and Sept. 30 it's normal to send res-
cue teams to the trail one to three
times a week.

“It's not for inexperienced hik-
ers,” he says.

The Last Minute Club, estab-
lished in eastern Cunada for 15
years. is opening «Vancouver -
office in 1994,

The club purchases, at bargain
prices, air and rail tickets, hotel
rooms, car rentals, and package
tours that have not been sold
through normal outlets, :

These savings are passed on to :
club members, Despite its name, guidebook filled with savings at downtown's best shops, restaurants
Last Minute Club vacations can . :
often be booked weeks or months in

THE ASTUTE TRAVELLER = advance. The annual membership
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Renfrew, part of,the Pacific Rim =. — round.
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“wardens set up a reservations sys- through this spectacular ] limestone
tem to limit the number of people" _ canyon, which in winter includes an
: “using the trail at any one time.” icewaik (aided by crampons) and
-.This year, the program uses‘, . close-up views of waterfalls that are
Discover B.C.'s toll-free phone net=..: curtains of shimmering i ice. .
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:Popular.doesn’ *Emean easy, by. “Adventure Centre, 625. Patricia
‘the’ Way. Senior Park Warden Rick . “, Street;Jaspet, Alta, TOE 1EO. 4-
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