Western Canada Anything and Everything
Chapter 3
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Victoria Edmonton Regina Winnipeg
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Western CanadaProvince British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba
Capital city Victoria Edmonton Regina Winnipeg
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Western Canada (cont.)
Scenic Beauty Rockies Oceans, rivers & lakes Flora & fauna National Parks
Eco adventure Recreation – sports, camping, hunting, fishing
Events & Attractions
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How Travellers Get There Car travel
Trans-Canada Highway 2500km across all four provinces
Rail Via Rail www.viarail.com
Canadian 3x weekly Silver & Blue
First class travel with meals
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How Travellers Get There (cont.)
Escorted motorcoach tours Air
Air Canada, West Jet, & charters YVR western gateway
YYJ YYC YEG
YXE YQR YWG
Cruise Pacific Coast from Vancouver
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When to Go
Winter Skiing in Alberta & BC
Summer June – August Main tourist season
Cruise season – May to October
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Climate at a Glance
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Getting Around Car, motorcoach & bus
Icefields Parkway Air Rail
Rocky Mountaineer www.rockymountaineer.com Vancouver, Calgary, Banff, Jasper, Whistler
Royal Canadian Pacific Calgary circle trip into Rockies
Ferries
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British Columbia Canadian Rockies Pacific Ocean Flora & fauna Temperate climate Culture
British First Nations Asian
History Art
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Stanley Park Aquarium #1 in Canada
Granville Island Canada Place
Imax Grouse Mountain
Capilano Bridge
Vancouver
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Vancouver (cont.)
Chinatown North America’s 2nd biggest Chinatown
Science World World Expo ‘86
Gastown Cobbled streets, historic buildings Shopping, nightlife, restaurants Steam clock
*Golf & Ski in the same day!*
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Vancouver: add-ons
Ferry to Vancouver Island Swartz Bay, Duke Point Tofino, Campbell River, Chemainus Nanaimo Victoria - very British!
Capital Parliament Buildings Empress Hotel Butchart Gardens Royal British Columbia Museum
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Vancouver add-ons (cont.)
Whistler 2010 Winter Olympics site Intrawest development Year round resort
Winter – skiing, boarding, heli-skiing Summer – mountain biking, hiking, golfing, zip
trekking, kayaking, boarding
Whistler in July
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Vancouver add-ons (cont.)
Okanagan Valley Wine tours Osoyoos www.destinationosoyoos.com
Desert climate
Fraser Valley Hell’s Gate – 2x volume of Niagara Falls
White water Rafting Air Tram
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Canadian Rockies www.canadianrockies.net
BC/Alberta border Banff First
National Park Lake Louise UNESCO World Heritage
site Spectacular scenery,
wildlife Ski resorts Fairmont properties
Banff Springs Chateau Lake Louise
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Canadian Rockies (cont.)
Jasper National Park Wildlife
Grizzly & black bears, moose, caribou , elk Mountain goats & bighorn sheep Miette Hot Springs - 40° C into 2 pools
Marmot Basin Ski Resort Gateway to Columbia Icefields Fairmont
Jasper Park Lodge
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Canadian Rockies (cont.)
Columbia Icefields Located between Banff & Jasper Largest accumulation of ice & snow south of the Artic
Circle 325 sq. km Icefields Parkway
N / S highway route Lake Louise to Jasper 237 km 5 hours drive one way Sno-coach tours
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Alberta
Alberta is Home to 5 of Canada’s 13 UNESCO world heritage sites
Edmonton Capital – Festival City
Calgary Largest city Home of the Stampede – 10 days in July
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Calgary
Stampede Largest rodeo held every
year in July Olympic Park (1988) Saddledome
Flames & Stampeders
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Calgary- day trips
Badlands www.canadianbadlands.com
Hoodoos and coulees Drumheller
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology Dinosaurs Dinosaur Provincial Park - UNESCO
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump - UNESCO
Fort MacLeod – North West Mounted Police
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Edmonton
Festival city www.festival.ca
Capital EX Formally Klondike Days
Edmonton Mall 8 world class attractions
Water park, Galaxy land, Sea lions, Ice Palace > 800 stores & .100 restaurants Fantasyland hotel
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Saskatchewan
Prairie Wheat Lakes Parklands Grain elevators
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Regina
Capital & business centre RCMP
Headquarters Training
Science Centre Royal Museum
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Moose Jaw
Snowbirds Sukanen Ship Tunnels of Moose Jaw
Prohibition- era underground Museum & Art Gallery
First Nations
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Saskatoon
1910 Boomtown Museum Wanuskewin Heritage Park
First Nations Diefenbaker Canada Centre
John Diefenbaker, Conservative 13th Prime Minister, 1957 - 1963
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Manitoba Lakes & rivers
Fishing, boating, camping, cabins
Wildlife & Parks Birds 2/3 of Canada’s 500 species
Churchill Oct & Nov - Polar Bear Capital Summer – Beluga whales
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Winnipeg
Parliament Buildings Royal Canadian Mint
Festivals Folklorama
Winnipeg Art Gallery Royal Winnipeg Ballet
The Forks Winnie the Pooh
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Accommodations
Fairmont www.fairmont.com
Hotel Vancouver
Empress
Chateau Whistler
Banff Springs
Chateau Lake Louise
Jasper Park Lodge
Palliser
Winnipeg
Delta
Pan Pacific
Fantasyland Hotel
Farm Holidays
Fishing Lodges