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About Local Community Chamber of Commerce 250 728 3006 http://www.bamfieldchamber.com/ City Hall (under Port Alberni) 250 723 2146 http://www.portalberni.ca/ Library 250 728 1220 http://www.virl.bc.ca/pages/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=217 Member Legislative Assembly 250 720 4515 http://www.leg.bc.ca/MLA/39thparl/fraserS.htm (Provincial Government) Member of Parliament 250 720 4457 http://bit.ly/mpnanaimoalberni (Federal Government) Alberni Valley Tourism 1866 7249177 http://www.albernivalleytourism.com Parks & Recreation 250 728 3006 http://www.bamfield.ca/Bamfieldparks.htm Post Office 866 607 6301 http://bit.ly/findpostoffice Regional District 250 720 2700 http://www.acrd.bc.ca/ Visitor Information Center 250 728 3006 http://www.bamfieldchamber.com/ Welcome Wagon 1866 518 7287 http://www.welcomewagon.ca/en/community/community.php Attractions http://www.bamfieldchamber.com/directory.html#tours Events calendar http://www.bamfieldchamber.com/events.html Map of the area http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Bamfield&state=BC Parks on Vancouver Island (Pacific Rim) http://www.vancouverisland.com/ParksAndTrails/Parks
Accommodation (Finding a Place to Live) Rentals (Short or Long-term) Hotels, Motels, B&Bs http://www.bamfieldchamber.com/directory.html#bnb Realtors (Port Alberni) Coast Realty 250 723 1800 http://www.coastrealty.com/ Coldwell Banker 250 724 5300 http://www.cbportalberni.com/ Remax Mid-Island 250 723 5666 http://www.midislandrealty.com/ Sotheby’s 1877 594 4008 http://www.sothebysrealty.ca/ Sutton Group 250 730 7653 http://www.sutton.com/realtor/BC Vanc Island Real Estate Board 250 390 4212 www.vireb.com House Prices Sales Summary http://www.vireb.com/pages/news-stats/ Tenants right http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca Buying or Renting Information http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
Accomodation (Utilities) Electricity/BC Hydro 800 224 9376 https://www.bchydro.com/youraccount/main/ Garbage/Recycling 250 720 2700 http://acrd.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=120 Internet - Community Access 250 728 1220 http://www.bamfield.ca/Community%20Access.htm Telephone - Telus 250 811 2323 http://telus.com/ Water 250 728 1237 http://acrd.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=78
Daycare Ministry of Children & Family http://childcareinfo.gov.bc.ca/childcaresearch/search.aspx Child Care Search
Education Schools Bamfield Community School 250 728 3352 http://bcsa.bamfield.ca/ Association School District 70 250 723 3565 http://www.sd70.bc.ca/ Private Schools of BC Listings http://www.fisabc.ca/directory/ Post Secondary Bamfield On line Community http://www.bamfield.ca/ Bamfield Marine Sciences 250 728 3301 http://www.bms.bc.ca/ Centre North Island College 1800 715 0914 http://www.nic.bc.ca/ - Nearest Local Campus 250 724 8711 http://www.nic.bc.ca/community/campus/pa/ - International Page 250 334 5033 http://www.nic.bc.ca/ie/index.asp
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All BC Post Secondary Schools http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/institutions/welcome.htm
Financial Banks & Credit Unions http://www.cba.ca/ & http://www.cucentral.ca/ ATM - Tides & Trails, East 250 728 2000 Bamfield Insurance http://www.insurancedirectory.ca/British_Columbia/
Food & Beverage Grocery Stores Bamfield General Store 250 728 3351 http://www.bamfieldchamber.com/directory.html#food Tides & Trails Market 250 728 2000 Grocery Orders from Port Alberni - Safeway 250 723 6212 http://www.safeway.ca/ - Quality Foods 250 723 3318 http://www.qualityfoods.com/storelocations/Alberni.aspx Island Farms Guide http://www.islandfarmfresh.com/ Island Food producers http://www.vancouverislanddiet.com/ Restaurant Guide http://www.bamfieldchamber.com/directory.html#restaurants
Government Documents BC Driver’s License (Port 250 720 2040 http://www.icbc.com/home Alberni) BC Medical 1800 683 7151 http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/index.html Canada Child Tax Benefit 1800 387 1193 http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/cctb/fq_qlfyng-eng.html (French) http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/cctb/fq_qlfyng-fra.html Service BC (BC Access Centre) 250 720 2040 http://www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca/
Health Care Services Emergency 911 http://www.nisl911.bc.ca/ (Fire, Police, Ambulance) Crisis Line 250 723 4050 http://www.albernihosting.com/kuu-us/ Red Cross Outpost 250 728 3312 http://www.bamfield.ca/Emergency%20Information.htm Hospital (West Coast General) 250 731 1370 http://www.viha.ca/finding_care/facilities/nrgh.htm Local Dentists http://www.bcdental.org/Find_a_Dentist Local Doctors https://www.cpsbc.ca/find-a-family-physician Non emergency - Fire Dept 250 728 3433 http://www.bamfield.ca/BVFD.htm Non emergency - Police 250 728 3131 http://bit.ly/bcRCMP Other Support Services (Family, http://www.viha.ca/finding_care/services.htm Youth, Seniors) http://www.bamfield.ca/Emergency%20Information.htm Persons with Disabilities http://www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/links/pwd.htm
Leisure Arts & Entertainment Bamfield Community Hall 250 728 3343 http://www.bamfield.ca/Organizations.htm Clubs Listings of community groups http://www.bamfield.ca/Organizations.htm Religion & places of worship United Church 250 728 3479 http://bit.ly/bamfieldchurch Parks http://www.vancouverisland.com/ParksAndTrails/Parks/ Parks Canada - Bamfield Office 250 728 3244 http://www.pc.gc.ca/fra/pn-np/bc/pacificrim.aspx - Trail Head 250 728 3234 Parks in BC - Find one http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/regions.html Sports & Recreation Bamfield Harbour Authority 250 728 3450 http://www.bamfieldchamber.com/directory.html#moorage Canadian Coast Guard 250 728 3322 http://www.bamfield.ca/Businesses.htm Marinas on VI http://vancouverisland.com/Marinas/ Fishing in Vancouver Island http://www.vancouverisland.com/fishing/
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Media The Beacon http://www.bamfield.ca/The%20Beacon.htm Channel 5 http://www.bamfield.ca/Channel%205%20News%20Bulletin.htm A Channel -Vanc Island 250 381 2484 http://www.atv.ca/victoria/default.aspx Chek News -Vanc Island 250 383 2435 http://www.chtv.com/ch/cheknews/index.html
Transportation Air Tofino Airline 1866 486 3247 http://www.tofinoair.ca/ Float Plane Charter Services http://www.bms.bc.ca/information/gettingtobamfield.html Regional Airports & Airlines http://bit.ly/regionalair Bus Westcoast Trail Express Bus 888 999 2288 http://www.trailbus.com/ Pachena Bay Express (Port 250 728 1290 Alberni) IslandLink Bus 250 954 8257 http://www.islandlinkbus.com/index.asp Pacific Coach Lines (regional) 1800 661 1725 http://www.pacificcoach.com/ Greyhound Canada 1800 661 8747 http://www.greyhound.ca/home/ Car Dealerships (Port Alberni) Alberni Chrysler 250 723 5331 http://www.albernichrysler.com/ Alberni Echo Toyota 250 723 9448 http://www.albernitoyota.com/ Dennis Jonsson 250 723 3541 http://www.dennisjonssongm.com/ Harbortowne Ford Sales 250 724 6577 http://harbortownefordsales.dealerconnection.com/?lang=en Rentals (Port Alberni) -Budget 250 720 2790 http://www.bcbudget.com/Locations/Vehicle/por.htm Drive BC - BC Road reports 1800 5504997 http://www.drivebc.ca/ Ferry 1888 BC FERRY http://www.bcferries.com/ M/V Lady Rose (Port Alberni) 800 663 7192 http://www.ladyrosemarine.com/ Paradise Water Taxi 250 728 1212 Getting to & From: http://www.bms.bc.ca/information/gettingtobamfield.html
Working and Doing Business http://www.viea.ca/ (Moving to Vanc Island, An Island for all)
Useful Links BC Newcomers Guide on line http://bit.ly/newcomersguide Free Translations http://freetranslation.com Healthy Living http://www.amssa.org/healthyliving/overview.html Immigration Lawyers on Vancouver Island http://bit.ly/lawyersVI International radio programs http://www.am1470.com/splash_van.html On line news publication http://www.canadianimmigrant.ca/ Settlement Services Office (Nearest) http://www.cvims.org/settlement.php Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC http://www.stibc.org/page/directory.aspx Welcome BC http://www.welcomebc.ca/en/index.html
My Personal Links In case of emergency (Fire, Police, Ambulance) 911
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