i PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1976, TRAVEL CANADA SUPPLEMENT, WHITBY FREE PRESS FROM THE LAND OF 100,000 LAKES... TO THE CITY OF GARDENS WESTERN CANADA BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL -J lively and * lovely metropolis, with sonie- ting to suit all tastes. It is a shopper's paradise, a gourmet's dream and a nighthawk's delight. Other sites to see in the Vancouver area include the Pacific National Exhibition Grounds, home of western ,Canada's largest fair, held .annually from mid-August to Labour Day; and the 1,000 acre Stanley Park with a zoo and aquarium. British Columbia is snow-peaked mountains, forested hills, bottomless canyons, gushing water- falls, shimmering lakes and beach-fringed bays and inlets. There is an endless choice of activities, whether you are a rock- hound, a sailor, a fisier- man, a golfer, a cricket fanatic or simply a lover of beauty. albe A warm western welcome greets visitors to exciting andprosper- ing Alberta with its diversified population of farmers. cowboys and oilmen. . Wheat farmers, cattle men, stampeders, klon- dikers and oil drillers populate Alberta's boom- ing metropoli and small towns, all sitting among magnificent scenery. ,Alberta is one of the few places in the world where visitors can ski down a snow-peaked mountain and shecd their gear to bathe in hot spring pools. Visitors cai i(o just that at the Ba.iff and Jasper National Parks, where the beauty of snow-peaked notintains reflected in iiiirrar -like lakes is overwheliîing. Take a caiera along. Access to most areas of parks is made easy by modern liglways and to mountain tops by several lifts. lowever, getting to sônie corners requires adventuring along the footpaths or hiking trails. rta Between Banff and Jasper is a seemingly endless stretch of glorious landscape highlighted by the fantastic Columbia Icefield, where vacation- ers can explore, through- out the year, the fasci- nating wonders of the glacier. But, the province's most popular tourist attraction is probably the Calgary Stampede, held annually in mid-July. Hindreds of thousands of people flock to the week-long western spectacular, billed by many as the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth". The entire week is one big party where strangers becone frie-ds over lapijac k s and coffee served iii the street: where spectators get caught Lin îit the big Stampede parade: where viewers thrill to the heart-stopping and heart- starting chuckwagon races: where the daily stage shows and fireworks displays send the visitors away liappy. Many visitors to British Columbia have called it, Canada's most beautiful province offer- ing the greatest variety. The capital, Victoria, a Vancouver Island, is a city of gardens accessible by passenger and car ferry. From a double- decker bus, visitors can see the influence of the Victorian Age in Olde England in the architec- ture, antique shops and lamp-posts. Toten poles at Thunderbird Park represent one of the world's greatest primitive forms of art. The Butchart Gardens, outside the city limits, are rich with a. fantastic and colourful array of flowerbeds. Vancouver, the pro- vince's largest and most picturesque city sur- rounded by gorgeous ocean views and snow- capped mountains, is a When you go . to Manitoba for your vaca- tion, be sure not to miss the thriving city of Winnipeg, the gateway to the Canadian West. Among the sites you will see in this modern city is the Legislative building with its classic ~Greek design and the famous Golden Boy statue on the 240-foot dome. The grand stair- case at the legislative building is flanked by two huge bronze buffalo, the symbol of this pro- ductive province. Be sure not to miss the new Centennial Centre, the home of the world- renowned Royal Winni- peg Ballet and the Winnipeg Symphony Or- chestra. Other cultural attractions are a plane- tarium, the Museum of Man and Nature, and the new Winnipeg Art Gallery with its fine collection of Canadian and European paintings and Eskimo art and sculpture. L Geographically, Saskat- chewan varies, north and south, from northern wilderness through central rolling parkland to southern prairie vastness. The latter terrain is the tradenark of Saskat- chewan as hundreds of postcards testify. There are very few of us who have not seen the hun- dreds of gaily coloured graitn elevators dotting the wheatfields or the haunt- ing sight of the prairie landscape lit up by the harvest moon captured in pictures. The thousands of acres of parkland and pine contrast perfectly with the prairie vastlands. Trout, pike and walleye abound in rushing rivers I. Daytime or evening riverboat cruises on the. Red or Assiniboine Rivers are available as well as two and five-day luxury cruises on Lake Winnipeg, for. a relaxing vacation. Nineteen miles from Winnipeg is historic Lower Fort Garry, the only intact stone fort of the fur trade era in North America. Manitoba is noted for its more than 100,000 lakes with miles of glistening sandy beaches, and fine fishing. Nature's beauty can be seen at its best in Riding Mountain National . Park, and Whiteshell.Provincial Park, which offers an 18-hole golf course, riding stables, rugged landscapé and the Alf Hole Goose Sanctuary. Manitoba is a province of many nationalities which make up the unique fabric of the Canadian West. L -j and fresh clear lakes bounded by beautiful green parks. The 15 national parks are ideal summer resorts with campsites and uncrowded beaches aplenty. Amidst all the open land, lie the progressive cities of Regina and Saskatoon which boast a variety of activities, good hotels, excellent restaur- ants and exciting night life. Regina, the province's capital, is the site of the elegant Saskatchewati Centre- of the Arts and the impressive Wascana Centre, a huge complex which includes a mani- made lake, the Museum of Natural History and the Legislative Building: Ont. Reg. 1079998 Phone 723-8124 9 to 6 Mon. & Tues. 9 to 9 Wed. Thurs. & tri. 10to 5 Sat. 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