infrastructural initiatives funded across the country in the 1960s to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation in 1967.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Canadian Centennial 4
Canada Centennial 1967 celebrations 1
Canadian Centennial celebrations 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commemorative program ⓘ
public works initiative ⓘ
administeredBy federal Centennial Commission ⓘ
associatedEvent Government of Canada Centennial projects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Centennial celebrations
associatedWith Canadian nationalism in the 1960s ⓘ
development of Canadian cultural identity ⓘ
beneficiary cultural organizations in Canada ⓘ
municipalities across Canada ⓘ
recreational organizations in Canada ⓘ
coFundedBy municipal governments in Canada ⓘ
provincial governments of Canada ⓘ
commemorates 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation ⓘ
Government of Canada Centennial projects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Centennial of Canadian Confederation
country Canada ⓘ
feature cost-sharing between federal, provincial, and municipal governments ⓘ
fundedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form: Government of Canada
geographicCoverage all Canadian provinces ⓘ
all Canadian territories existing at the time ⓘ
inception 1960s ⓘ
includes Centennial arenas ⓘ
Centennial carillons ⓘ
Centennial community centres ⓘ
Centennial cultural centres ⓘ
Centennial fountains ⓘ
Centennial gardens ⓘ
Centennial libraries ⓘ
Centennial monuments ⓘ
Centennial museums ⓘ
Centennial parks ⓘ
Centennial pools ⓘ
Centennial stadium in various communities ⓘ
Centennial stadiums ⓘ
Centennial theatres ⓘ
Centennial trails ⓘ
legacy expanded recreational infrastructure ⓘ
increased access to cultural venues ⓘ
long-term community facilities across Canada ⓘ
notableExample Centennial arenas built in many Canadian towns ⓘ
Centennial parks created in Canadian municipalities ⓘ
peakActivity 1967 ⓘ
purpose to expand cultural and recreational infrastructure ⓘ
to mark the centennial of Canadian Confederation ⓘ
to promote national unity ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
sector culture ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
significantYear 1967 ⓘ
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ
typeOfFunding capital grants ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Arts Centre → commissionedBy → Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ
Canada Pavilion → associatedWithEvent → Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Centennial of Confederation
Government of Canada Centennial projects → commemorates → Government of Canada Centennial projects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Centennial of Canadian Confederation
Government of Canada Centennial projects → associatedEvent → Government of Canada Centennial projects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Centennial celebrations
Centennial Flame → inceptionContext → Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Centennial
Calgary Tower → builtFor → Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canada Centennial 1967 celebrations
Centennial Stadium → namedAfter → Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Centennial
Husky the Muskie → heritage → Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Centennial project
Confederation Park → openedOnOccasionOf → Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Centennial
1967 International and Universal Exposition → occasion → Government of Canada Centennial projects ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Centennial