References for British Columbia

The following references were used to prepare a trip to British Columbia


British Columbia

Campground& RV Park................................Brief overview by location w/ price & accomodations
Government of British Columbia....................Very good webpage, also check out tourism
GORP - British Columbia...............................Start here for Outdoor activities
High Country Region: (Fraser river)............Short summary about old mining towns
BC's Okanagan Country...............................Over 300 links
Weather.......................................................Forecast for 32 cities
Ferries.scheules...........................................Everything you would need to know
travel.bc.ca...................................................Good overview of tourist activities in B.C.

Personal Homepages

Lynn & Leandre on Queen Charlotte Islands...........Good pictures and example of life style

Cities

QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS..................Brief summary on towns by Bell travels guide
Northwest Points of Interest............Prince Geroge to Queecn Charlotte & North to Yukon
Barkerville, Williams Creek, Cariboo.............Good historical information
Historic Yale...................................................Read about Canadian Pacific Railway
Osoyoos Tourism Guide................................Brief review of town w listing of businesses
Prince George................................................Summary of history, accomodations & activities

Media

SpruceRoots Magazine.................................Monthly journal about Queen Charlotte Islands
Ecola Newspapers: British Columbia...................Select from 30 local town papers

BOOKS

Asante, Nadine, The History of Terrace, Terrace, BC: Terrace Pulblic Library Association, 1979.

American Automobile Association (AAA) and the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), Western Canada and Alaska Tour Book

Basque, Garnet, Lost Bonanzas of Western Canada: 13 true stories of lost mines, . . . . from British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Surrey, BC: Heritage House, 1996.

Basque, Garnet, Lost Bonanzas of Western Canada: Vol II, 11 True Stories of lost mines, . . . . .from British Columbia and the Yukon, Langley, BC: Sunfire Pub., 1994.

Blanchet, M. Wylie, The Curve of Time, N. Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 1989.

Bridges, Fraser, British Columbia Adventures: The Driver's Guide, Vancouver, BC: Western Traveller Pub., 1990.

Carey, Neil, G. Puffin Cove: Escape to the Wilderness of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Surrey, BC: Hancock House Publishers, 1989.

Carey, Neil G., A Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands, Vancouver, BC: Raincoast Books, 1995.

Carr, Emily, Klee Wyck, Toronto: Clark Irwin, 1965.

Calhoun, Bruce, Northwest Passages, SF: Miller Freeman Publications, 1992.

Carson, Bryan and Southern, Karen, Sunshine and Salty Air: A Recreation Guide to the Sunshine Coast, Medeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1991.

Christie, Jack, Daytrips from Vancouver, Vancouver, BC: Greystone Books, 1995.

Coates, Ken and Holroyd, Carin, A Traveller's Guide to Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1995.

Conover, David, Once Upon An Island: The adventures of a young couple who did buy their own island, Markham, Ontario: PaperJacks, Ltd., 1980.

Campbell, Kenneth, North Coast Odyssey: The inside passage from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert, Victoria, BC: Sno Nis Press, 1993.

Copeland, Kathy and Craig, Camp Free in B.C., Vol. One: British Columbia from TransCanada Hwy. 1 to the U.S. Border, Vancouver Island to the Rocky Mountains. Vancouver, BC: Voice in the Wilderness Press, 1995.

de Poncins, Gontran, Kabloona, Alexandria, Virginia: Time Life Books, 1980 (reprint). (About the NW Territories.)

Donaldson-Yarmey, Joan, Backroads: Southern Interior British Columbia, Vancouver, BC: Lone Pine, 1996.

Downs, Art, Wagon Road North: The Story of the Cariboo Gold Rush in Historical Photos, Quesnel, BC: Northwest Digest Ltd., 1963.

Flynn, Bethine, Flynn's Cove, Sidney, BD: Porthole Press Ltd., 1986.

Guppy, Walter, Wilderness Wandering on Vancouver Island, Tofino, BC: Grassroots Pub., 1993.

Horwood, Dennis and Parkin, Tom, Islands for Discovery: An outdoors guide to B.C.'s Queen Charlotte Islands, Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 1994.

Hunter, Don, Spinner's Inlet (fiction about the Gulf Islands), Ganges, BC: Horsdal and Schubart, 1989.

Ince, John, The B.C. Guide to Buying Rural and Recreational Property, Vancouver, BC: Syntax Books, 1994.

Jones, Elaine, The Northwestern Gulf Islands Explorer: The outdoor guide, Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 1991.

Kelly, Don Greame, Edge of a Continent: The Pacific Coast from Alaska to Baja, Palo Alto: American West Publishing, 1971.

Lillard, Charles, Just East of Sundown: The Queen Charlotte Islands, Victoria, BC: Horsdal and Schubart, 1995.

McDonald, Jim, Hotsprings of Western Canada: A complete guide, Vancourver, BC: Waterwheel Press, 1991.

McDonald, Norbert, Distant Neighbors: A Comparative History of Seattle and Vancouver, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1987.

McGill (Ed. in Chief), The Big New BC Travel Guide, Victoria, BC: Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, 1997.

McKechnie, R. E., Strong Medicine: History of Healing on the West Coast, Victoria: Moriss Printing Company, 1972.

McKeever, Harry P, British Columbia, S.F.: Cronicle Books, 1977.

Murray, Peter, Homesteads and Snug Harbours: The Gulf Islands, Ganges, BC: Horsdal and Schubart, 1991.

Neering, Rosemary, Backroading Vancouver Island, Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Book, 1996.

O'Malley, Michael F., Ferry Travel Adventures in Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, Louisville, KY: Rsh Media, 1996

Pattison, Ken, Milestones on Vancouver Island, Victoria, BC: Milestone Publication, 1973.

Priest, Simon, Bicycling Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre Publishers, 1984.

Thomas, Carolyn and Stewart, Jill, Island Treasures 2:: An Insider's Guide to Victoria, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, Medeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1990.

West, Carolyn and Jack, Cruising the Pacific Coast: Mexico to Alaska, SF: Miller Freeman Publications, 1970.

Woodward, Meredith Bain, British Columbia Interior, An Altitude SuperGuide, Banff & Vancouver, Altitude Publishing, 1993.

Wright, Richard Thomas, Barkerville: A Goldrush Experience, Duncan, BC: Winter Quarters Press, 1993.