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carved in the wall. and a splen- ‘ idid floor welcomes the visitor. | Through the roof one can see all g the buildings of the complex. and through the glass d o o r s lstands the venerable Provincial Building. From the Hall one can‘ [enter all the other buildings. This great Confederation Cen-Z “tre was paid for and construct- ed on behalf of all the people of Canada. and it will be dedicated to a national purpose. It is hop- ed that the thousands of Canad- lians who visit it every year will \- 'h9 Droud of it. and will main- ~ ' ...«-1*‘ ltain an interest in it. and that \ ’~ ‘ —. ( '_ him: .a- generahions to come will regard ‘ . ' ' it as a fitting national tribute to , the men who founded their coun-

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The Fathers of Confederation] Building is Canada's first mem orial to her founders. lts open-pl lng In 1964 in Prince Edward la-l land's Capital honors the wis-’ dam and courage of the meal - ‘ who met for the first time in Charlottetown a century ago anal laid the fcundatinis of union. It: is dedicated to the lllSl()l‘_\' and‘ traditions of Canada and to the’ - future of Canada on the thresh-i old of her second century. l

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tennial of the first Confederaiionl Conference was approaching as was the centennial of Confednra-I3 tion itself only three years later.‘ and a major tribute to the Fan- ers on such an occasion was ob- viously needed. Charlottetown.’ the "cradle of Confederti-. _ : tion." was an appropriate loca .. tion: it was where momentous ; statesmanship fashioned an hon- j _ ourable destiny. -- The kind of building was also indicated. In less than a decade Canada's development in t 3 _- creative and performing arts hasi j 3 been phenomenal as her people ’ realized the strong contribution made by culture to nati o n a li

try. I Several weeks of discussion {followed between the officers of ithe foundation and the archi- jtects on the details of the plans. land. after the signing of a con "'3¢"- 8 Year was spent in the preparation of blueprints the calling of nation-wide tenders, and the judging of the tenders. The winning contractor was Pig- ott Construction Company oi‘ Hamilton and Montreal. Meanwhile funds had to be; ‘secured by the time the tenders l

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’ ‘ provinces‘ Charlottetown whim Th first step was to secure of- dinner in 0lla\\'a in January l962lwere made to th f pm res?

' : had long been an annual Smgilficiale national opinion on th e at which the GOV(‘l‘n0l‘- Geneiuallpmvincial premi:rs°‘;f‘°1';"1°ean‘;; ‘A BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION on THE i«:vi«.1\'i: rr COMMEMORATES” — SIR BASIL SPEIVCE

d by Her '.\'lajcsl_v the Queen. *building of style and bcauy propriately combine .

The character and facilities otfwliicli would be useful and wliicli' "The work of‘the architect in lwould be built to last for ccntui‘-l f“"' "‘0fl°l'“ 5“<‘|8l,V." read the ‘ l instructions." consists largely in

- Plllﬂ Pla"9 5°’ nallonal m“5l° l - i resented the rize and Prime . .

, - - merits of the project and on theil’, . _ P 1962. Definite commitment ' " ‘ . . . . . . . . :l:ldicSr::,al1:Stcg§:§aI:::sthgalsrgipossibiliies of financial suppoi‘t.lN3gl5leV Dlefenbaker l'-'3"? 3 finally made by all govei-n:,::t‘5e lional collections in lhc Eall(‘l‘.\i(‘9nl(‘lllll-'ll _vc.-ir. The Fathers ar»!buildiiiiz \\'Ill be 0lll(‘lall_\' open-‘the architectural competition. A tal and functional Cénlld be ap.

. .~ .= - ~- .nress. ‘ - . ' ~ i"-m'~ir tl ,lzltt C- and its art centre m [W0 ma‘m.‘Tiio prime min]i‘st§r antlaltl igrredl The art gallery and the mus‘. arliament voted '15 cents a ﬁndlnguseiirrgvagild €‘3l|)](llf:1l\aIl;all)l !l‘(l‘\I.‘((:‘;('o()l;n‘ l:(‘r(,‘t:‘1l1:|:ml-(‘If)\\1l;m4ill;:0 ﬁres» W35 3 l°3l°al Pla” rm‘ a”"mlers “ere ca 8 on "L - eum have manv features of in.lh9ad of the populalloll Of Cam .19 1 ran ‘ . ' ‘ ‘ i l ., .' - . ‘th h 'ld' '* tl rc ll of a 6‘; - ada. $2.800.0on; and each m._ lishers also malie appropiiaie (.(.niu,~_V lalvr tanadas {H-Si c iii mg “(Fe ic su

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. i prewve Chain of major Simmiidea. without official comniit.i mgy n1:;;:’nm:t..(t;:=s 133 “me Contributed 15 Cents a head opening features in the builduiu. m(,mm,ml m mom will hr, dodh I1lC.ll‘(‘l(’al of planning and con‘ its was wanted‘ And me ‘Hum _ p H ' . .. _ . . mems Which. of Course. i h evip 0 l e _ I _p ', of its Own po ulamm H1 iQUEEN To VISIT siiltntinn b_\* the foiindatioii Hllti ._ _ . , _ _ _ ; huildin -5 of an imperniaricnt na. ' Places Of Canadian lllei lll€1‘3 ‘ ispace in a setting which is it- * P ' am’ pr‘ cated to them and lo the nation its ad\.N“.5. and mos‘, “.9”? l0l_‘ facilities were spccifir-d |ll.“”.\,.‘ Apm.m,,.m ‘muses. M915 .

- ld not at that stage make. , _- Ev ‘ The official opening of ill (‘ u , , ‘ V V _ _ hire and l3l9lll- co" Self an all1a(ll0n- One l00kS llP< wry Canadlan has tlic_\' fouiidcd. On Oct. 6. the iiirlir-atrrl in tlic uistructions for such a way that the monumcn i(‘().\"lll..\l‘.D t’)I\ PAGE llBi

Architectural and construction and dawn through Several ﬂoorsithus contributed 30 cents to the building is the higliliglit of the EXCITING PHASE ‘ authorities were consulted ‘on ‘of 5 pa C 0’ mmugh the Comerjproject. Prince Edward Island} One \\'0Ulfl feel fhal the l‘alh-‘the best \\'a.V_l0 handle <l€‘S_1'e’.h iwindows at vistas of the sur. provided the site. a splendid one’ ers themselves _w0u_1d be Pleaﬁﬂdland construction. for no sIin_1lar;m.muu,g landscape. and up.’ n the centre of Charlottetown l al Such a comblnatloll M: _a lrl‘lpr°pO5al of national p3ml('lp3' l wards at the splendid Coffer ceil- l'l€X‘l t0 the Provincial Building} l‘""‘ l“ ‘hem and 3“ °d‘l'°‘', }l°'ill0n in building had 9V9!‘ been» ings. There is an archives in thelwhere the fathers first met Vhled l" 3 h9‘V and ‘~’XCllmS';CaI‘I‘ieCl 0lll- Many l’n°hlll5 ‘ll "€'llower floor of the museum and! phase in Canada's growth. gotiations and planning iverefbeiow the gaiiery is 3 3m_ SMHFIRST $0!) TURNED i The st sod was turned on I

The dream of such a hlllldlhél-iinvolved. The fact that 1964 tvasltheati-e_1ecture iiaii. ‘ like that of the Confederation it not far off spurred the effort de-i To the south is the library_iF€bFU8Yy 2. 1963. After a cert--i honours. required much worit Spite the fact that problemsiagain a building of imaginative many in the historic Confedera and n€§0ll3ll0“5 l0 translate ll were numerous and financial se-ldesign and impressive facilities. tion Chamber at which Premieil l into reality. Nation-Wide partlcb cu;-ity was impossible uutii tiieilit incorporates a public library. Jean Lesage of Quebec ga vet

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pation was necessary in Dlélnlprojecf took Shape. ._ scarch library. a cli«ildrei_i‘s the address for the occasion. the’ tuna. finance. and design and :llbl'aI‘.V and lhe leElSlall\'9 hh-lceremony was moved outdoors construction. Appropriate oi-oce-TCOMPETITION HELD Erary of the province. Again tlieito the site where the sod divas dure had to be devised for suciil Preliminary planning deter-icorner windows and the coffer:-turned by premipr R_L_ st,-an. an unprecedented effort. Oppor-|mined the nature and facilitieslceilings 3re,f"3ll1red_attractions.H-jeiid of Nova Scotia. then chair. tunit_v had to be provided on a iof the building. Then an archi- Below the library blllldlnfl .15} an i man of the conference of provjn

national scale for the exprcssionl tectural competition was arrani;- Cnllfe fl001‘ 0‘ Sloratle laClllll95?cia1 premiers, construct i 0 u

of ideas. seeking of advice. andged open to all Canadian archi‘.' fol‘ the C0mPlEX- gcommenced two weeks ]at¢ar_ ESTABLISHED IN I865

§’.“”°”"'”""il“.i"‘° ‘""""- ‘l "i‘“'e°'S' 1fhtP Ca"a‘laiCi°i.'l"°illii'i'.'.aelf’ nol"p'iihi°i lli”iiE"iil.?-il‘i“v"“i'i ah.‘.‘,§:§';*; vggngyggfmg-';;in;a;g1 Lg" iisiness met o s appropriae o.a gran 0 pay 0 . '_ u - . '_ d " , .t " - . S. ' such a large project. were essen-;tion. Advertising. l.‘h€1pI.lbll.(?E;lIDl't Svelgggnis ragmmzﬁfngsrggzl e:t'(l,re_ ter B. Pearsonhatha slptlje u did tial. ,of a book of genera speci ii-:a-I . . _ ceremony in w ic a e arm-, A private company was there- ‘ tions. and the appointment of a “::ll;meC':)tl‘]rlt‘°(zl}::lslgs§il::3 insecutgfted services of Canada to o mm organized in 1960' The Fa"-ll"-V M award f°"°wed' S l Xigreal beauty and iitilitv. and itll.’a"' and al which every 9"” l “W8 0‘ C°"l°<l€Fa"°" -‘l°"W'alTm°nt-hs lateh f°"t.V-59"" "“"l'?wiii be available mi official fun-l ““'° “"“‘4 “*§"’S°l"°d'i b Citizens Foundation. liicorporatgﬂs and sets of mans were NM . 1 Completion ate ort e uild-‘ ed under the Canadian Compan» ceived and jUdS€'¢'l- and lllf‘ “'l"‘.|ctll‘)lrl:‘ centrepiece of the entireilmz ls M33’ 1 3"“! ll l~‘h“"‘"4l . . . . l ‘ v ~ i . - u t . l ' ' k. t . t Dn- ws Act It consists of 3 namnal ning entry was that of the Mon ‘compiex ,5 the Memm,ai.Haii‘ a‘ hat \\0 wee s a’er evv . . itreal firm of Affleck. D(’Sbal‘ala.i6().f00[ square structure in step. iTnllll0l'l Drama Fcsival vi i tni Ellanfrof Dlrecmrs tilﬁﬂsglf t:le".Dfmako}poulos. Iziebensolgl a n d N d d gt_'inQh\Vi[]-(ii a gl_a3sd]~o0QC nf§p(liays fromﬂevéerythreegstggrof Ego ’ aha ‘ans F9Pl‘(‘59ll .- “".Sise. T e Foun ation irectorsi iamond-s ape pyrami s. uo-_‘a_a Ctjmm (' S .’ » I vinces. ‘were hosts at a major awardsltations from the F‘athcrs a r e Ivities in the theatre. Several na»

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