Media Releases
15 January 2008
CANBERRA’S CENTENARY ORGANISERS LEARN FROM CANADIAN EXPERIENCE
Canberra’s Centenary preparations received a boost this week with the arrival of the former
Executive Director of the 2005 Alberta Centennial Initiative, Mr Terry Keyko, to assist Centenary organisers over the next month, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope announced today.
Alberta, Canada celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005 with a spectacular year of events and activities including a Royal visit, several large-scale outdoor events, outreach and legacy programs.
“Mr Keyko’s visit to Canberra comes as we enter an exciting new stage to assess the feasibility of many of the proposed projects and events for the 2013 celebrations.
“Alberta had many successes and faced numerous challenges during its preparations and there is much that can be learned from the experience of organisers.
“Early on in the process of preparing for Canberra’s centenary international partnerships were formed with several cities and provinces in Canada, including Alberta and Saskatchewan, that were celebrating their centenaries and could offer valuable advice.
“Mr Keyko is well acquainted with the Centenary of Canberra project. He took time out towards the end of Alberta’s centennial in 2005 to visit while the Canberra community was putting forward ideas for our celebrations.”
Mr Keyko will assist Centenary staff with business and strategic planning, provide advice on a number of projects and meet with key stakeholders during his stay.
