Edmonton Expo 2017

Edmonton Expo 2017 was a proposed bid to host an Expo in 2017 in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, during the sesquicentennial of Canada.

In 2007, the City of Edmonton began a high-level assessment of a bid to host an expo in 2017 or 2020. A citizen committee comprising 40 community and business leaders participated in developing a conceptual report. The findings of the report suggest that there are sufficient and compelling reasons to proceed with developing a national bid and business plan for an expo in 2017.

On October 29, 2008, Edmonton City Council approved pursuing this next step on the condition of Government of Alberta support and cost-sharing.^[1]

City Council voted unanimously on April 15, 2009, to release funding for the project's 2009 phase: building a national bid and business case, which involved conducting feasibility studies and reviews of the viability and costs of holding an expo, consulting Edmontonians, evaluating potential sites and financing formulas, and developing a theme.

In spring of 2009, the Government of Canada's Department of Canadian Heritage, through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, distributed a request to Canadian cities to express their intent to bid on an EXPO in 2017. By May 29, 2009, Edmonton, Alberta and Calgary, Alberta formally expressed its intent to submit a national bid on November 30, 2009.^[2] Other Canadian cities that had expressed interest earlier did not formally express their intent to the Government of Canada by May 29.

On July 20, 2009, the national bid received funding from the Government of Alberta. "An event like this provides a platform to celebrate the uniqueness and vibrancy of our capital city and province," said Lindsay Blackett, Minister of Culture and Community Spirit. "I wish the City of Edmonton all the best in its bid preparations."^[3]

On November 2, 2009, Calgary withdrew its intent to bid on an expo in 2017.^[4] At the end of the month, Edmonton submitted its bid to the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada.^[5]

El 13 de mayo de 2010, el primer ministro de Alberta, Ed Stelmach, anunció que el Gobierno de Alberta apoyaría la candidatura internacional para la Expo 2017. «Sin duda, apoyamos a Edmonton y a la comunidad empresarial con su candidatura. Creo que es el tipo de energía y optimismo que la provincia debería respaldar», dijo Stelmach. «Si tenemos éxito, se espera que los tres niveles de gobierno contribuyan», añadió. ^{[ 6 ]}

El 22 de noviembre de 2010 se dio a conocer la noticia de que el gobierno federal se había negado a otorgar fondos para la exposición, lo que efectivamente acabó con la candidatura. ^{[ 7 ] [ 8 ]}

La Federación Canadiense de Contribuyentes criticó la oferta por ser excesivamente costosa, calificándola de "una idea terrible". ^{[ 4 ]}

En una encuesta realizada en el verano de 2009, el 83% de los habitantes de Alberta y de los canadienses apoyaron la candidatura de Edmonton. ^{[ 9 ]}

• Exposición Universal
• Oficina de Exposiciones Internacionales
• Expo 17

• Sitio web oficial de la EXPO 2017 en Wayback Machine (índice de archivo)
• EXPO 2017. Enlace obsoleto archivado el 27/11/2012 en archive.today en el sitio web de la ciudad de Edmonton.
• Posibles candidaturas del ExpoMuseum para 2017 y 2018. Página archivada el 4 de mayo de 2009 en Wayback Machine.