Western Canada Anything and Everything Chapter 3

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 2 Victoria Edmonton Regina Winnipeg

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 3 Western Canada Province British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Capital city Victoria Edmonton Regina Winnipeg

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 Western Canada (cont.) Scenic Beauty Rockies Oceans, rivers & lakes Flora & fauna National Parks Eco adventure Recreation – sports, camping, hunting, fishing Events & Attractions

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 How Travellers Get There Car travel Trans-Canada Highway  2500km across all four provinces Rail Via Rail  Canadian 3x weekly  Silver & Blue  First class travel with meals

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 How Travellers Get There (cont.) Escorted motorcoach tours Air Air Canada, West Jet, & charters YVRwestern gateway  YYJ YYCYEG  YXEYQR YWG Cruise Pacific Coast from Vancouver

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 When to Go Winter  Skiing in Alberta & BC Summer  June – August  Main tourist season  Cruise season – May to October

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Climate at a Glance

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 Getting Around Car, motorcoach & bus  Icefields Parkway Air Rail  Rocky Mountaineer Vancouver, Calgary, Banff, Jasper, Whistler  Royal Canadian Pacific Calgary circle trip into Rockies Ferries

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 British Columbia Canadian Rockies Pacific Ocean Flora & fauna Temperate climate Culture  British  First Nations  Asian History Art

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 11 Stanley Park  Aquarium #1 in Canada Granville Island Canada Place  Imax Grouse Mountain  Capilano Bridge Vancouver

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 Vancouver (cont.) Chinatown  North America’s 2 nd biggest Chinatown Science World  World Expo ‘86 Gastown  Cobbled streets, historic buildings  Shopping, nightlife, restaurants  Steam clock *Golf & Ski in the same day!*

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 15 Vancouver add-ons (cont.) Okanagan Valley  Wine tours  Osoyoos Desert climate Fraser Valley  Hell’s Gate – 2x volume of Niagara Falls White water Rafting Air Tram

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 Canadian Rockies 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 19 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 20 Calgary Stampede  Largest rodeo held every year in July Olympic Park (1988) Saddledome  Flames & Stampeders

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 21 Calgary- day trips Badlands 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 22 Edmonton Festival city  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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 23 Saskatchewan Prairie Wheat Lakes Parklands Grain elevators

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 24 Regina Capital & business centre RCMP  Headquarters  Training Science Centre Royal Museum

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 25 Moose Jaw Snowbirds Sukanen Ship Tunnels of Moose Jaw  Prohibition- era underground Museum & Art Gallery  First Nations

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 26 Saskatoon 1910 Boomtown Museum Wanuskewin Heritage Park  First Nations Diefenbaker Canada Centre  John Diefenbaker, Conservative  13 th Prime Minister,

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 27 Manitoba Lakes & rivers Fishing, boating, camping, cabins Wildlife & Parks  Birds2/3 of Canada’s 500 species Churchill  Oct & Nov -Polar Bear Capital  Summer – Beluga whales

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 28 Winnipeg Parliament Buildings  Royal Canadian Mint Festivals  Folklorama Winnipeg Art Gallery  Royal Winnipeg Ballet The Forks Winnie the Pooh

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 29 Accommodations Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Empress Chateau Whistler Banff Springs Chateau Lake Louise Jasper Park Lodge Palliser Winnipeg Delta Pan Pacific Fantasyland Hotel Farm Holidays Fishing Lodges