# Vancouver's Time To Shine: Expo 86

An episode of [Canadian History Ehx](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437838013), 7 Oct 2025, 34 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU9845687660.mp3?updated=1759099425

Canada's second World's Fair was held almost two decades after its first. While Expo 86 wouldn't be watershed moment in Canadian history that Expo 67 was, it would completely transform Vancouver into an international city. The question many have, is whether the transformation was for the good, or the bad. ORDER MY FIRST HISTORY BOOK! CANADA'S MAIN STREET: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/canadas-main-street/ Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://canadaehx.com/shop/ Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.ca/CHEHX E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cdnhistoryehx Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 *sources* • Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/expo-86 • British Columbia: An Untold History: https://bcanuntoldhistory.knowledge.ca/1980/expo-86 • Vancouver Sun: https://vancouversun.com/gallery/photos-remembering-expo-86-in-vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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