western canada anything and everything chapter 3

Western Canada Anything and Everything

Chapter 3

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited

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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

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