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Communities
Prince Rupert Visitor Info Centre#100, 215 Cow Bay Road
The cultural centre for the Northern Coast, Prince Rupert hosts many spectacular museums: the Museum of Northern BC, Kwinitsa Station Railway Museum and North Pacific Historic Fishing Village - a National Historic Site. Other highlights include Pike Island Cultural Tours, the Pacific Mariners Memorial Park and the funky Cow Bay area. Vintage vehicle buffs will enjoy the restored 1925 REO Speedwagon fire engine at the Firehall Museum. Round out your stay by sampling a seafood specialty prepared at one of Prince Rupert's many fine restaurants. |
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Museums & Heritage Sites
Museum of Northern British Columbia100 1st Avenue West
Summer (June - August), Mon to Sat: 9am - 8pm, Sun: 9am - 5 pm. Winter (Sept - May), Mon to Sat: 9am - 5pm. The Museum of Northern BC is located in a great cedar longhouse-style building overlooking the ocean. Guided tours provide the opportunity to experience 12,000 years of history and culture on the northwest coast. Visitors are invited to observe First Nations artists working in the carving shed and to browse the spectacular selection of Northwest Coast First Nations carvings and jewellery in the Gift Shop. |
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Places to Stay
Prince Rupert's Crest Hotel222 1st Avenue West
Overlooking the beautiful Prince Rupert harbour, the Crest Hotel offers one of the most scenic vantage points of Kaien Island from our Waterfront Restaurant, Charley's Lounge or our Heated Deck all of which feature BC Cuisine and award-winning BC wines. Visit our Gift Shop for a fine array of locally carved masks, jewellery, argillite and more. Located only minutes from local shopping and major attractions. |
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Communities
Aboriginal Tourism BC
Kla - how- eya The First Nations of British Columbia, Canada welcome you! British Columbia has known the footsteps of Aboriginal people from time immemorial. We are the indigenous peoples of this land whose traditions and culture remain strong, rich and diverse and whose life has been shaped by the land, oceans, climate and creatures within. Our land is British Columbia. A vast beautiful landscape that is as diverse as its people. From the rocky shoreline carved by the ocean to the peaks of the highest mountains and the beautiful plains of the interiorthis is our home. Here in BC you can watch native artists carve a totem pole, explore our traditional lands and waters with an Aboriginal guide, experience a traditional First Nations healing and purification lodge with a native elder, view exquisite Pacific Northwest native art in art galleries, cultural centers and museums, sample traditional foods and award-winning wines, relax in native-owned resorts, campgrounds, log cabins and bed & breakfast inns and even enjoy a round of golf on a native-owned championship golf course! The Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia (ATBC) and its members invite you to travel to British Columbia this year to experience our rich First Nations culture, traditions and warm hospitality. |
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Art of Travel
BC Ferries
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., or BC Ferries, is known for safety, spectacular scenery and a proud maritime history. What began in 1960 as a two vessel, two terminal operation has grown into one of the largest, most sophisticated ferry transportation systems in the world. Our fleet of 36 vessels serves a diverse range of communities - up to 47 ports of call - along the coast of British Columbia, Canada. As the primary provider of coastal ferry service in the province, BC Ferries recognizes its unique role in the region\'s economy. From maintaining a constant flow of goods and services, to linking families and friends, to attracting tourists to our many unique destinations, our company is a key participant in the development BC Ferries ~ Life on the Coast Visit our website for Schedules & Route Information. www.bcferries.com |
