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CANADIAN PACIFIC CANADIAN PACIFIC HOTELS IN NEW BRUNSWICK The Algonquin The social centre of Canada's most fashionable seashore St. Andrews, N.B. summer resort. Two golf courses (18 and 9 holes), bathing, yachting, boating, bowling green, deep sea and fresh water fishing, tennis, etc. In summer has through sleeping car service to Montreal. Open Summer months. American plan. McAdam Hotel A commercial and sportsman's hotel at an important junction McAdam, N.B. point. Open all year. American plan. IN NOVA SCOTIA The Pines Nova Scotia's premier summer resort. Golf, tennis, swimming in Digby, N.S. a glass-enclosed sea-water pool, sailing,deep sea fishing, motor trips to Annapolis Valley, etc. Open Summer months. American plan. Lakeside Inn Designed in the bungalow style, this new hotel opens June Yarmouth, N.S. 1931 for the summer months. American plan. Corn wall is Inn A commercial and tourist hotel in the leading centre of the Kentville, N.S. Annapolis Valley. Motor rides to beaches and to Grand Pre, in Evangeline's country. Open all year. American plan. The Lord Nelson Operated by the Lord Nelson Hotel Company. Halifax, N.S. A beautiful new hotel in Nova Scotia's capital, facing the Public Gardens. Suited equally to the requirements of the tourist or of the commercial visitor. Open all year. European plan. IN QUEBEC Chateau Frontenac The social centre of the most historic city in North America. Quebec, Que. Golf, motoring and easily reached fishing are available. Excursions can be made to Montmorency Falls, the shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, etc. Open all year. European plan. The Place Viger A charming hotel in Canada's largest city. The Place Viger Montreal, Que. adjoins Place Viger Station and is \yi miles from Windsor Station. Open all year. European plan. IN ONTARIO Royal York Hotel The largest hotel in the British Empire and one of the most Toronto, Ont. palatial in the world. Royal York Hotel Golf Club for guests' convenience. Subway connection with Union Station. Open all year. European plan. ON THE PRAIRIES Royal Alexandra Hotel A popular hotel in the largest city of Western Canada. Open Winnipeg, Man. all year. European plan. At station. Hotel Saskatchewan A new hotel in the old capital of the Northwest Territory. Regina, Sask. Most central hotel for the prairies. Open all year. European plan. Hotel Palliser A handsome hotel in this prosperous city of Southern Alberta. Calgary, Alta. Open all year. European plan. At station. IN THE ROCKIES Banff Springs Hotel A Scottish baronial hotel in the heart of Banff National Park. Banff, Alta. Open Summer months. (Special rates for two weeks and over.) European plan. Chateau Lake Louise A wonderful hotel facing an exquisite Alpine Lake. Open Lake Louise, Alta. Summer months. European plan. Emerald Lake Chalet A charming chalet in Yoho National Park. Open Summer near Field, B.C. months. American plan. Hotel Sicamous Junction for the orchard districts of the Okanagan Valley. Sicamous, B.C. Open all year. American plan. ON THE PACIFIC COAST Hotel Vancouver The largest hotel on the north Pacific coast. Open all year. Vancouver, B.C. European plan. Empress Hotel A luxurious hotel in Canada's Evergreen Playground on the Victoria, B.C. Pacific coast. Crystal Garden for swimming and music. Open all year. European plan. MARITIME LEAMING sands bordering a rugged between the British and the French, the shore line, deep indented bays lead tragic story of Evangeline, the courage of G ing back to forest-fringed streams; the United Empire Loyalists and the fertile valleys criss-crossed with orchards or unremembered deeds that are but part lush meadows, and a cool, invigorating and parcel of the story of a land where men breeze tempering the summer's heat—such is go down to the sea in ships. the background of the Maritime playground. Judge a resort area by the accommodation New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince it keeps and the Maritimes can welcome Edward Island—life there passes with a comparison. Not that they have been verve and a swing. One moment an commercialized until it is difficult to see immaculate, laughing group goes past with the scenery for the hotels but where hotels dangling tennis rackets; another follows have been built they have been designed with the impedimenta of the Royal and with a rare appreciation of the settings Ancient Game. In sheltered coves or glass- they adorn. Such hotels include the enclosed pools are happy bathers; a car Algonquin at St. Andrews, the Pines at speeds by with a merry load bent on Digby, the Lakeside Inn at Yarmouth, the exploring the romantic beauty spots of those Cornwallis Inn at Kentville, the Admiral storied Provinces. Serious fishermen get Beatty at Saint John and the Lord Nelson up betimes and seek their favorite stream; at Halifax. in the Fall the sportsman packs a gun. This delightful land is easily reached. For the appeal of the Maritimes is From Montreal the Canadian Pacific wings distinctively an affair of the outdoors. The you east to the Atlantic coast and old Saint artificialities of stuffy city drawing rooms John. A fast, turbine, oil-burning steam are at a discount. Bracing, tonic-like air ship, the new Princess Helene, takes you and healthy recreation put a spring in the across the Bay of Fundy to Digby and you most jaded step and flood the most anaemic are at the gates of Nova Scotia, traversed cheek with color. by the Dominion Atlantic Railway. A glance at the map at the end of this booklet And always, impalpable but very real shows the variety of routes available there is that charm of a romantic and historic for tourists from New York, Boston atmosphere, for the Maritimes are redolent and other United States points. They may of the days of the French explorers, the wars come by land or sea—at their pleasure. One Printed in Canada—1931 mm, mvLwniuMii* it The Slipway, Saint John military route to Quebec. In 1812 the Historic New Brunswick 104th New Brunswick regiment marched HE history of New Brunswick dates to Quebec in the depth of winter on snow- T from 1534 when Jacques Cartier shoes. The distance of 435 miles was first sighted its shores and landed some accomplished in 16 days without the loss where near the present site of Chatham. of a man. In 1837 this feat was repeated But colonization was not attempted until in almost the same time by the 43rd Light nearly a hundred years later when de Infantry. Monts, accompanied by Champlain, estab Saint John lished his settlement on an island in the St. Croix river. The vast territory was then OU are not surprised to learn that the and for many years later known as Acadia. Y grey and ancient city of Saint John During the forty years following de is the oldest incorporated town in British Monts' unsuccessful enterprise, the out North America. It is also the largest city standing figure in New Brunswick's history in the Province of New Brunswick. Of its was that of Charles de la Tour whose wife so harbor facilities it is justifiably proud. It bravely defended his fort at the mouth of has one of the largest dry docks in the the Saint John river during his absence. world, 1,150 feet long and capable of Then in the 17th century struggles for docking the largest ship afloat. Much of supremacy in this country were frequent the waterfront is reclaimed land and bears between the French and English, "Acadia" little resemblance to that which de la Tour being held first by one and then the other. found in the days when he and Charnisay In 1763 it definitely passed to the British contested for supremacy at the mouth of and, by the time the American Revolution the river Saint John. Nor would the burst upon the continent, there was a Loyalist settlers recognize their "landing considerable representation of English place" although it is now marked with a settlers to welcome the staunch United giant stone. Fire and tide have changed Empire Loyalists when they arrived at the face of old Saint John but at heart it Saint John in 1783. is still a City of the Sea. • The Napoleonic wars and that of 1812 Saint John had the world's first steam retarded the progress of the province and fog whistle. It was erected on Partridge harassed its shipping. In those days the Island, called by Champlain "The Isle of Saint John river (named by Champlain Pheasants"—one of the numerous suburban because it was on St. John's day that he residences of Glooscap, the mythical first saw it) played an important part as a Micmac hero. Two *!*% UjLWJtlHftfJM; The Reversing Falls, Saint John The Airport Beautiful Squares F Saint John is proud of its harbor Saint John is justly proud of its half- I facilities, it is no less proud of its airport. dozen open spaces called squares, not parks. Second to none in Eastern Canada, it is They were provided for when Paul Bedell ideally located within the city limits, safe laid out the city in 1784. King Square and easy of approach and equipped with a is one of the loveliest of these. It lies in the sweeping, sheltered water area close by for heart of the city and close by is the old seaplanes. There are two runaways, one Loyalist Burying Ground where you can 1,500 feet and the other approximately sit surrounded by the ancient tombstones, 3,000 feet. by the fragrance of the flowers, listening to the soft melody of gentle fountains and A Romantic Background the murmur of pigeons.