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Seafood
On the north side of Burrard Inlet, M Salmon House on the Hill (2229 Folkstone Way,
West Vancouver, 604/926-3212, 10:30am-2:30pm Sat.-Sun. and 5pm-10pm daily, $28-39)
offers a relaxed atmosphere while providing panoramic views across Burrard Inlet to Stan-
ley Park and the city center from its elevated mountainside location. The cavernous interior
is full of First Nations arts and crafts, including a dugout canoe suspended over the main
dining area. For an appetizer, the seafood chowder is my recommendation. It's not a huge
serving, but it is thick and delicious. The house specialty of salmon barbecued over an open-
flame, alderwood-fired grill is hard to pass up as a main. To get there, take the 21st Street
Exit off Upper Levels Highway to Folkstone Way, and turn left on Ski Lift Road.
Information and Services
EMERGENCY SERVICES
For emergencies, call 911. For medical emergencies, contact the downtown St. Paul's Hos-
pital (1081 Burrard St., 604/682-2344), which has an emergency ward open 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. Other major hospitals are Vancouver General Hospital (899 W. 12th
Ave., 604/875-4111) and Lions Gate Hospital (231 E. 15th St., 604/988-3131). Seymour
Health Centre (1530 W. 7th Ave., 604/738-2151, 9am-6pm Mon.-Fri., 9am-3pm Sat.) is
just off Granville Street south of downtown. For emergency dental help, call the AARM
Dental Group (1270 Hornby St., 604/681-8530; closed Sun.). For the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, call 911 or 604/264-3111.
TOURIST OFFICES
Downtown
The city's main information center is Vancouver Visitor Centre (Plaza Level, 200 Burrard
St., 604/683-2000, 8:30am-6pm daily), right downtown in the heart of the waterfront dis-
trict one block from Canada Place.
South
If you approach Vancouver from the south on Highway 5 (Highway 99 in Canada), the first
official information center you'll come to is the Peace Arch Visitor Centre (298 Hwy. 99,
604/541-4555, 8am-8pm daily in summer, 9am-5pm daily the rest of the year) immediately
north of the border and right beside the highway. A currency exchange is on-site.