| MESSAGE FROM HONOURABLE Stan Hagen
On behalf of the Province of British Columbia, welcome to British Columbia.
With more than 800 parks, recreation areas and ecological reserves, B.C. boasts the largest provincial parks system in Canada, counting more than 11,000 campsites, 2,700 km of hiking trails, 118 boat launches and 263 day-use areas for everyone to enjoy. B.C. also features more than 700 resorts, 200 golf courses and 423 museums, art galleries and heritage centres.
B.C. offers first-rate tourism opportunities for all interests, from art festivals to zip lines. While planning your mountain parks getaway this year, I hope you will build in a few extra days to see everything else B.C. has to offer.
Explore B.C.’s shops and restaurants or experience one of B.C.’s thousands of summer festivals and events. B.C. is proud to celebrate a strong First Nations heritage, and I encourage you to stop in at North America’s first Aboriginal winery in Osoyoos or stop in at First Nations artists’ and carvers’ studios across the province.
To find out more about planning your B.C. vacation, please call 1-800-HELLO-BC or visit www.HelloBC.com.
Whatever you choose to do in B.C., I sincerely hope you enjoy your stay with us and will plan to come back often.
Stan Hagen
B.C. Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts |
