Airlines Air BC and Air Canada (tel 1-888/247-2262 in
North America; www.aircanada.ca for offices worldwide);
Harbour Air seaplanes to Vancouver (tel 384-2215 or
1-800/665-0212); Helijet: helicopter service to Vancouver harbour
(tel 382-6222 or 1-800/665-4354); Kenmore Air: seaplane service
Seattle-Victoria (tel 1-800/543-9595 or 206/486-1257); West Coast
Air (tel 388-4521 or 1-800/347-2222).
American Express 1203 Douglas St (tel 385-8731 or
1-800/669-3636); open Mon, Wed & Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Tues &
Fri 9.30am-9pm.
BC Transit City buses (tel 382-6161 or 385-2551).
Bike rental Cycle Victoria Rentals, 950 Wharf St (tel
885-2453 or 1-877/869-0039, www.cyclevictoriarentals.com );
Harbour Rentals, 811 Wharf St (tel 995-1661 or 1-877/733-6722),
rent bikes (from $8 an hour) plus scooters ($16 per hour, $50
daily); kayaks ($15 an hour, $49 daily); rowing boats ($35 for 3
hours); motor boats ($49 an hour); and motor bikes (from $119 a
day).
Bookstores Chapters, 1212 Douglas St near corner with
View St, is a huge modern bookshop; Munro's Books, 1108 Government
St (tel 382-2424), is more traditional.
Bus information Airporter shuttle bus from Victoria
Airport (tel 386-2525). For services to Vancouver, Pacific Coast
Lines (tel 604/662-8074 in Vancouver or 250/385-4411 at the
Victoria bus terminal); for services on the island, Laidlaw (tel
385-4411, 388-5248 or 1-800/318-0818). Both operate from the bus
terminal at 700 Douglas and Belleville, which also has an office
for Greyhound (tel 388-5248). Gray Line of Seattle service to
Seattle (tel 206/626-6090 or 1-800/544-0739). For West Coast Trail
Express to Bamfield and Port Renfrew, call 477-8700.
Car rental Avis, 62b-1001 Douglas St (tel 386-7726 or
1-800/879-2847) and Victoria Airport (tel 656-6033); Budget, 757
Douglas St (tel 953-5300 or 1-800/668-9833); Island Auto Rentals,
837 Yates St (tel 384-4881), guarantee "lowest rates"; National,
767 Douglas St (tel 386-1213 or 1-800/387-4747).
Doctors directory tel 383-1193.
Equipment rental Sports Rent, 611 Discovery St, on corner
of Government and Discovery sts (tel 385-7368), rents bikes,
rollerblades, all camping, hiking, climbing and diving gear.
Exchange Currencies International, 724 Douglas St (tel
384-6631 or 1-800/706-6656); Custom House Currency, 815 Wharf St
(tel 389-6001).
Ferries BC Ferries (tel 386-3431 or 1-888/223-3779);
Black Ball Transport (tel 386-2202 or 360/457-4491); Victoria
Clipper (tel 382-8100, 206/448-5000 or 1-800/888-2535); Washington
State Ferries (tel 382-1551 or 1-800/542-7052).
Hospitals Fairfield Health Centre, 841 Fairfield Rd (tel
389-6300), three blocks from the Empress Hotel ; Victoria
General Hospital, 35 Helmcken Rd (tel 727-4212).
Left luggage At bus terminal; $2 per 24hr - but note
lockers are stated not to be "secure" at night.
Lost property Contact Victoria police (tel 384-4111) or
BC Transit's lost-and-found line (tel 382-6161).
Maps Crown Publications Inc, 521 Fort St (tel 386-4636).
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Post office 1230 Government and Yates (tel 388-3575).
Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 625 Fisgard and Government
(tel 384-4111).
Taxis Blue Bird Cabs (tel 382-3611); Empire Taxi (tel
381-2222); Victoria Taxi (tel 383-7111).
Tourist information tel 953-2033. Accommodation
reservations tel 1-800/663-3883 in North America.
Train information VIA Rail, 450 Pandora Ave (tel 383-4324
or 1-800/561-8630 in Canada and 1-800/561-3949 in USA).
Weather tel 656-3978.