The 411 - Dialguide

Emergency

Ambulance, fire, police: 911
Crisis/distress centre: 604-872-3311
Directory assistance: 411
Earthquake, flood: 800-663-3456
Marine & aircraft distress: 800-567-5111
Poison control centre: 604-682-5050

Hospitals

B.C. Children’s Hospital: 604-875-2345
B.C. Women’s Hospital: 604-875-2424
Lions Gate Hospital: 604-988-3131
St. Paul’s Hospital: 604-682-2344
UBC Hospital: 604-822-7121
Vancouver General Hospital: 604-875-4111

Regional Air Travel

Vancouver International Airport: 604-207-7077
Harbour Air: 604-274-1277
Helijet Airways: 800-665-4354
West Coast Air: 604-606-6800

Transit

Airporter bus: 604-946-8866
Amtrak: 800-872-7245
B.C. Ferries: 888-BCFERRY
City buses: 604-953-3333
Gray Line of Vancouver: 604-879-3363
Greyhound Lines of Canada: 604-683-8133
Pacific Coach Lines 604-662-8074
SeaBus: 604-953-3333
SkyTrain: 604-953-3333
VIA Rail: 888-842-7245

Taxis/Limousine Services

Black Top & Checker Cabs: 604-731-1111
Limojet: 604-273-1331
Vancouver Taxi: 604-871-1111
Yellow Cab: 604-681-1111

Automobile Rental Agencies

Avis: 800-879-2847
Budget: 800-268-8900
Co-operative Auto Network: 604-685-1393
Enterprise: 800-261-7331
Hertz: 800-654-3131
National: 800-227-7368
Thrifty: 604-606-1251
Zipcar: 604-697-0550

Free WiFi

Agro Café (Granville Island): 1363 Railspur Alley, 604-669-0724
Blenz, various locations
Chill Winston (Gastown): 3 Alexander St., 604-288-9575
Cito Espresso (Yaletown): 116 Davie St., 604-633-2486
Trees Organic Coffee (downtown): 450 Granville St., 604-684-5060
For a fuller list, see Vancouver.wifimug.org

Places of Worship

Christ Lutheran Church (Lutheran): 375 W. 10th Ave., 604-874-2212
First Baptist Church (Baptist): 969 Burrard St., 604-683-8441
Holy Rosary Cathedral (Roman Catholic): 646 Richards St., 604-682-6774
St. Andrew’s–Wesley Church (United Church Canada): 1022 Nelson St., 604-683-4574
St. Paul’s Anglican Church (Anglican): 1130 Jervis St., 604-685-6832
Temple Sholom (Jewish): 7190 Oak St., 604-266-7190
Universal Buddhist Temple (Buddhist): 525 E. 49th Ave., 604-325-6912
Vancouver Mosque (Islamic): 655 W. Eighth Ave., 604-803-7344

Tourism and Trade Services

B.C. Chamber of Commerce: 604-683-0700
BC Place Stadium: 604-661-7373
Better Business Bureau: 604-682-2711
Real Estate Board of Vancouver: 604-730-3000
Tourism British Columbia: 604-663-6000
Tourism Okanagan: 800-567-2275
Tourism Vancouver: 604-683-2000
Tourism Victoria: 250-953-2033
Tourism Washington: 800-544-1800
Tourism Whistler: 877-991-9988
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre: 604-689-8232

Gay & Lesbian

The Centre: 1170 Bute St., 604-684-6869

Editor’s Picks

Guestlife Vancouver: Guestlife.com/vancouver
Movie listings: Cinemaclock.com
Ticketmaster: 604-280-4444; Ticketmaster.ca
The Tyee newspaper: Thetyee.ca
Vancouver magazine: Vanmag.com
Vancouver Public Library: 604-331-3603; Vpl.ca
Weather information: 604-664-9010; Weatheroffice.gc.ca
Western Living magazine: Westernliving.ca