In 2008, the Town of Gander celebrates its 50th anniversary as an incorporated municipality. A full year of special events and heritage projects is being planned for what promises to be a fun and exciting Come Home Year for former Ganderites scattered around the globe, as well as local residents and visitors.

Gander has much to celebrate. From its inception, the Town has remained in the forefront of science and technology, in fields ranging from aerospace and communications to waste disposal and environmental stewardship. It has likewise taken a leading role in social programming, offering a quality of life that has bolstered consumer confidence and stabilized housing prices through numerous crises, both real and perceived, to the extent that MoneySense magazine recently listed Gander as one of the top 10 places to live in all of Canada.

Bookmark this page and check back often for the latest information, event listings and resource materials as Gander gets set to party!

SCHEDULE

Click here for the latest schedule of 50th Anniversary events.

Click here for details on Gander's Official Birthday Party, Saturday, March 1.

CONCERT TICKETS

Gander's Great Big Anniversary Concert featuring Great Big Sea takes place Saturday, August 2, 2008, at the Cobb's Pond Rotary Park. Tickets can be purchased at the Gander Community Centre Administration Office, by credit card at 709-651-5927, at any Jungle Jim's location across the province or through the Great Big Sea website at www.GreatBigSea.com. The cost is $30 plus tax and handling fee for the first 3,000 tickets only, and $40 plus tax and handling fee thereafter. Don't be disappointed ... get your tickets today!

DOWNLOADS

WALLPAPERS

Download our "Gander is Golden" wallpaper image to use as the desktop background on your computer.

Choose the aspect ratio that matches your display and click "Download" to open it in a new window. Right-click the full-size image and select "Save Picture As ..." to save the file to your hard drive, then right-click the new file icon and choose "Set as Desktop Background".

DOWNLOAD FOR NORMAL SCREEN RESOLUTIONS OF 800 X 600 1024 X 768 1280 X 960

DOWNLOAD FOR WIDESCREEN RESOLUTIONS OF 1280 X 800 1440 X 900

LOGOS

Download the appropriate version of our official 50th anniversary logo in either print or screen quality, or add the quick-loading GIF to your email signature, personal web page or online profile.

DOWNLOAD PRINT-QUALITY Aprox. 5" wide at 300 dpi (JPG - 1.14 MB)

DOWNLOAD SCREEN-QUALITY 300 pixels wide at 72 dpi (JPG - 114 KB)

DOWNLOAD EMAIL SIGNATURE 150 pixels wide at 72 dpi (GIF - 14 KB)

KNITTING PATTERNS

Download the patterns to knit your own official 50th anniversary beanie or toque.

DOWNLOAD ANNIVERSARY BEANIE KNITTING PATTERN

DOWNLOAD ANNIVERSARY TOQUE KNITTING PATTERN

CONTACT

Talk to us! Tell us how you or your group will be celebrating Gander's Golden Anniversary. Share your recollections of the Town's early years. Do you have photos or other memorabilia that others might find interesting? Were you stranded here in the days following 9/11? We want to know what Gander means to you!

Send hard copy to:
50th Anniversary Celebrations Committee
Town Hall, 100 Elizabeth Drive
Gander, NL A1V 1G7

Email:
ganderisgolden@gandercanada.com

Or drop by the Town Hall or Gander Community Centre Administration Office.