American Foundation for the Barclay Square (), 150 Index Blind (AFB), 44 Bard on the Beach (Vancouver), Amtrak, 37 29, 177 GENERAL INDEX See also Accommodations and Ancient Cedars area (Cougar Bars, pubs and other watering Restaurant indexes, below. Mountain), 202 holes Annual Bald Eagle Count Vancouver, 180–185 Brackendale, 21, 27 Victoria, 280 Vancouver Island, 31 Bastion Square (Victoria), General Index Annual Brant Wildlife Festival 264, 266 A (Qualicum Beach), 32 The Bay Centre (Victoria), 273 Anthropology, Museum of The Bay (Hudson’s Bay AAA Horse & Carriage Ltd. (Vancouver), 125–127 Company; Vancouver), 168 (Vancouver), 120 Après-ski, 206 Bayshore Bicycle and AARP, 45 Aquabus (Vancouver), 65, 160 Rollerblade Rentals Abbottsford International Air Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, (Vancouver), 140, 143 Show, 30 144, 145 BC Children’s (Vancouver), Architectural Institute of BC (Vancouver), 66 165 (Vancouver), architectural BC Ferries, 36, 38 Abkhazi Garden (Victoria), walking tours, 137 The BC Hydro Building 242, 244 Architecture, 15–18 (Vancouver), 152 Accent Cruises (Vancouver), 136 Area codes, 295 BC Lions (Vancouver), 147 Access-Able Travel Source, 44 Art galleries BCMTA Kayak Marathon Accessible Journeys, 44 Vancouver, 171–172 (Vancouver), 29 Accommodations. See also Victoria, 272 BC Museum of Mining (Britannia Accommodations Indexes Whistler, 205 Beach), 135 Tofino, 287–289 Art Gallery of , BC Parent, 60 Ucluelet, 285–286 244 BC Place Stadium (Vancouver), Vancouver, 67–86 Artina’s (Victoria), 275 147 Victoria, 214–229 Artisan Sake (Vancouver), 126 Beaches, 138, 255 Whistler Blackcomb, 192–196 Art of Man Gallery (Victoria), Beach Headlands Trail, 292 Addresses, finding 274 Beacon Hill Children’s Farm Vancouver, 61 The Arts Club Backstage Lounge (Victoria), 252 Victoria, 209–210 (Vancouver), 182 Beacon Hill Park (Victoria), 252 Adele Campbell Gallery Arts Club Revue Stage Bear-watching (Tofino), 293 (Whistler), 205 (Vancouver), 177 Beaver Lake, 143, 258 Afterglow (Vancouver), 182 Arts Club Theatre (Vancouver), Belfry Theatre Society Afternoon tea, Victoria, 237 126, 177 (Victoria), 277 Agro Café (Vancouver), 126 Asia West (Vancouver), 165 Belleville Street (Victoria), 209 AirAmbulanceCard.com, 44 The Atlantic Trap and Gill Bengal Lounge (Victoria), 279 Air BC, 38 (Vancouver), 180 Big Bad John’s (Victoria), 280 Air , 36, 38 ATMs (automated-teller Big Bus (Vancouver), 136 Air Canada Vacations, 47 machines), 41 Big Cedar Trail, 292 Air tours, Vancouver, 135–136 ATVs (Whistler), 200–201 Biking and mountain biking AJ Brooks (Vancouver), 174 AuBAR (Vancouver), 183 Vancouver, 65, 140–141 Akal Airporter shuttle bus Automobile insurance, 296 Victoria, 212, 255, 269–270 (Victoria), 208 Avalon Metaphysical Centre Whistler Blackcomb, 203 Al’Arte Silk (Vancouver), 126 (Victoria), 272 Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Alaska Airlines, 36 Avello (Whistler), 205 Coast Art (Vancouver), 118–119 Alcan Dragon Boat Festival Avis Rent a Car, for customers Bird-watching. See also Bald (Vancouver), 28 with special travel needs, 44 eagles Alcan OMNIMAX (Vancouver), Tofino, 291 133, 185 Vancouver area, 32, 146 Alcheringa Gallery (Victoria), B Victoria, 255–256 274 Bacchus Lounge (Vancouver), Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, Alexandra Park (Vancouver), 182 196, 201 150–151 COPYRIGHTEDBackcountry skiing, Whistler MATERIAL Black Ball Transport, 39 The Alibi Room (Vancouver), 180 Blackcomb, 200 Blackberry Books (Vancouver), Alice Lake Provincial Park, Baisakhi Day Parade (Vancouver), 166 campgrounds, 196 28 Blackcomb Horsedrawn Sleigh Alley Cat Rentals (Vancouver), Bakers Dozen Antiques Rides, 200 140 (Vancouver), 165 Blackcomb Mountain, 199. See Alliance for Arts and Culture Bald eagles, 21, 146 also Whistler Blackcomb (Vancouver), 176 Annual Bald Eagle Count, Blackcomb Snowmobile, 201 Altus Mountain Gear (Vancouver), 27, 31 Blackfish Wilderness 174 Ballet Expeditions (Victoria), 256 Ambleside Park (Vancouver), (Vancouver), 179 138 Banks, 41 American Airlines, 36, 47 299

225_9780470679685-bindex.indd5_9780470679685-bindex.indd 299299 110/21/100/21/10 8:348:34 PMPM Black Top (Vancouver), 64 C Cemeteries, Victoria, 249 Black Tusk (near Vancouver), CAA (Canadian Automobile Chan Centre for the Performing 142 Association), 65 Arts (Vancouver), 177 Blanshard Street (Victoria), 209 Calendar of events, 27–32 Chanel Boutique (Vancouver), Bloedel Conservatory Cameras, Vancouver, 166 169 (Vancouver), 131 Campgrounds Chapters (Vancouver), 166 Blue Bird Cabs (Victoria), 212 Tofino, 289 Chateau Whistler Resort Blue Grouse Vineyards Ucluelet, 285 (Whistler), 204 (Duncan), 251 Whistler Blackcomb, 196 Cheakamus Lake, 200 Blues Bash (Victoria), 278 Canada Day, 29, 32 Chef and Chauffeur Boating (boat rentals). See also Canada Line SkyTrain (Vancouver), 137 GENERAL INDEX Canoeing; Kayaking; Rafting; (Vancouver), 59 Cherry Point Vineyards Sailing Canada Pass, 37 (Cowichan), 251 Vancouver, 139–140 Canada Place Cruise Ship Chilcotin Holidays Guest Ranch, Victoria, 256 Terminal (Vancouver), 60 294 Boat tours Canada Place (Vancouver), Child care, Vancouver, 66 Vancouver, 136 119, 130, 154 Chilliwack River Rafting Victoria, 211, 253 Canada-West Accommodations (Vancouver), 145 Bonnie Lee Boat Rentals (Vancouver), 70 China Beach (Victoria), 252 (Vancouver), 139–140 Canadian Automobile Chinatown Bonnie Lee Fishing Charters Ltd. Association (CAA), 65 Vancouver, 116, 154 (Vancouver), 141 Canadian Pacific Railway, 14 restaurants, 99–101 Books, recommended, 22–23 Canadian Snowmobile Adventures Victoria, 210, 264, 266–268 Bookstores Ltd. (Whistler), 200 Chinatown Night Market Tofino, 294 Canoeing, 140, 201 (Vancouver), 167 Vancouver, 166 Canoe (Victoria), 280 Chinatown Trading Company Victoria, 272–273 Canrailpass, 36 (Victoria), 267, 273 Botanical Beach Provincial Park Canton Alley (Vancouver), 157 Chinese Buddhist temple (near Port Renfrew), 252 CanWest Comedy Fest (Victoria), 268 Brackendale, Annual Bald Eagle (Vancouver), 30 Chinese Cultural Centre Count, 21, 27 The Capers Building (Vancouver), (Vancouver), 157–158 Brackendale Art Gallery, 27 163 Chinese Freemason’s building Breeze (Victoria), 273 Capilano Golf and Country Club (Vancouver), 157 BrewHouse, 206 (Vancouver), 142 Chinese goods, 167, 274 Brewpubs, Vancouver, 182–183 Capilano River Regional Park Chinese Imperial School British Candy Shoppe (Victoria), (Vancouver), 131 (Zhongua Xuetang; Victoria), 274 Capilano Salmon Hatchery 268 British Columbia Aviation (Vancouver), 131–132 Chinese New Year Museum (Victoria), 244 Capilano Suspension Bridge & Vancouver, 28 British Importers (Victoria), 274 Park (Vancouver), 128 Victoria, 31 Broadway (Vancouver), 61 Caprice (Vancouver), 183 Chinese Settlement House Buddha Supply Centre Carbonfund, 46 (Victoria), 268 (Vancouver), 173 Cardero’s Marine Pub Chocolate Arts (Vancouver), 171 Buffalo Bills (Whistler), 206 (Vancouver), 181 Chocolate Tofino, 289 8 Rinks Ice Sports Carepoint Clinic (Vancouver), 66 Christ Church Cathedral Centre, 143 Caribbean Days Festival (North (Vancouver), 153 Burnaby Village Museum, 132 Vancouver), 29 Christian Science church Burns, Robert, Birthday Carnival Cruises, 36 (Victoria), 270 (Victoria), 31 Carol Ship Parade of Lights Christmas Craft and Gift Market Burrard Bridge (Vancouver), 162 Festival (Vancouver), 31 (Vancouver), 31 Burrard Street (Vancouver), 61 Carr, Emily, 18, 122, 244, 249 Cinemas, Vancouver, 185 Buschlen Mowatt (Vancouver), House (Victoria), 245 Cita Communications, 48 172 Carrall Street (Vancouver), 61 Classical music Business hours Car rentals, 59, 64, 208, 211 Vancouver, 178 Vancouver, 65–66 Car travel, 37 Victoria, 278 Victoria, 212 Vancouver, 64–65 Classic Boat Festival (Victoria), Bus tours Victoria, 211 32 Vancouver, 136–137 Whistler Blackcomb, Cleveland Dam (Vancouver), 131 Victoria, 253 187–188, 192 Climate, 26–27 Bus travel, 37 Cathedral Place (Vancouver), Cloud Nine (Vancouver), 181 Vancouver, 59, 63 153–154 Cloverdale Rodeo, 28 from the airport, 59 Cedar Hill Municipal Golf Course Clover Point (Victoria), 270 Victoria, 39, 210 (Victoria), 257 CN IMAX (Vancouver), 133, 185 (Victoria), The Cellar (Vancouver), 183 Coal Harbour (Vancouver), 130 244, 251 Cellphones, 47–48 Coastal Peoples Fine Arts CelticFest (Vancouver), 28 Gallery (Vancouver), 170

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Comedy clubs/improv shows Dancing on the Edge Duncan-Cowichan Visitor Info GENERAL INDEX Vancouver, 179 (Vancouver), 29 Centre, 251 Victoria, 278 Darcy’s Wharf Street Pub Dunne & Rundle foto source Commercial Drive (Vancouver), (Victoria), 280 (Vancouver), 166 exploring, 118 Dave Murray Summer Ski and The Commodore Ballroom Camp (Blackcomb (Vancouver), 179 Mountain), 205 E Comor Sports (Vancouver), 175 David Gordon (Vancouver), 173 E&N Railiner, 39 Congregation Emanu-El David Robinson Antiques E&N Station (Victoria), 39 Synagogue (Victoria), 268 (Vancouver), 272 Early Motion Tours (Vancouver), Consulates, 295 Davidson, Richard, 170 137 Continental, 36 Debit cards, 41 East Side (Vancouver), 62 Continental Airlines, 47 Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak The East Side (Vancouver), Cook Street Village (Victoria), 270 Rentals (Vancouver), 140 restaurants, 109–110 Cookworks (Vancouver), 174 Deimos Paragliding Flight East Sooke Regional Park Cool Climate, 46 School (Vancouver), 143 (Victoria), 252, 255, 257 Cordova Bay Golf Course Delaney’s on Denman Ecology Centre (North (Victoria), 257 (Vancouver), 150 Vancouver), 133 The Core (Whistler), 203 Delta Charters (Vancouver), 140 Ecomarine Ocean Kayak Centre Cornucopia (Whistler Deluxe Junk Co. (Vancouver), (Vancouver), 126, 140 Blackcomb), 192 169 Ecotours Costen Catbalue (Vancouver), 172 Denman Street (Vancouver), 61 Vancouver, 141 Cowichan Bay, 251, 256 Department stores, Vancouver, Victoria, 254–255 Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, 168 Edge to Edge Marathon (between 251 Diamond Head, 200 Tofino and Ucluelet), 285 Cowichan Trading Company Diane Farris Gallery (Vancouver), The Edinburgh Tartan Shop (Victoria), 274 172 (Victoria), 273 The Cowichan Valley Wineries, Dine Out Vancouver, 27, 28, 89 Electricity, 295 251 Directory assistance, 49 Elk and Beaver Lake Regional Crab Park Overpass (Vancouver), Disabilities, travelers with, 43–44 Park (near Victoria), 255–256 159 Discount shopping, Vancouver, Emergencies, 295 (Victoria), 168 Emerging Horizons, 44 245 Discover Camping, 196 House (Victoria), 245 Credit cards, 41 Discover the Past (Victoria), 254 Emily Carr Institute of Art + Cresta Dental Centre (Victoria), Discovery Pass, 37 Design (Vancouver), 126 212 Diving, Victoria, 256 Empress Cabs (Victoria), 212 Cribs and Carriages (Vancouver), The Dockside Brewing Company Endowment Lands (Pacific Spirit 66 (Vancouver), 181, 182 Regional Park; Vancouver), 131 Crime and safety, 42 DoDa Antiques (Vancouver), 165 English Bay Beach (Vancouver), Cross-country skiing, Whistler Dog sledding, Whistler 138, 150 Blackcomb, 200 Blackcomb, 200 English Bay (Vancouver), 130 Crystal Cruises, 36 Dorothy Grant (Vancouver), 169 English Sweet Shop (Victoria), Crystal Pool & Fitness Centre Douglas Street (Victoria), 209 274 (Victoria), 258 Downhill skiing Entry requirements, 33–35 Currency and currency Vancouver area, 144 Escape Route (Whistler), 204 exchange, 40, 212 near Victoria, 258 Escents (Vancouver), 174 Customs regulations, 34–35 Whistler Blackcomb, 192, 199– Escorted general-interest tours, Cycle BC (Victoria), 212 200, 205 47 Cypress Bowl (Vancouver), 144 Downtown Cypress Mountain (near Vancouver F Vancouver), 139 accommodations, 70–80 Fabric Nightclub (Vancouver), 183 (near brief description of, 114 Fairmont Chateau Golf Club Vancouver), 132, 141 embassies, 91–99 (Blackcomb), 201 sights and attractions, The Fairmont Empress D 118–130 (Victoria), 261–262, 265 strolls, 148–163 The Fairmont , Dallas Road (Victoria), 209 Victoria, 210 Dance Centre (Vancouver), 179 149 accommodations, Faith Grant’s Connoisseur Shop Dance clubs 221–226 Vancouver, 183–184 Ltd. (Victoria), 272 restaurants, 235–239 False Creek Ferries (Vancouver), Victoria, 279 Dream 311 (Vancouver), 169 Dance performances 162 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Park & False Creek North (Vancouver), Vancouver, 178–179 Chinese Classical Garden Victoria, 278 exploring, 116–117 (Vancouver), 124, 131, False Creek (Vancouver), 143 157–158

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GENERAL INDEX Vancouver, 28 Fringe Festival 248, 270 Festival of Lights (Vancouver), 31 Vancouver, 30 Government Street (Victoria), 209 Festivals and special events, Victoria, 32, 277 Ferry Dock 27–32 Frommers.com, 49 (Vancouver), 160 Films, Vancouver Frontier Airlines, 36 Granville Island Information cinemas, 185 Centre (Vancouver), 160 made in Vancouver, 24–25 Granville Island Public Market Vancouver International Film G (Vancouver), 162, 172–173 Festival, 30, 185 The Gabriola (Vancouver), 151 Granville Island Stage Vancouver Queer Film Gallery of BC Ceramics (Vancouver), 177 Festival, 43 (Vancouver), 166 Granville Island’s Water Park Finlayson, Mount, 257 Galloping Goose Trail (Victoria), and Adventure Playground Firehall Arts Centre 255 (Vancouver), 134 (Vancouver), 29 Garfinkel’s (Whistler), 206 Granville Island (Vancouver) First Nations (Native Canadians), Garibaldi Provincial Park (near exploring, 117 29 Squamish), 142–143, 200 for kids, 134 arts and crafts, 19 Gasoline, 295 shopping, 165 history of, 13 (Vancouver), 116 walking tour, 159–163 Tofino, 291 restaurants, 99–101 Granville Street (Vancouver), 61 Vancouver, 137, 170–171 shopping, 164–165 Gray Line of Victoria, 253 Victoria, 274 walking tour, 154–159 Great Bear Rainforest, 45–46, 294 Whistler Blackcomb, 205–206 Gate of Harmonious Interest The Great Canadian Beer First Night, 31, 32 (Victoria), 268 Festival (Victoria), 32 First Peoples Festival (Victoria), Gay & Lesbian Ski Week Greater Vancouver Zoo, 134–135 32 (Whistler), 43 Greater Victoria Public Library, Fisgard Lighthouse (Victoria), 245 Gay Lesbian Transgendered 213, 269 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bisexual Community Centre Great Outdoors Equipment 141 (Vancouver), 43, 184 (Vancouver), 174 Fisherman’s Wharf (Victoria), 263 Gay Pride Parade (Vancouver), 30 Great Pacific Adventures Fishing Gays and lesbians, 42–43 (Victoria), 256 Tofino, 292 Vancouver, 30, 184–185 Greenhotels, 46 Ucluelet, 286 Victoria, 32, 43, 280 Greyhound Bus Lines, 37 Vancouver, 141 General Motors Place Pacific Rim National Park, Victoria, 256–257 (Vancouver), 139, 147 284 Whistler Blackcomb, 201 Geology and geographyy, 20 Whistler Blackcomb, 187 Floatplane Docks (Victoria), 264 George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary Grouse Grind (Vancouver), 142 Flower Count (Victoria), 31 (Westham Island), 146 Resort The Flying Beaver Bar George Ultra Lounge (Vancouver), 144 (Vancouver), 182 (Vancouver), 182 Grouse Mountain (Vancouver), Flying Geese & Shorebird Georgia Straight, 60, 66 129–130, 142 Festival (Tofino), 291 Georgia Street (Vancouver), 61 ice-skating rink, 143 Flying Wheels Travel, 44 Ghostly Walks (Victoria), 254 mountain biking, 141 Flying with Disability, 44 Gianni Versace Boutique Guest Relations (Whistler Folkfest (Victoria), 278 (Vancouver), 169 Blackcomb), 199 Food and cuisine, 23–25 Ginger Sixty-Two (Vancouver), Gyro Beach Park (Victoria), 255 Vancouver, 137, 171–173 182 Victoria, 274 Globus Tours, 47 Football, Vancouver, 147 Goat Mountain (Vancouver), H Forerunners (Vancouver), 143 trail north of, 142 Hanson’s Fishing Outfitters Forge & Form (Vancouver), 172 Gold Mine Trail, 250, 292 (Vancouver), 141 Fort Langley National Historic Goldstream Provincial Park (near Harbour Air Seaplanes Site (Vancouver), 132–133 Victoria), 250, 252, 255, 257 (Victoria), 38, 253 Fort Rodd Hill (Victoria), 245 Goldstream Trail, 250 Harbour Air (Vancouver), 135 Fort Victoria, 249, 265 Golf Harbour Cruises (Vancouver), The Fountain Head Pub Tofino, 292 136 (Vancouver), 184 Vancouver, 141–142

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225_9780470679685-bindex.indd5_9780470679685-bindex.indd 302302 110/21/100/21/10 8:348:34 PMPM Harmony Arts Festival (West HSBC Celebration of Light Jewelry Vancouver), 29 (Vancouver), 30 Vancouver, 172

Harrison Festival of the Arts HST (harmonized sales tax), Victoria, 275 GENERAL INDEX (near Vancouver), 29 68, 88 Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, 202 Hastings Park Racecourse Hughes Ltd. (Victoria), 273 Jogging, Vancouver, 143 (Vancouver), 147 Hush (Victoria), 280 John Fluevog Boots & Shoes Hatley Park National Historic Ltd. (Vancouver), 173 Site (Victoria), 245–246, 252 Johnson Street Bridge Health concerns, 42 I (Victoria), 264 Helijet Charters (Vancouver), Ice-skating, Vancouver, 143 Johnson Street (Victoria), 209 38, 135–136 Illuminares Lantern Festival Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, 258 Heli-skiing (Whistler), 200 (Vancouver), 29 Helmcken House (Victoria), Images for a Canadian Heritage 249, 262 (Vancouver), 170 K Heritage Harbour (Vancouver), IMAX Theatre Kabuki Kabs (Victoria), 212, 253 162 Vancouver, 119 Karl Stittgen Goldsmiths Heritage Tours and Daimler Victoria, 247 (Vancouver), 172 Limousine Service (Victoria), Immigrants, 11 Kayaking 253 In-Again Clothing (Vancouver), Tofino, 293 Hermann’s Jazz Club (Victoria), 168 Ucluelet, 286 279 Inform Interiors (Vancouver), 172 Vancouver, 29, 140 Highway 99 (Sea-to-Sky In-line skating, 143 Whistler Blackcomb, 201 Highway), 37, 146, 187–188 Inner Harbour pedestrian path Keir Fine Jewellery (Whistler), 205 Hiking (Victoria), 255 Kenmore Air, 38 Tofino, 292 Inner Harbour (Victoria), Khot-La-Cha Salish Handicrafts Ucluelet, 286 walking tour, 260–264 (Tofino), 170 Vancouver, 129, 142–143 Insurance, 295–296 Kidsbooks (Vancouver), 166 Victoria, 257–258 International Bhangra Kids Market (Vancouver), Whistler Blackcomb, 202 Celebration (Vancouver), 28 126, 134, 175 Hill’s Native Art, 170, 274 International Children’s Festival Kites on Clouds (Vancouver), 175 Hills of Kerrisdale (Vancouver), (Vancouver), 28 Kitsilano Beach Park 168 International Gay and Lesbian (Vancouver), 145 History of Vancouver and Travel Association (IGLTA), 43 Kitsilano Beach (Vancouver), Victoria, 12–15 International Travel Maps and 138, 163 Hockey, Vancouver, 139, 147 Books (Vancouver), 142, 166 Kitsilano Ice Rink (Vancouver), Holiday Care (U.K.), 44 Internet access, 48 143 Holidays, 27 Vancouver, 66 Kitsilano (Vancouver), 117–118, Holland America Line, 36 Victoria, 212 159–163 Hollyburn Mountain (near Internet Coffee (Vancouver), 66 exploring, 117–118 Vancouver), 141 Intrepid Theatre Company walking tour, 159–163 Holt Renfrew (Vancouver), 168 (Victoria), 277 Kitsilano Pool (Vancouver), 138 Home furnishings and Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 170 Kuomintang Building accessories, Vancouver, 172 Ireland, entry documents, 34 (Vancouver), 158 Hong Kong Bank building The Irish Heather (Vancouver), (Vancouver), 153 156, 181 L Horizon Air, 38 Isola Bella (Vancouver), 168 Itineraries, suggested, 50–57 La Casa del Habano (Vancouver), Horseback riding, Pemberton, 168 202 Langara Campus of Vancouver Horse-drawn carriage rides, J Community College, 145 Vancouver, 120, 134 Jade Victoria (Victoria), 275 Langara Golf Course (Vancouver), Horse racing, Vancouver, 147 James Bay Coffee and Books 142 Horseshoe Bay-Nanaimo ferry, (Victoria), 212–213 Langham Court Theatre 38, 39 James Bay (Victoria), 210, 250 (Victoria), 277 Horse trekking the Chilcotin Jamie’s Whaling Station Lantern Tours of the Old Burying Plateau, 294 (Tofino), 292–293 Ground (Victoria), 254 Horstman Trading Company Jay’s Clayoquot Ventures Lattimer Gallery (Vancouver), 170 (Whistler), 204 (Tofino), 292 Laundry and dry cleaning, JazzFest International (Victoria), Vancouver, 66 Vancouver, 66 32, 278 Legacy Art Gallery and Cafe Victoria, 212 Jericho Beach (Vancouver), 138 (Victoria), 265 Hostelling International, 45 Jericho Sailing Centre Legends Retro-Fashion Hotlines, Vancouver, 66 (Vancouver), 140 (Vancouver), 169–170 Hot Springs Cove, 292–293 Jerry’s Boat Rentals (Vancouver), The Lennox Pub (Vancouver), 181 Housing prices, Vancouver, 10 140 Lens & Shutter (Vancouver), 166 H. R. MacMillan Space Centre Jet boating, Whistler, 202–203 Leone (Vancouver), 169 (Vancouver), 124–125

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225_9780470679685-bindex.indd5_9780470679685-bindex.indd 303303 110/21/100/21/10 8:348:34 PMPM Library Square (Vancouver), 130 Marion Scott Gallery N Lighthouse Park (Vancouver), 132 (Vancouver), 171 Nairn Falls Provincial Park, 202 LimoJet (Vancouver), 59 Maritime Museum of British campground, 196 Lions Gate Hospital (Vancouver), Columbia (Victoria), 246, 266 National Aboriginal Day 66 Maritime Museum (Vancouver), Community Celebration Liquor laws, 296 128, 163 (Vancouver), 29 The Lobsterman (Vancouver), 171 MARKET by Jean-Georges National Passport Information Locarno Beach (Vancouver), 138 (Vancouver), bar at, 182 Center, 33 Long Beach, 282, 292 The Market Kitchen Store Neel, David, 170 Long Beach Golf Course (Vancouver), 174 Neighborhoods (Tofino), 292 Markets, Vancouver, 172–173 Vancouver, 114, 116–118 GENERAL INDEX Long Beach Nature Tours Market Square (Victoria), 249, 266 Victoria, 210, 249–251 (Ucluelet), 286 Marquis Wine Cellars Newspapers and magazines, Market (Vancouver), 175 Vancouver, 66 (Vancouver), 173 Martha Sturdy Originals Quay Public Lost Lagoon Nature House (Vancouver), 166–167 Market (Vancouver), 173 (Vancouver), 120, 146 Maurice Young Millennium Place Nicklaus North at Whistler, 201 Lost Lagoon (Vancouver), 143 (Whistler), 204 Nightlife and entertainment Lost Lake, 200 Maxx Fish (Whistler), 206 Vancouver, 176–185 Lost Lake Cross Country Meares Island Tour (Tofino), 291 bars, pubs and other Connection, 201, 203 MedicAlert Identification Tag, 42 watering holes, 180–183 Lost Lake Trail, 202 Merlin’s Bar (Whistler), 206 classical music and opera, Lotus Hotel (Vancouver), 184 Merridale Cidery (near 178 Lotus Land Tours (Vancouver), Cowichan Bay), 251 comedy clubs/improv 140, 141 Merrython Fun Run (Victoria), 32 shows, 179 Lucky Bar (Victoria), 279 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival current listings, 176 Lush (Vancouver), 174 (Vancouver), 30 dance clubs, 183–184 Lynn Canyon Park (North Mihrab (Vancouver), 165 live music clubs, 179–180 Vancouver), 133 Miniature Railway, performing arts, 177–179 Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge (Vancouver), 120, 134 Victoria, 276–280 (), 133 Miniature World (Victoria), Night markets, Asian, Lynn Headwaters Regional Park 246, 253 Vancouver, 167 (North Vancouver), 133 Mini-ferries, Vancouver, 65 Nitobe Japanese Garden Mobile phones, 47–48 (Vancouver), 128 M Mobility-Advisor.com, 44 North Shore (North Vancouver Mocambo (Victoria), 278 & ), MacDonald Jewelry (Victoria), 275 Mole Hill (Vancouver), 152 Macleod’s Books (Vancouver), accommodations, 85 Monday Magazine (Victoria), The North Shore (Vancouver), 166 209, 276 MacLure’s (Vancouver), 64 110–111 Money and costs, 40–41 North Vancouver, sights and McPherson Playhouse (Victoria), Monte Clark Gallery (Vancouver), 268, 277 attractions, 128–130 172 Northwest Airlines, 36 Mail, 296 MossRehab, 44 Main Street (Vancouver), Norwegian Cruise Line, 36 Mountain Equipment Co-op Numbers (Vancouver), 185 shopping, 165 (Vancouver), 138, 175 Majestic Ocean Kayaking Mountain Spa & Tennis Club (Ucluelet), 286 (Whistler), 204 O Malahat, 255 Mount Douglas Park (Victoria), Oak Bay (Victoria), 210, 251 The Mallard Lounge and Terrace 252 Obakki (Vancouver), 169 (Whistler), 206 Mount Finlayson, 257 The Ocean Floor (Vancouver), Maple Tree Square (Vancouver), Provincial Park 174 156 (North Vancouver), 132, 144 Ocean Light II Adventures Maplewood Farm (Vancouver), Mount Seymour (Vancouver), 141 (Tofino), 294 134 Mount Washington Ocean River Sports (Victoria), Maps, street (Courtenay), 258 256, 275 Vancouver, 62 Mount Work, 257 O’Doul’s Restaurant & Bar Victoria, 210 Munro’s Books (Victoria), 272 (Vancouver), 179 Marathon Murchie’s Tea & Coffee The Odyssey (Vancouver), 185 Edge to Edge Marathon (Vancouver), 171 Ogden Point Dive Centre (between Tofino and Museum of Anthropology (Victoria), 256 Ucluelet), 285 (Vancouver), 125–127 The Okanagan Estate Wine Vancouver, 28, 143, 147 gift shop, 171 Cellar (Vancouver), 175 Victoria, 32 Music, 23 Old Cemetery Society of Marine Drive Golf Club Music festivals, Victoria, 278 Victoria, 254 (Vancouver), 142 MusicFest Vancouver, 30 Old Morris Tobacconist Ltd. Music stores, Vancouver, 173 (Victoria), 273

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225_9780470679685-bindex.indd5_9780470679685-bindex.indd 304304 110/21/100/21/10 8:348:34 PMPM Old Town (Victoria), 210, 249–250 Petrol, 295 R accommodations, 221–226 Pharmacies Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, 36 restaurants, 235–239 Vancouver, 66 Rafting, 145, 203 GENERAL INDEX walking tour, 264–269 Victoria, 213 Raincoast Education Society OMNIMAX (Vancouver), 133, 285 Pioneer Square (Victoria), 249 (Tofino), 291 Ontario Street (Vancouver), 62 Planning your trip, 26–49 Rainforests, 21, 141, 204 Open Space (Victoria), 272 calendar of events, 27–32 Raja (Vancouver), 185 Opera crime and safety, 42 Rankings for Vancouver, 11 Vancouver, 178 entry requirements, 33–35 Rattenbury, Francis Mawson, 17 Victoria, 277 getting there and around, The Raven and the Bear Opus Bar (Vancouver), 182 35–39 (Vancouver), 172 Orca Spirit Adventures health concerns, 42 Real estate, Vancouver, 10 (Victoria), 259 money and costs, 40–41 The Red Room (Vancouver), 184 Theatre (Vancouver), special interest and escorted The Reef (Victoria), 279 177 trips, 47 Reid, Bill, 18–20, 170 Outdoor activities specialized travel resources, Remembrance Day (Vancouver), Vancouver, 138–147 42–45 31 Victoria, 255–259 staying connected, 47–49 Remote Passages Marine Whistler Blackcomb, 201–204 when to go, 26–27 Excursions (Tofino), 294 Plaza Escada (Vancouver), 169 Reo Rafting (Vancouver), 145 Plaza of Nations (Vancouver), 28 Responsible tourism, 45–46 P Please Mum (Vancouver), 168 Pacific Boarder (Vancouver), 174 Responsible Travel, 46 Point Atkinson Lighthouse Restaurants. See also Pacific Central Station (Vancouver), 132 (Vancouver), 59 Restaurants Indexes Point Grey Beach (Vancouver), Tofino, 289–291 Pacific Cinematheque 138 (Vancouver), 185 Ucluelet, 286 Point Grey Golf and Country Vancouver, 87–113 Pacific Coach Lines, 37–39 Club (Vancouver), 142 Pacific National Exhibition Victoria, 230–241 Polar Bear Swim (Vancouver), 27 Whistler Blackcomb, 196–198 (Vancouver), 30 Police Museum, Vancouver Pacific Opera Victoria, 277 Richard’s on Richards Centennial, 123–124, 158 (Vancouver), 184 Pacific Rim National Park Polo/Ralph Lauren (Vancouver), Reserve of Canada, 256–258, Richmond Nature Park 169 (Vancouver), 146 281–294 Post offices Pacific Rim Visitor Centre Richmond Night Market Vancouver, 66 (Vancouver), 167 (Vancouver), 2, 284 Victoria, 213 Pacific Rim Whale Festival Richmond Olympic Oval Potlatch, 13 (Vancouver), 139 (Tofino), 32, 285 Powell Street Festival Pacific Spirit Regional Park Richmond (Vancouver), (Vancouver), 30 exploring, 118 (Endowment Lands; Prescription medications, 42 Vancouver), 131 River Walk Café (Duncan), 251 Prince of Whales, 39 Robert Burns’s Birthday Pacific Trekking (Victoria), 275 Prince of Whales (Victoria), Pacific Undersea Gardens (Victoria), 31 39, 259 Robinson’s Outdoor Store (Victoria), 246, 252 Princess Cruises, 36 Package tours, 47 (Victoria), 256, 258 Province, 66 (Vancouver), Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours The Provincial Law Courts (Vancouver), 136 130, 153 (Vancouver), 152 Robson Street (Vancouver), Paparazzi Lounge (Victoria), 280 Provincial Legislature Buildings Parade of the Lost Souls 61, 149 (Victoria), 247, 249, 262 shopping, 164 (Vancouver), 31 Public Library Paragliding, 143, 258 Rock climbing, Whistler, 203 Vancouver, 159 Rockland Avenue (Victoria), 270 Parks and gardens Victoria, 213, 269 Vancouver, 130–132 Rockwood Adventures Punjabi Market (Vancouver), 165 (Vancouver), 141 Victoria, 251–252 exploring, 118 Parliament Buildings (Victoria), Rocky Mountaineer Vacations, PuSh International Performing 188 247, 249, 262 Arts Festival (Vancouver), 28 Passport cards, 33 Roedde House (Vancouver), 150 Passports, 33, 34 Rogers’ Chocolates (Victoria), Peak to Peak Gondola (Whistler Q 274 Blackcomb), 199 Queen Elizabeth Complex Roots Canada (Vancouver), 169 Peddle-cabs, Victoria, 212 (Vancouver), 177 Ross Bay Beaches (Victoria), 255 Pendrellis (Vancouver), 152 Queen Elizabeth Park Ross Bay Cemetery (Victoria), Pendrell Street (Vancouver), 152 (Vancouver), 131, 145 249, 254, 270 Performance Works Quw’utsun’ Cultural & Ross Bay (Victoria), 210, 251 (Vancouver), 126 Conference Centre (Duncan), The Roundhouse (Vancouver), Persons with Disabilities 250–251 160 website, 44 The Roxy (Vancouver), 179

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225_9780470679685-bindex.indd5_9780470679685-bindex.indd 305305 110/21/100/21/10 8:348:34 PMPM Royal BC Museum (Victoria), Shaughnessy (Vancouver), Spectator sports, Vancouver, 147 247–248, 253 exploring, 118 Spinnakers Brewpub (Victoria), Royal Caribbean, 36 Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre 263, 280 (Sidney), 247 Spirit of Lakwammen (Victoria), (Victoria), 212 Shine (Vancouver), 184 263 Royal Wax Museum Ships and ferries, 36, 38–39 Spokes Bicycle Rentals & (Victoria), 248 Shoes, Vancouver, 173 Espresso Bar (Vancouver), 140 Royal Theatre (Victoria), 277 Shopper’s Drug Mart Sporting goods, Vancouver, Royal Victoria Marathon, 32 Vancouver, 66 174–175 Running, Vancouver, 147 Victoria, 213 Sports Rent (Victoria), 255 Running Room (Vancouver), 143 Shopping Spray Park (Vancouver), 120, 134

GENERAL INDEX Russell Books (Victoria), 273 Vancouver, 164–175 Squamish & Howe Sound Visitor Victoria, 271–275 Info Centre, 146 Whistler Blackcomb, 204–205 Squamish Lil’wat Cultural S Sights and attractions Centre, 205 Saanich Inlet, 256 Vancouver, 114–137 Stain Internet Café (Victoria), 212 Safety, 42 historic landmarks and Stanley Industrial Alliance Sailing, 258, 294 attractions, 132–133 Theatre (Vancouver), 177 St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic for kids, 133–135 Stanley Park Ecology Society Cathedral (Victoria), 269 neighborhoods to (Vancouver), 146 St. James Anglican Church explore, 114, 116–118 Stanley Park’s Children’s Farm (Vancouver), 158 North Vancouver & West (Vancouver), 120, 134 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Vancouver, 128–130 Stanley Park’s Miniature Railway (Vancouver), 152 organized tours, 135–137 (Vancouver), 120, 134 St. Paul’s Hospital (Vancouver), plazas & parks, 130–132 Stanley Park (Vancouver), 130 66 top attractions, 118–130 biking, 140 Salmon The West Side, 124 exploring, 119, 120 Steveston Salmon Festival, 29 Victoria, 242–259 Festival of Lights, 31 Vancouver, 145, 146 Silk Road Aromatherapy and for kids, 134 Capilano Salmon Tea Company (Victoria), 275 seawall around, 140, 143 Hatchery, 131–132 Silk Road Art Trading Co. tennis, 145 shopping, 171 (Vancouver), 167 windstorm of 2006, 122 Victoria annual salmon runs, Singing Pass, 200 Stannard Street (Victoria), 270 250 Singing Pass Trail, 202 Steam Clock (Vancouver), Salmon Village (Vancouver), 171 Sins of the City Walking Tour 127, 156 Salvatore Ferragamo (Vancouver), 123 Steamers (Victoria), 279 (Vancouver), 169 Ski and snowboard gear, renting Steamworks Pub & Brewery Sam Kee Building (Vancouver), (Whistler Blackcomb), 200 (Vancouver), 183 157 SkyRide gondola (Vancouver), Steveston Salmon Festival, 29 SATH (Society for Accessible 129 Steveston Seabreeze Adventures Travel & Hospitality), 44 SkyTrain (Vancouver), 63 (Richmond), 145 Savage Beagle (Whistler), 206 Sleighing, Whistler Blackcomb, The Sticky Wicket (Victoria), 280 Scenic Marine Drive bike path 200 Still Life (Victoria), 273 (Victoria), 255 Smoking, 297 Storm-watching, Tofino, 293 Science World at TELUS World SnowBus, 187 Street Light (Vancouver), 160 of Science (Vancouver), 127 Snow Goose Festival Street maps Scotiabank Dance Centre (Vancouver), 146 Vancouver, 62 (Vancouver), 178 Snowmobiling, Whistler Victoria, 210 SeaBus (Vancouver), 63–64 Blackcomb, 200–201 Strolls Seafun Safaris Whale Watching Snowshoeing, Whistler Vancouver, 148–163 (Victoria), 259 Blackcomb, 201 downtown & The West Seasons, 26–27 Soccer, Vancouver, 147 End, 148–154 Sea-to-Sky Highway (Hwy. 99), Songhees Point (Victoria), 263 Gastown & Chinatown, 37, 146, 187–188 Sooke Potholes, 257 154–159 Second Beach (Vancouver), 120, South Beach Trail, 292 Yaletown, Granville 134, 138 South China Seas Trading Island & Kitsilano, Second Suit for Men & Women Company (Vancouver), 171 159–163 (Vancouver), 168 South Granville (Vancouver), Victoria, 260–269 Senior travel, 45 shopping, 164 Student travel, 45 Seymour, Mount (Vancouver), 141 Spa at Chateau Whistler Resort, Sugar (Victoria), 279 Seymour Golf and Country Club 205 Summer Dancing in Robson (Vancouver), 142 Spanish Banks (Vancouver), 138 Square (Vancouver), 30 Shanghai Alley (Vancouver), 157 Spas, Whistler Blackcomb, 205 Summer in the Square The Shark Club Bar and Grill Spearhead Traverse (Whistler (Victoria), 278 (Vancouver), 181 Blackcomb), 200 Summit Ski (Whistler), 200 Shaughnessy Golf and Country Special events and festivals, Sun Run (Vancouver), 143, 147 Club (Vancouver), 142 27–32 Sunset Beach (Vancouver), 138

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(Squamish valley), 203 Tipping, 297 University Golf Club GENERAL INDEX Super, Natural British Columbia, Tla-ook Cultural Adventures (Vancouver), 142 68 (Tofino), 291 Uno Festival of Solo Surfing Tofino, 282, 286–294 Performance (Victoria), 277 Tofino, 293 Tofino Botanical Gardens, 291 Uno Langmann Limited Victoria, 259 Tommy Africa’s (Whistler), 206 (Vancouver), 165 Sustainable tourism, 45–46 Tonic (Vancouver), 184 The Upstairs Lounge (Victoria), Sustainable Travel International, Totem poles 279 46 Vancouver, 120, 125, 127, Urban Rush (Vancouver), 150 Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature 134, 163 Urban Well (Vancouver), 181 Sanctuary, 252, 258 Victoria, 263 U.S. Interstate 5, 37 Swans Brewpub (Victoria), 280 Touch Lounge (Victoria), 279 Swiftsure International Yacht Tourism BC, 2 Race (Victoria), 32 Tourism Vancouver, 2, 27 V Swimco (Vancouver), 169 Tourism Victoria, 2 Valley Trail System (Whistler), Swimming, Vancouver, 138, 139, Tourism Victoria Visitor Centre, 200, 202 144–145 208 Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Tourism Whistler Activity Centre, 29 Centre, 188 Vancouver Antique Centre, 166 T Tours, organized Marine Taiga (Vancouver), 174 Vancouver, 135–137 Science Centre, 120, 122 Takaya Tours (North Vancouver), Victoria, 253 Vancouver Aquatic Centre, 144 137 Toys, Vancouver, 175 , 122, 153 Tally-Ho Carriage Tours Train travel, 36–37 Vancouver Bach Choir, 178 (Victoria), 253 Vancouver, 59 Vancouver BC (website), 2 Taman Sari Royal Heritage Spa Whistler Blackcomb, 188 Vancouver Cantata Singers, 178 (Whistler), 205 Trans-Canada Highway, 37 Vancouver Canucks, 147 T&T Supermarket (Vancouver), Trans-Canada Highway’s “Mile Vancouver Centennial Police 157, 167 0” marker (Victoria), 252 Museum, 123–124, 158 Taxes, 297 Translink (BC Transit), 59 Vancouver Centre Dental Clinic, Taxis Vancouver, 62 66 Vancouver, 64 Transportation Vancouver Chamber Choir, 178 from the airport, 59 Vancouver, 62–65 Vancouver Cigar Company, 168 Victoria, 208, 212 Victoria, 210–212 Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Whistler Blackcomb, 188 Whistler Blackcomb, 188, 192 177 Telephones, 48–49 Traveler’s checks, 40 Vancouver Flea Market, 173 Temperatures, daily average Traveling Vancouver Folk Music Festival, high, Vancouver, 27 to Pacific Rim National Park, 29, 179 Tennis, 145, 203–204 282–284 Vancouver Folk Music Society, 29 Ten Ren Tea & Ginseng Co. to Vancouver, 35–37 Vancouver Fringe Festival, 30 (Vancouver), 167 to Victoria, 37–209 Vancouver General Hospital TerraPass, 46 Treetops Adventure Health and Sciences Centre, 66 Theater (Vancouver), 129 Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, 177–178 Treetrek (Whistler), 204 58 Victoria, 277 Trip cancellation insurance, 296 getting into town from, 59 Theater in the Sky (Vancouver), Trounce Alley (Victoria), 265 Vancouver International Film 129 True Value Vintage Clothing Festival, 30, 185 Theatre Inconnu (Victoria), 277 (Vancouver), 170 Vancouver International Jazz Theatre Under the Stars Trumpeter Swan Festival Festival, 29, 179 (Vancouver), 177, 178 (Comox Valley), 31 Vancouver International Thetis Lake, 255 Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay ferry, 38 Marathon, 28, 143, 147, 157 Third Beach (Vancouver), 120, Tung Fong Hung Foods Co. Vancouver International 138 (Vancouver), 167 Marathon Society, 143, 147 Thomas Fee house (Vancouver), Vancouver International Writers 152 and Readers Festival, 31 Three Dog Bakery (Vancouver), U Vancouver Island Paragliding, 174 UBC Botanical Garden 258 Thriller (Vancouver), 174 (Vancouver), 127–128 Vancouver Lookout, 123 Thunderbird Park (Victoria), UBC Coast Club (Vancouver), 145 Vancouver magazine, 2, 60 247–248, 262 UBC (Vancouver), Aquatic Vancouver Maritime Museum, 128 Ticketmaster, Vancouver, 176 Centre, 145 Vancouver Medic Centre, 66 Tickets Tonight (Vancouver), Ucluelet, 282, 285–286 Vancouver Museum, 128 2, 177 Ucluelet Campground, 285 Vancouver-Nanaimo ferry, 38 Tillicum Mall Medical Clinic The Umbrella Shop (Vancouver), Vancouver Natural History (Victoria), 212 174 Society, 146

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GENERAL INDEX Vancouver Sun Run, 28, 143, 147 Walking tours traveling to, 187–188 Vancouver Symphony, 178 Vancouver, 137, 148–163 visitor information, 188 Vancouver TheatreSports Victoria, 254, 260–269 winter sports, 199–201 League, 179 W. & J. Wilson’s Clothiers Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, 2 Vancouver Ticket Centre, 147 (Victoria), 274 Whistler Central Reservations, Vancouver Touristinfo Centre, Waterfront Station (Vancouver), 192 48, 60 155–156 Whistler Community Arts Vancouver Tours, 136 Waterfront Theatre (Vancouver), Council, 205 Vancouver Trolley Company, 126 Whistler Cross Country Ski and 134, 136–137 Water park (Vancouver), 126 Hike, 200 Vancouver Whale Watch, 145 Water sports, Victoria, 258 Whistler Direct Shuttle, 187 Vancouver Whitecaps, 147 Water Street (Vancouver), Whistler Express, 187 Vancouver Wooden, 30 shopping, 164–165 Whistler Golf Club, 201–202 VanDusen Botanical Gardens Weather, 26–27 Whistler Heli-Skiing, 200 (Vancouver), 131 Websites, 2 Whistler Marketplace, 204 Vanity Fair Antiques & Wedge Rafting (Whistler), 203 Whistler Mountain, 199 Collectibles (Victoria), 272 West Bay (Victoria), 263 Whistler Mountain Bike Park, Venus & Mars (Vancouver), 169 Westbeach (Vancouver), 174 203 VIA Rail Canada, 36 West Coast Air (Vancouver), Whistler Mountaineer, 188 Victoria, 207–280 38, 135 Whistler Museum & Archives, 204 organized tours, 253 West Coast Trail, 257 Whistler Physiotherapy, 205 Victoria BC Magazine, 2 West End Community Centre Whistler Racquet & Golf Resort, Victoria Bobby Walking Tours, (Vancouver), 143 203–204 254 The West End (Vancouver) Whistler River Adventures, Victoria Bug Zoo, 252 accommodations, 81–84 201–203 Victoria Butterfly Gardens, 248 exploring, 114, 116 Whistler Village, 186 Victoria Clipper, 39 restaurants, 101–104 Whistler Village Art Gallery, 205 Victoria Fringe Festival, 277 sights and attractions, 118–130 Whistler Visitor Info Centre, 188 Victoria General Hospital, 212 strolls, 148–163 White-water rafting, Vancouver, Victoria Harbour Ferries, Western Canada Wilderness 145 211, 253, 263 Committee (WCWC; Victoria), Wickaninnish Interpretive Victoria Heritage Foundation, 254 273 Centre (Tofino), 291 Victoria International Airport, 37 Western Hemisphere Travel Wi-Fi access, 48 Victoria Jazz Society/JazzFest Initiative (WHTI), 33 Wildlife, 21–22 International, 278 Westin Bear Mountain Golf Wildlife-watching, Vancouver, 145 Victoria Natural History Society, Resort & Spa (Victoria), 257 Wild Pacific Trail, 286 255 WestJet, 36, 38 Wildside Booksellers (Tofino), Victoria Operatic Society, 277 The West Side (Vancouver) 294 Victoria Pride Celebration, 32 accommodations, 84–86 Willows Beach (Victoria), 255 Victoria Pride Parade and restaurants, 104–109 Winchester Galleries (Victoria), Festival, 43 sights and attractions, 124–128 272 Victoria Regional Transit System West 4th Avenue (Vancouver), 61 Windsor Hotel building (BC Transit), 44, 210 West Vancouver, sights and (Victoria), 265 Victoria San Juan Cruises, 39 attractions, 128–130 Windsure Windsurfing School Victoria’s Food Secrets, 2 Whale-watching, 21–22 (Vancouver), 147 Victoria Symphony Orchestra, 278 Pacific Rim Whale Festival, 285 Windsurfing Victoria Visitor Centre, 260 Tofino, 293–294 Vancouver, 146–147 Vintage clothing, Vancouver, Vancouver, 145 Victoria, 259 169–170 Victoria, 259 The Wine Barrel (Victoria), 275 Virtual Voyages Simulator Wheelchair accessibility, 43 Wineries, Duncan, 251 (Vancouver), 124–125 Where Vancouver, 60 Wines, 25, 28, 175 Visitor information, 297 Whistler Activity and Winter Olympics (2010), 14 Pacific Rim National Park, Information Centre, 201 The WISE Club (Vancouver), 180 284 Whistler Air, 188 Work, Mount, 257 Vancouver, 60 Whistler Alpine Guides Bureau, Wreck Beach (Vancouver), 138 200

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