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Ultima Medicentre (

604-683-8138; www.ultimamedicentre.ca ; Bentall Centre Plaza Level,

1055 Dunsmuir St; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri; Burrard) Appointments not necessary.

POST

Canada Post Main Outlet (

604-662-5723; 349 W Georgia St; 8:30am-5:30pm Mon-Fri;

Stadium-Chinatown)

TOURIST INFORMATION

Tourism Vancouver Visitors Centre ( 877-826-1717, 604-683-2000;
www.tourismvancouver.com ; 200 Burrard St; 8:30am-6pm; Waterfront) The visitor center
is a large repository of resources, with a staff of helpful advisers ready to assist in plan-
ning your trip. Services and info available here include free maps, visitor guides, half-
price theater tickets, accommodation and tour bookings, plus a host of glossy brochures
on the city and the wider BC region.

Getting There & Away

AIR
Vancouver International Airport (YVR; www.yvr.ca ) is the main West Coast hub for air-
lines from Canada, the US and international locales. It's in Richmond, a 13km,
30-minute drive from downtown.
Domestic flights arriving here include regular Westjet ( 888-937-8538;
www.westjet.com ) and Air Canada ( www.aircanada.com ) services. Linked to the main airport
by free shuttle bus, the South Terminal receives BC-only flights from smaller airlines and
floatplane operators.
Several handy floatplane services can also deliver you directly to the Vancouver water-
front's Seaplane Terminal. These include frequent Harbour Air ( www.harbour-air.com ) ser-
vices from Victoria's Inner Harbour.

BOAT
BC Ferries ( www.bcferries.com ) services arrive at Tsawwassen - an hour south of down-
town - from Vancouver Island's Swartz Bay (passenger/vehicle $15.50/51.25, 90
minutes) and Nanaimo's Duke Point (passenger/vehicle $15.50/51.25, two hours). Ser-
vices also arrive here from the Southern Gulf Islands.
Ferries arrive at West Vancouver's Horseshoe Bay - 30 minutes from downtown -
from Nanaimo's Departure Bay (passenger/vehicle $15.50/51.25, 90 minutes) and Lang-
dale (passenger/vehicle $14.55/49.05, 40 minutes) on the Sunshine Coast.