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SAILING IS a favorite pastime for many local residents. The North
Shore has excellent facilities for sailing and other water sports.

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Getting to and around
North Shore is easy

GETTING TO and around the
North Shore is easy thanks to
pumerous options made available
by public transportation.

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The Seabus offers quick access to
and from the North Shore. A 13
minute scenic trip across the Bur-
tard Inlet from Vancouver takes
visitors to North Vancouver’s
Lonsdale Quay.

The Seabus sails weekdays every
15 minutes during peak periods
and every half hour in non-peak
periods.

Once on the North Shore, access
to most attrections is provided by
buses which park at the Seabus
terminal bus loop at Lonsdale

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West Vancouver is serviced by
the distinctive blue buses run by
West Vancouver municipality,
which offers convenient routes to
many area attractions.
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Ski this summer at Whistler

From page 8

And last year, for the-first time,
Blackcomb opened its slopes to
summer skiers. The mountain in-
vested $14 million on seven major
projects, including the expansion
of ski terrain by 162 hectares (400
acres). That doubled the existing
area of alpine terrain to make
Blackcomb the largest alpine ski
area in North America. °

Blackcomb boasts 95 breath-
taking runs and the greatest ver-
tical rise — 5,280 feet — in North
America. On Whistler, a new
high-speed express gondola can
now whisk skiers up the mountain
in significantly less time, and new
development has made way for
more visitors.

In the summer, ski camps and
weekend clinics for all ages are to
be taken advantage of. There are

also outdoor youth camps which
offer overnight back country ex-
peditions, camping, horseback
riding, biking, windsurfing,
swimming and rock climbing.

Summer comes alive at Whistler
with its annual family festival.
Outdoor cafes, street. performers
and barbecues all make Whistler
and Blackcomb an attractive des-
tination.

Westview Centre opens May 25

WESTVIEW SHOPPING Centre
will be the centre of attention on
May 25, 26 and 27.

The official grand opening of
Westview Centre, on the comer of
Westview Drive and Highway #1,
takes place at 9:30 a.m. on May
25, followed by three days of fun
and entertainment.

The convenient, service oriented
shopping centre presents 35 shops
and services, including a major
supermarket, a liquor store, a res-

taurant and a four-storey profes-

sional centre.

After a fire destroyed a portion
of the centre, the owner decided to
pour $8 million into renovations.

Grand opening events will in-
chide a give-away of 1,000 hanging
_ flower baskets,. along with orize
draws of free merchandise from
the stores at Westview.

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Call: 1-800-665-DUCK for more information.

Ducks Unlimited Canada

a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily) phone
261-5100. For West Vancouver
transit {nformetion phone 985-

From West Vancouver’s Horse-
shoe Bay ferry terminal, visitors
can take a trip to scenic Bowen
Island, the Sunshine Coast, or to
Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.

Daily sailings run until late even-
ing.
Most ferries offer a variety of
services including a cafeteria and
newsstand.

For gereral infonustion and
reservations phone B.C, Fersies at
669-1211. A 24-hour schedule in-
fermstion line is available by
phoning 685-1021.

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B.C. Rail offers a scenic trip to
beginning

Prince George daily
June 26.

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Departing from the rail station
at 1311 W. Ist. Avenue in North
Vancouver at 7:45 a.m., visitors
can take a trip up to the Gold
Rush country. Tour Lillooet, Clin-
ton, 70-Mile House and the Fly-
ing-U Ranch. Tie train arrives at
its final destination, Prince George
at 9:05 p.m.

Before June 26, rail excursions
depart three times a week: Wed-
nesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

For psssenger information
phone B.C. Rail at 984-5246 or

683-2420,

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NORTH SHORE Taxi and Sun-
shine Cabs serve the North Shore
and outlying areas. Both taxis of-
fer luxury service and accept major
credit cards. Special tours may be
arranged.

Phone North Shore Taxi at
987-7171 or 986-1111 (luxury ser-
vice) and Sunshine Cabs at 987-
3333 or 922-3333.

3650 Capilano Road,
North Vancouver, B.C.
987-3388

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open daily for lunch and dinner, and for Sunday brunch

across the street from Capilano Suspension Bridge

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