From Stadacona to the REM · Drawing 27 of 36
Off to Expo 67!
1967
In 1967, Montréal hosted a world’s fair called Expo 67. Countries from around the world had pavilions there, special buildings that showed what each country was like. A little elevated train carried visitors above the site!
Look together
Where does the little train run?
An idea to try
Invent your family’s pavilion: in a box, put three things that show who you are. Present it like a guide.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Expo 67 was open to the public from April 28 to October 29, 1967. It brought together 62 countries and received more than 50 million visits (many people came more than once). Île Sainte-Hélène was enlarged and Île Notre-Dame created for the site.
The drawing invents simple pavilions and evokes the minirail. Imagine what your family would display in a pavilion.
Sources and illustration notes (3)
Invented crowd scene; no pavilion, logo or official Expo symbol is reproduced.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Parc Jean-Drapeau — Expo 6762 countries and more than 50 million visits.
- Bureau International des Expositions — Expo 1967 Montréal (in French)Open to the public from April 28 to October 29, 1967; 62 participants and 50,306,648 admissions.
- Ville de Montréal — Expo 67, un plan directeur évolutif (in French)Île Sainte-Hélène enlarged, the new Île Notre-Dame and the minirail; the history of the plan’s versions and of transportation on the site.
Page prepared on September 19, 2026. Illustrations simplify places and scenes; they are not historical documents.
This drawing is from the book Québec’s Great Moments to Colour
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