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Travel Article:
Kayaking the Broken Island Group
PROVINCE FACTS
Capital
Victoria
(on Vancouver Island)
Population
4,510,858 (est.)
Largest Cities
Vancouver and Victoria
Land Area
364,764 square miles
Highest Point
Fairweather Mountain, 15,300 feet
Joined Canada
1871
Province Holidays
First Monday in August - British Columbia Day
BC Travel Regions
Cariboo Country
The Islands
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The Rockies
Thompson Okanagan
Vancouver Area Coast & Mountains
British Columbia
Visitor Information
Here you will find key information for planning your next visit or vacation in British Columbia. Some of this information has been developed by authors of this web site. Other information is in the form of external links that point to other webs about British Columbia. Explore links and descriptions below to find information crucial to planning a trouble free trip, including weather reports, transportation, travel guides, and British Columbia government websites.
Government Web Sites
British Columbia
Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks
This home page of the B.C. provincial government department covers
information on air and water quality, fisheries, wildlife and parks.
Hello
British Columbia!
Most direct access to travel information from the British Columbia
department of tourism. Offers information on "Travel Tips & Info", "How to
Plan Your B.C. Vacation", "Getting Here & Getting Around" plus information
on geography and history.
Tourism British
Columbia
Corporate site where you'll find news, research and programs for
tourism operators, media and industry stakeholders.
Travel British Columbia
This government sanctioned web site is a group effort of the tourism
industry. For people unfamiliar with BC, there is a provincial tour, or
users may search the activities section and accommodations directories.
Commercial Web Sites
BC Camping
Web site of the British Columbia Lodging & Campgrounds Association, a
non-profit trade association representing over 750 motels, motor inns,
resorts, lodges, and campgrounds in British Columbia. A good place to start
when planning a trip through British Columbia.
Beautiful British
Columbia
This home page for a hardcopy magazine includes sample online stories.
Founded in 1959, the magazine covers B.C.'s magnificent scenery, parks,
wilderness, wildlife, geography, ecology, and heritage and includes an
editorial supplement on travel and leisure.
The
British Columbia Adventure Network
A tourism information guide to travel in British Columbia. Find
accommodations at resorts, hotels, motels and bed & breakfasts. Enjoy B.C.
outdoor recreation including fishing, camping, and hiking. Explore the
cities, towns, lakes and rivers of British Columbia. Learn about B.C.'s
animals, birds, forests and game fish. Visitors will appreciate the B.C.
Points of Interest and information on B.C. Provincial Parks.
British Columbia Earthquake Centre
This page contains links to government and other resources pertaining
primarily to earthquakes in and around the British Columbia area.
British Columbia Online Highways
British
Columbia Travel Guide
Has written descriptions of over ten cities. Offers forms for requesting
information about accommodation, some listings of actual establishments, and
reservations facility. (This is an Internet Vacations B.C. web site.)
Personal Web Sites
British Columbia History
David Mattison's web page contains links to historical associations,
departments, databases, conferences, authors, exhibits, images, and historic sites.
A
History of the Northwest Coast
First person accounts taken from journals of fur traders and Indian
prophets, and ethnographic papers of the early European/Indian contact
period on the coast of British Columbia. (A web site by Bruce Hallman.)
In Light of
Nature
Search through Pat Bate's nature and adventure sports photos for a visual
taste of B.C. and beyond. The images, which are changed continually,
include national parks, wildlife and backcountry skiing.
Transportation
Car
Provincial Highways
Road Reports
Provides latest reported conditions for highways in British Columbia plus
maps to help you locate a specific route.
ICBC Travel Advisory
Real time road and weather conditions from ICBC, Environment Canada and the
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways
A few words of caution:
Headlights should be on at all times.
The minimum age for drivers in British Columbia is 16 years.
Seat belts are compulsory for the driver, front-seat passengers, as well as the passengers in the back next to the doors (if the vehicle is fitted with seat belts here). Children under the age of six years must be in approved child restraints.
All motorcyclists (drivers and passengers) must wear helmets.
Ferry
British Columbia
Ferries
British Columbia Ferry Corporation, BC Ferries, Home Page
The Ferry Traveller
Site provides an
overview of the coast, destination
schedules for each of the routes plied by Washington State Ferries,
Alaska Ferries, BC Ferries and the 7 Independent ferry systems plying the
coastal waters of the Canadian West Coast and the US Pacific Northwest. It
also aims to answer some of the most frequently
asked questions about ferry travel.
Rail
Rocky Mountaineer
Railtours
A privately run tourist train running summer excursions
packages between Vancouver, Kamloops, Jasper or Banff and Calgary.
Packages include hotel in Kamloops, meals, etc.
White Pass &
Yukon Route Railroad
See some of the most beautiful scenery in the world on the railroad traveled
by thousands of stampeders during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. This
train runs summer tourist excursions from Skagway, Alaska into the northwest
corner of British Columbia.
Weather
Weather - British Columbia
This links to Weather Office's page for British Columbia.
Weather warnings - British Columbia
This links to Weather Office's page for weather warnings, advisories and
summaries in British Columbia, as issued by Environment Canada.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
B.C. Wine Trails
On-line web site featuring personal tours and interviews of B.C. wineries;
tasting notes on new releases; tour maps and information; dining and
accommodation references; together with the latest news on B.C. wines.
ACCOMMODATIONS
British Columbia Lodging & Campgrounds Association. Suite 209 - 3003 St. John's Street, Port Moody, BC V3H 2C4. Phone: 604-945-7676; Toll Free: 1-888-923-4678; Fax: 604-945-7606. E-mail
ATTRACTIONS
Museums and Exhibits
BC
Heritage Sites
Heritage Branch, 5th floor, 800 Johnson Street at Blanshard Street,
PO Box 9818, Stn. Prov. Govt., Victoria, BC V8W 9W3. Phone:
250-356-1432 (8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday); Toll-free:
1-800-663-7867 (7 am to 10 pm daily; ask for Heritage Branch); Fax:
250-356-7796. E-mail Operates 13 unique
historic sites where public programs are presented.
British Columbia Museum Association
Site includes a database of museums and galleries which can be browsed by
city or category, or searched by keyword.
ACTIVITIES
Golf
BC Golf British
Columbia
A complete guide to all BC golf courses, free contests, video clips, classified ads, course reviews.
Skiing
Destination Snow. #201 - 20641 Logan Avenue, Langley, BC. Phone: 604-532-1088; Toll-free: 1-877-507-5596; Fax: 604-532-1079. E-mail