JOURNAL ARTICLE

How Expo 86 built Vancouver into a city ready for the World Cup.

  • Published In: Business in Vancouver, 2026, n. 1903. P. 4 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Korstrom, Glen 3 of 3

Abstract

The article shows hoe Expo 86 build the city of Vancouver, British Columbia ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It informs about the stimulation of government spending on infrastructure in the early 1980s that laid the groundwork for upgrades, the lobbying for Vancouver to get a convention centre that resulted to the construction of Canada Place and the Canada Pavilion, and the financing of transportation infrastructure and upgrades such as the SkyTrain rapid transit line.

Additional Information

  • Source:Business in Vancouver. 2026/04, Issue 1903, p4
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:0849-5017
  • Accession Number:193266373

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