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Confederation

THE CONFEDERATION CARAVANS are on the road..

The eight caravans (upper left}, each made up of three
station wagons and eight giant tractor trailers, are
fanning out from Centralia, Ont., where crews have been
training for their six-month tours of Canada. They are
heeading for communities across the country where the
tours open to the public May 1.

ENTERING THE CONFEDERATION CARAVAN is like
walking into the cave-man era (upper right), past a
granite-like wall bearing a carved Centennial symbol.
In the distance seagulls wheel and cry over the lonely
waters off the Gaspe's Perce Rock, a land mark for
early soilers, ve cor

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THE SWINGING SIXTIES come into focus with a model
of Isis, Canada’s Centennial Satellite (centre Jeft) to
be launched this year,

a structure of tubes symbolizing
the atomic energy plant at Chalk River and, on the

opposite wall, a photo montage of Canada and Cana-
dians at work and play.

THE FIRST EXPLORERS looked in vain for the treasures
of the Orient (lower left), but found a fortune of an-
other kind in the fur trade, Beaver, fox:and bear pelts
are piled on a trapper’s wooden sled (lower right of
photo) and above is a beaver pelt on a wooden. stret-
cher for curing. Overhead hangs a voyageur's canoe,

IN THE CRIMSON AND BLUE Confederation Chamber
(lower right), tiny figures of the Fathers of Confeder-
ation stand on a central disc while revolving around
them stand the people who: built Canada—the trappers,

the Indians, the settlers of many callings.

Sixty-four brightly-deeorated
tractor trailers are fanning out
aeross the country this month
to show Canadians the story of
their nation and her people
from pre-historic: times to the
Swinging Sixties,

The giant trailers make up
eight Confederation Caravans
which, together with the Cen-
tennial Train, are expected
to be visited by 10 million peo-
ple in this Centennial Year,

‘The caravans begin exhibit.
ing May 1. In the following six
months they will visit 650 com-
munities, from Vancouver’ Is-
land to Newfoundland and
from Leamington in South On-
fario to Dawson City in the
Yukon,

The Caravan will visit Ter-
race September 24 to 28.

While the Confederation
Train generally concentrates on
major centres of population,
the caravans will spread out to
smaller cities, towns and vil-
lages to enable most Canadians
to see the Centennial Commis-
sion show with a minimum of
inconvenience. .

Train and caravans are alike
in story line but some of the
exhibits differ. All eight cara-
vans are identical but exterior
exhibits vary by regions.

Visitors will find the trailers

parked in a quadrangle, with a
stage at the entrance for open-
ing ceremonies and entertain-
ment by local groups. Exteriors
Of the trailers facing into the
quadrangle depict the explora-
tion ships, the tools of agricul-
ture, an industrial skyline and
Canadians at work and play,
from ballerinas to cowboys,
skiers to swimmers.

Within the quadrangle, color-
ful triadetic displays tell -the
story of the region the caravan
is passing through. They , are
aluminunrtube ‘structures _,,¢ar-
rying sgund and light, displays,
photos ‘and moving exhibits the
visitor can activate by turning
a crank, ,

From this ultra-modern set-
tng, you mount a ramp to the
first trailer and walk
straight into the. cave-man era.

The Centennial Symbol
seams to be carved into a gran-
Hte-like wall. Beyond, seagulls
wheel and cry, the land
emerges from the sea as the
light dims and brightens ‘with
the. passage of time. Minerat
samples glow from. niches in
the cave wall. You pass Indian
encampments to the sound of
yelping dogs, chanting braves.

-The sound changes to the
creaking of masts on an ex-

Caravans Start Crossing Canada

Ming vases and fine silk he was
seeking when he stumbled on
North America. Rieh furs :and §
the song of a voyageur indicate &
the explorers found wealth of §
another kind. Ancient maps #
glow in floor. recesses, gradual: §
ly becoming more accurate as jg
exploration continues. Civiliza- ¥
tion emerges as you walk &
through a Quebec tailor shop &
of 1781, on past a poster seek- §
ing sharpshooters for the War @
of 1812, into the King’s Head
Inn with-comfort for the hardy
/wayfarer-after.a day on Upper 3
Canada’s dismal: roads.. :
The clash. of battle surrounds
you as H.M.S. Shannon captures
the U.S, frigate Chesapeake off
Eoston Harbour. Trouble within
the colonies and’ threats from
‘without bring you:to the crim- |
son and royal blue Confedera- {

surrounded by hunters, set }
tlers, trappers, traders — the

people of 1967. oe

‘You pass between railway

tracks linking the new nation

and suddenly -you're walking

over the steel plates joining

two railway coaches. They.

move and squeek and you hear

the clickety clack of wheel on

plorer’s ship and you see the

| track.