WATER. TBJPS' MOTORTOXJRS Ll/ictoria n. vancower _ VancouverJslatuL Suggested Trips to Canada Interest Points Motor and Water Trips that will appeal to Tourists and Vacationists seeking the unusual in beauty and comfort Seattle-Victoria and Return: A one-day trip on the Princess Kathleen and Princess Marguerite, sailing from Seattle in the morning, spending more than three and one-half hours in the afternoon in Victoria, and returning to Seattle the same evening. Plenty of time in Victoria for sightseeing, a swim in the Crystal Gardens and a visit about town. Victoria: A lengthier visit, affording ample time to drive about the city and see many of the interesting points within easy automobile distance over excellent roads. Sooke: A one-day trip, 22 miles from Victoria. Excellent salmon and trout fishing; hiking up Mt. Shepherd. Good hotel accommodations. Shawnigan Lake: A one-day trip, 27 miles from Victoria, affording fine trout fishing. Cowichan Bay: 36 miles from Victoria, affording excellent salmon fishing. Cowichan Lake: 62 miles from Victoria. Good trout fishing in river and lake. Good hotel accommodations. Parksville and Qualicum Beach: A two-day trip from Victoria, 102 miles. Trout fishing, sea bathing, golf. Good hotel accommodations. Cameron Lake: 108 miles from Victoria—a two-day trip. Good fly fishing in May and June, with deeper fishing as the season advances. Sproat and Great Central Lakes: 104 miles from Victoria, in the heart of the Vancouver Island mountain district. Fine scenery and good trout fishing, both trolling and fly. Good hotel accommodations. Comox: A three-day trip, 150 miles from Victoria. Good salmon and trout fishing; a beautiful farming valley. Good hotel accommodations. Campbell River and Forbes Landing: A three-day trip, 176 miles from Victoria. Salmon fishing at Campbell River; trout fishing at Forbes Landing. Strathcona National Park 15 miles from Forbes Landing. Seattle-Victoria-Vancouver: The Triangle Route, beginning at Seattle and sailing to Victoria with your car, to be followed by a tour of Vancouver Island. Over the famous Malahat Drive, and then to Vancouver by Canadian Pacific ferry from Nanaimo. Return from Vancouver by boat or via the paved Pacific Highway — a delightful six-hour drive across the international border at Blaine, and through Bellingham and Everett to Seattle. Grouse Mountain: Sixteen miles from Vancouver, a marvelous trip over Grouse Mountain Highway into a scenic mountain playground. The ultimate in scenic motoring and panorama of the Northwest. Fine accommodations and outing sports. Capilano Canyon: Almost within the city of Vancouver—a beautiful scenic canyon with a suspension bridge famous over the entire Pacific Coast. than 1,000 acres, right in the A wealth of foliage and giant Stanley Park: A natural park of more heart of Vancouver city. trees; excellent view. Marine Drive: A famous drive around the entire shore line of Vancouver, visiting the well-known English Bay bathing beach and many other points of interest. '•«>*• *-i mm^*mt Empress Hotel, Victoria Canada Offers Uncpt- %!harm and Interest to Every Tourist W/HETHER the guest in Canada prefers the life of the city, with its many ried types of recreation, or the country life with its sports of field and stream, he can find in Canada just the diversion and entertainment he seeks. In Victoria, for example, one finds the Parliament Buildings, Provincial Museum and Library, Mineral Museum, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Butchart Sunken Gardens and Brentwood, all having distinct appeal to the sightseer. For the golfer, there are numerous fine courses, including the Colwood Golf and Country Club, which is open to all guests at the Empress Hotel upon payment of the regular green fees. A distinct feature in Victoria is the Canadian Pacific Company's Crystal Gardens, one of the largest indoor swimming pools on the American continent, and a gymnasium, dancing palace and peacock promenade as well. From Victoria the motorist follows the Island Highway over Malahat Drive through Duncan and Ladysmith to Nanaimo, 80 miles distant. Nanaimo, the second oldest city in British Columbia, is the center of the British Columbia coal mining industry, and is tributary to numerous regions of scenic beauty and fishing a city of distinct historical appeal. At Nanaimo one boards a Canadian Pacific ferry for a magnificent short sail to Vancouver, crossing the far-famed Gulf of Georgia. Vancouver, a city of 175,000 residents, is a commanding metropolis that bristles with commercial life and tourist appeal. In Vancouver there are many points of scenic interest, including Stanley Park, the Marine Drive, Grouse Mountain Highway, Capilano Canyon, Lynn Canyon and English Bay. Here again golf plays an important part, five courses offering distinct playing advantages to the tourist. One of the newest and most attractive of the courses is Langara, recently built by the Canadian Pacific Company. The Hotel Vancouver is the social and business center of the city. Vancouver is of great natural interest through its close proximity to immense lumber and shingle industries, mining and farming interests. It is the Pacific Coast terminal for the great Canadian Pacific Empress liners that sail regularly to Japan, China and the Philippines, and the terminals are always open for public inspection. Both Victoria and Vancouver are cities well worth visiting, and the tourist will find many interesting types of recreation, freedom and pleasure in the British Columbia territory. Crystal Gardens, Victoria Parliament Building, Victoria Grouse Mountain Chalet, Vancouver Copyright, J. Ward law Hanaimo River Canyon Trout Fishing 'Hear Victoria Stanley Park, Vancouver ONE of the most interesting and enjoyable features of a trip to Canada is the voyage aboard the luxurious liners Princess Kathleen and Princess Marguerite. These ships were built at Clydebank, Scotland, especially for the Canadian Pacific Triangular Service, at a cost of $1,500,000 each, and are capable of making an average speed of 21 knots an hour. In design, accommodations and service they are replicas of the largest trans-ocean Empress liners. The Observation Room, for example, is exceptionally spacious and is arranged with large square windows to enable the passengers to obtain an excellent view. Comfortable chairs and settees are furnished, where one may relax and enjoy to the fullest extent the ever-interesting views. The Library is entered by a stairway from the Observation Room as well as from the Boat Deck, and is decorated with fine detail in Louis XVI style. Bookcases where you'll find a wealth of good books, comfortable lounge seats and charmingly designed oval tables upon which you'll find the latest issue of your favorite magazine, form a part of the equipment. A feature of the Library is the Sperry Master Gyro Compass, which has been fitted with a special case, enabling the passengers to view the working of the internal mechanism. The Dining Saloons of the ships are finely proportioned rooms, extending across the full width of the ship and decorated in true Louis XVI style. Large oval windows afford the passengers a beautiful marine view while dining. Accommodations are provided for dining 159 passengers, tables being arranged for parties of six, eight and fourteen. The famous Canadian Pacific cuisine is enhanced by the delightful surroundings. An additional feature of the dining service is the luncheon counter, where one may receive a quick lunch. The Smoking Room is uniquely decorated in an Alaskan motif. Six totem poles—the curious, highly-carved "family trees" on which the Indian records his tribal history, support the elaborate carved and colored cornice of the raised part of the room. There arc two large skylights in addition to the windows, which are fitted with brilliantly colored leaded glass. Seats covered with brown hide arc arranged around the room, and in the center are easy chairs and settees, also in brown hide. Tables colored to harmonize with the general scheme are conveniently placed. The Social Halls arc a feature of the vessels, and have space for dancing. Other parts arc arranged as Lounge Rooms, and arc luxuriously furnished. Each of these two new ships has sleeping accommodation for over 400 passengers, in two and three berth cabins. There arc, distributed over the hoat, promenade and shelter decks, 86 rooms each containing lower and upper berths and settee; on the promenade and shelter decks, 12 rooms with lower and upper berths and cot beds; and 11 rooms with lower, upper and sofa berths. Bathroom and lavatory accommodation is handily adjacent. On the boat deck there are 21 "bachelor" rooms, each containing lower and upper berths and settee, with private shower bath and lavatory adjoining. One very notable feature of these new steamships is the provision of 17 special rooms—4 on the promenade deck and 13 on the shelter deck. These special rooms are most luxuriously furnished, with bright hangings and carpets, with beds instead of berths, and each with private toilet and basin, with bathroom ctwecn adjoining rooms. Eight rooms are one-bed rooms. Four arc one-bed-plus-sofa rooms. Five are two-bed rooms, each with sofa berth additional. During day runs these special rooms arc exceedingly convenient for family parties. Of particular interest to motorists is the ample space for the transportation of motor cars. Fifty cars are very conveniently )5 carried. These ships can handle any size passenger automobil 1—Observation Room 2—The Verandah Cafe -A Special Stateroom 5—Smoking Room -A Special Stateroom 6—The Dining Saloon Coast Service Time Schedules SEATTLE-VICTORIA-VANCOUVER "Princess Kathleen" and "Princess Marguerite" Double Daily Service Effective May 15, 1927 Lv. Seattle 9:00 a.m. Ar. Victoria 12:45 noon Lv. Victoria 1:45 p.m. Ar. Vancouver 5:45 p.m. Lv. Vancouver 10:30 a. m. Ar. Victoria 2:30p.m. Lv. Victoria 4:30 p.m. Ar. Seattle 8:30p.m. Seattle-Vancouver Direct Lv. Seattle 11:30 p. m. Ar. Vancouver 8:00 a.m. Lv. Vancouver 11:00 p. m. Ar. Seattle 7:30 a.m. Handling Passenger Automobiles of any size. VANCOUVER-NANAIMO SERVICE "M. S. Motor Princess" Double Daily Service May 1 to September 15 Single Daily Service After September 15 Lv. Vancouver 7:00 a.m. Ar. Nanaimo 10:00 a. m. Lv. Nanaimo 10:30 a. m. Ar. Vancouver 1:30 p.m. Lv. Vancouver 2:15 p.m. Ar. Nanaimo 5:15p.m. Lv. Nanaimo 5:45 p.m. Ar. Vancouver .....' 8:45 p.m. Handling Passenger Automobiles of any size S. S. "Charmer" Double Daily Service Effective May 1, 1927 Lv. Nanaimo 5:15 a.m. Ar. Vancouver 8:15 a.m. Lv. Vancouver 9:15 a.m. Ar. Nanaimo 12:15 noon Lv. Nanaimo 2:00 p.m. Ar. Vancouver 5:00 p.m. Lv. Vancouver 5:45 p.m. Ar. Nanaimo 8:45 p.m. Clearance for Automobiles 7 ft. 2 in. VANCOUVER-VICTORIA Daily Service Lv. Vancouver 11:45 p.m. Lv. Victoria ....11:45 p.m. Ar. Victoria .... 7:00 a.m. Ar. Vancouver 7:00 a.m. The times of arrival and departure will be followed as closely as possible, but are subject to weather conditions and to change without notice. Canadian Pacific Ferry Service VANCOUVER-NANAIMO CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS Automobiles will not be permitted to cross the international boundary if passenger cannot show registration number of car and maker's name. If the automobile is to remain in Canada less than thirty days (90 days in United Slates) a touring permit is obtainable from the customs officer at the port of entry, allowing the car to be run for one month (90 days in United States) without securing a customs bond or depositing duty. If more than a thirty-day stay is planned in Canada an extension for a further period, not exceeding thirty days, may be obtained, without bond or deposit, upon presentation to Customs, (a) the original permit granted at the port of arrival into Canada and (b) a certificate from an authorized representative of a recognized Canadian Automobile Club or Association. A second extension for thirty days, without bond or-deposit, may be secured by following the same procedure as above. In order to bring the car back into the United States or Canada duty free on the return journey, it must be registered with the customs officer at the international border when leaving the United States or Canada, and a certificate of export obtained. Owners of Canadian cars entering the United States may obtain permit from Canadian customs at Vancouver or Victoria, and similar permit for United States cars entering Canada may be obtained from United States customs at Seattle. Canadian Pacific M. S. "Motor Princess" The Canadian Pacific Company offers regular automobile ferry service between Nanaimo and Vancouver throughout the year. The modern, spacious ships on this run have ample capacity for automobiles, and are fully fitted with observation rooms, smoking rooms, delightful meal service and roomy deck accommodations. The scenic element of this trip is one of the features of a tour in British Columbia. An Interior view aj the "Motor Princess," showing ample space for motor cars on the delightful voyage between Vancouver and T^anaimo AUTOMOBILE RATES Seattle to Victoria $5.00 $6.00 $6.50 $7.00 Victoria to Vancouver 5.00 6.00 6.50 7.00 Nanaimo to Vancouver 4.00 5.00 5.50 6.00 (Reduction for Round Trip Tickets) Rates made are wheel-base measurement, as follows: Up to 105 in., from 105 to 115 in., from 115 to 125 in., over 125 in. (Exclusive of Passenger Fares) H. W. SCHOFIELD District Passenger Agent, B. C. Coast S. S. Service Vancouver, B. C. C. H. BOWES N. R. DESBRISAY Asst. Gen'l Pass'r Agent General Passenger Agent Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. C. C. E. McPHERSON J. W. TROUP Asst. Pass'r Traffic Manager Manager B. C. Coast Service Winnipeg, Man. Victoria, B. C. BSk BUS ■UMMM1 WATEICTBJPS MOTORTOUPsS ^ancouver-Viptoria ^Vancouver Island