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On May 2, 1986, visitors — the first of hoped-for millions — will begin passing through the gates to explore about 70 hectares of sophisticated tributes to the fair's theme of transportation and communication. In this, the most expensive exposition in North America since Montreal's Expo 67, more than 40 countries, six Canadian provinces and territories and dozens of corporations will compete with entertainers and midway-style attractions to entice visitors. With the city skyline and North Shore mountains to one side and the salt-water boundary of False Creek to the other, the main Expo 86 site has been called one of the most dramatic since world’s fairs began. RESEMBLES SHIP On the smaller, second site, thrust into Burrard .. Inlet, is the $145-million Canadian pavilion, built to resemble a ship topped with five massive sails. That exhibit is destined to remain as a convention and trade centre, linked to False Creek by a three-minute ride on a new and automatic rapid transit system. “> ener Entertainment galore will pervade the fair over its 5% months to amuse the throngs walking a broad promenade through the site and lining up for attractions. Hamilton McClymont, director of entertainment, promises as many as 10,000 performances from every continent and featuring dance, jazz, name entertainment and music. The main attraction will be the World Festival, featuring entertainment at off-site locales such as the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Vancouver Playhouse. “The general approach we have a broad appeal because we want to make sure people get a rich experience.” Expo 86, at a staggering cost of $1.5 largest and most expensi’ ialized in the 134-year history of the events. SEEDS SOWN Its seeds weresown seven years ago over a business ijunch in London. A group of Canadians, including then B.C. tourism minister Grace McCarthy and Patrick Reid, former billion, is the world iti show will go on JIM PATTISON . . . ‘businesslike basis’ president of the Bureau of International Expositions and now Expo 86 commissioner-general, were discussing how best to promote tourism in British Columbia. is “Lthink it was Grace, or maybe it was a whole chorus that suddenly said, ‘What about a world exposition?’ ” recalls Reid. “It's not easy to get an international roster,” says Reid, whose position makes him the official representa- tive of the federal government. The United States, the Soviet Union and China will be at a world’s fair together for the first time in North - America. % “The Soviet Union's political propaganda purposes are quite clear,” Reid says. “They will be 40 kilometres from the U.S. border and will have a North American audience.” Reid said he had been certain 20 countries would accept the invitation to participate, but slow-moving inflation rates in British Columbia and a sales pitch centred on Pacific Rim opportunities lured the balance of participants. : STATUS HELPED Expo has had its share of controversies, but its Crown corporation status has been a major advantage in gaining the confidence of international participants. Expo 86's significant difference from other exposi- tions, especially those in the United States, is its sponsorship by Ottawa and financial backing by the B.C. B.C. PAVILION ... . B.C.’s showcase at Expo 86. government. U.S.-based world’s fairs, like the disap- pointing one in New Orleans last year, have been private concerns with the U.S. federal government taking no responsibility. But the $1.5-billion cost, including more than $800 million from B.C. taxpayers, and the anticipated $300- million to $400-million deficit, has caused concern in a province with high unemployment and a troubled economy. While Reid and others were luring the participants in earnest a year ago, Expo chairman Jim Pattison, the fair's board of directors and the B.C. government were confronted with a labor crisis in the militant and highly unionized construction sector. At the height of the impasse, Pattison actually recommended the show be scrapped. But special legislation, dividing the Expo construc- tion site into “zones” was pi to keep union and successful contract bids. He said it was not “company policy” to disclose the ion. The provincial g has since promised to disclose the pertinent information — sometime. “['m trying to run this place on a very businesslike basis,” said Pattison. “It's the public's money, and I'm doing the best job I know how.” The Expo board, which includes,several well-known businessmen, decided that companies in which the directors have an interest would not be prohibited fro bidding on various contracts. : In an attempt to satisfy its critics, the board hired a retired B.C. Supreme Court judge to write conflict-of- interest guidelines based on existing legislation and common law. “Given the variety of interests of the directors,” said former judge Kenneth Fawcus, “I had to ensure the ai: ; non-union sides at bay. Peace p' an were met. Pattison, a wealthy and hard-driving entrepreneur, later took full charge after the resignation of Expo it rules lied with the law, and they do.” Fawcus said his guidelines are stricter than existing president Michael Bartlett. DETAILS WITHHELD As head of a Crown corporation, Pattison has been chided for refusing to disclose the range of salaries for Expo executives, along with the range of tenders on in which they require more frequent i of i inter by directors and management staff at Expo. Pattison says, “I don’t think you'll find a cleaner, tougher-minded set of bylaws and commitments to no conflicts of interest.” : What happens after Expo's doors close? VANCOUVER (CP) - Expo 67 in Montreal was a sweet success, but left a bitter taste — a huge site that some critics dubbed an unsightly no man's land. Expo 86 is a different kind of world’s fair, a “special category” exposition smaller in scope and size than Expo 67's “universal” theme of Man and His World. There's a plan for what's left of the Vancouver fair when it ends Oct. 13, 1986, although it’s fraught with risks and so large it might frighten off most investors. ‘The land on which Expo 86 — a Crown corporation — rests, is part of B.C. Place, another Crown corporation. The provincial government effectively became the province's largest land developer in 1980 when it bought the bulk of the 90-hectare site from Marathon Realty and The.total cost of the land in_1984 dollars was $86 million. There is another $205-million equity investment by -B.C. Building Corp., another provincial. Crown corporation, B.C. Place says the cost of the land and site services to the end of last year was $144 million. The total estimated investment, including interest, is $435 million. SETTING IDYLLIC The corporation has another figure, projected private sector investment, which, depending on the outcome over the next 20 to 25 years, could be remembered as a pleasant dream or a horrific nightmare. ~ It depends on the marketplace. The site is an obvious plus, more or less smack in the middle of Vancouver, close to downtown, on the north shore of False Creek, which is a picturesque, natural extension of English Bay. Of the 90 hectares, B.C. Place estimates about 37 are suitable for development. The rest will consist of parks, roads, B.C. Place Stadium, which also occupies the site, and the B.C. pavilion. Another major legacy, compliments of the federal government, will be the Canadian pavilion that juts into Burrard Inlet, a few kilometres from the main Expo site. The $144.8-million project adjoins the 15-storey Pan Pacific Hotel, which will help accommodate visitors when the pavilion is put to its future use: a cruise ship facility and trade and convention centre. On the main site, projections call for 10,000 to 13,000 housing units, an extremely high density, and about 595,000 square metres of office and commercial space. STILL OPTIMISTIC The president of B.C. Place Corp., Stanley Kwok, retains his optimism. “We are talking about 20 years down the line,” says Kwok. “We are planning for the future.” Kwok doesn’t think the government purchase of land for development poses competition for the private sector. “We didn’t build anything except the stadium,” he elderly. LAND RETURNED “When the tenant (Expo) leaves, the land comes back to us and we will plan the land in an orderly way and release it in an orderly way so as to not interrupt the market.” Kwok is most enthusiastic about a plan being developed by officials of B.C. Place and the city — a retail and residential development of 17 hectares bordering on the east side of the Expo site and the west end of Chinatown. The area is scheduled to be fully developed by 1992. Despite the fact any eventual residential develop- ment will occur on expensive land, Kwok says there will be a mix of housing for all income levels. “This is where private industry comes in. We pro- vide the land, and it's up to private industry to mix them up,” he says. “False Creek North (the Expe site), which is much closer to town, obviously should have a slightly higher density (than the other side) because land is a very scarce resource.”