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' seven days and six nights. It

_ they. want to go.:

. Wagon ‘Toyota ¢ are basically the @f° -
“same. They're built totake itand oe
st ‘under all weather in i

Holiday»
restful |
_ by bus

Tf you want to get away from
the tenseness of driving and have
a real relaxing vacation this
year, why riot take an escorted
tour by Greyhound bus. -

There are more than a dozen

escorted Greyhound bus tours. §

covering Alberta and- British
Columbia, plus others to the
Northiands and. ‘Alagka,
scheduled for this spring and
summer. 7

There ig a wide choice of ex-
citing trips-on deluxe air-
conditioned, washroom-equipped
scenic-cruiser! buses.

- You can make a short one-day
pleasure trip or a seven day, six-.
“night cruise that will take you
through some of the most
’ spectacular scenery in America.
Rates are very reasonable and
‘ there are discounts for doubles,

They include accommodation, .
transportation, special sight-.

seeing tours to places of interest,
and on many . tours, reserved
seats to events of interest plus
some luncheons and dinners.

B.C. tours originate in Van
couver and further information
and lists of tours will be sent to
you by writing Greyhound or
Pacific Stage’ Lines at 150
- Dunsmuir St., Vancouver 3, B.C, -
or your local ‘pus office. —.

Similarly in Alberta you can
contact the Greyhound’ bus of-
fices in Edmonton, Calgary or
other cities that have bus depots.

First long tour of the spring
season is “North of 56”, a tour
that lasts eight days and seven
nights, May 31-June 7, and covers
the northern frontier of B.C.,-
Jasper, and the Columbia Tce
Fields in Alberta, returning
through the Rocky Mountains -
and Yellowhead Pass to B.C.

On the tour you will see the
colorful. and historic Fraser
Canyon, the Cariboo cattle
country, north to the huge W.A.C.
Bemett Dam in the Peace River
with its massive underground
Powerhouse .then follow the
Alaska Highway to Fort St. John
and Dawson Creek,

Next day the bus moves ‘into

’ Alberta past fields of wheat with

a night stopover at Edson.:
Miette Hot Springs is a luncheon
stopover and there is a two-night
_ Stop at Jasper National Park,

“This trip. sill. also. go. again...
? dune 28, July 26 and August 28.
Another spectacular trip is to
the Calgary Stampede, July $15,

takes in the Calgary Stampede, .
with reserved tickets for Chuck- |
wagon and Show events. The tour
covers: the . Okanagan Valley,
Mica Dam on the Columbia, the
Rocky Mountains, including.
Banff and Lake Louise, Calgary,
Edmonton and back through the
Yellowhead and-Fraser Canyon.

There is the Southern BC, |
Banff and Canadian Rockies tour.
from June 17-22.

There are also many other BC,
and Alberta tours and one day
trips not mentioned here. Contact
your nearest bus depot for more
information.

Vehicles
that tame
wilderness.

There’s a couple of rugged
vehicles on the market that are
the answers fo taming Western
Canada’s wilderness, Alberta -
and B.C. outdoorsmen are
rapidly finding out that the
Toyota Hi-Lux half-ton pickup
and the Toyota Land Cruiser,
hard top, station wagon -give
them the freedom to go where

The Toyota Hi-Lux pickup has

all the comfort and style-you'd |. ~
expect from a Toyota sedan, plus.. |”. :s:

the versatility. and ruggedness of
a light truck. vb
It is equipped with: a rugged 108

HP. single overhead camshaft. | va
erigine and has the power to haul -

half-ton loads at any legal high-
way speed. It also has a smooth, -
. all-synchro | four-on-the-floor.
transmission;.. which: ‘makes ; its:
nice for the wife to'drive:” :
‘The Toyota Land Cruiser takes -
you where you want to go and it: -
gets you back. You: can make
your own roads, ‘and your: own"

“The Land: Crulser can tackle’
any job,-towing, plowing, pulling :
or pushing, saythang a the Eo
anywhere-lo-a ig machine. :

ot has six forward. and two.
‘Teverse: gear combinations for
‘any speed orload, The. ‘big 155."

OYSTER gathering ls part of the outdoor recreational ;
fun on the Pacific Coast. The Pacific oyster, a large type
of mollusk, can be found In all areas of southern B.C,

coast, on boulders and rocky beaches, Best -tlme to

harvest them Is low tide. You need an oyster shucker, ©

bought at any hardware store, 4 chisel or screwdriver,
and a sack. Pry them off the rocks. To open. Insert a
sharp blade at the hinge of the shell. Fry your favorite
oyster recipe or eat them raw with: vinegar. These

a eysters were In a cove near Campbell River,
_ (Photo courtesy of B.C. Deptof Travel):

By STUART MacF ARLANE

If you are one of | people
who like to get outdcots. for
recreation ‘on weekends, or on
you vacation, and - don’t now
how to get started maybe a
trailer club is your answer.

Perhaps you have tried tenting
and found it hard to erect a tent
-in the rain without any help.

‘The next -step then for a hap-
Pier vacation is a shelter on
wheels, There are tent ‘trailers,
travel trailers, campers and
motor homes. All types sto fit all
budgets, | ;

Here again, once. you have a
“tome on wheels,” you have to
decide whether to “lone-wolf it,”

‘trailering, They -join up with

getting away from, it all alone, |
and perhaps running into
unexpected problenis while in the
Wilderness, ..or:-join up - with:
kindred spirits who enjoy being
with people: The type that ‘help
you when you: have problems
with a hitch or‘a: flat tire.’
There are many trailer clubs in
B.C. who havea common bond of

friend and neighbors to spend

weekends and holidays together. ‘activities, howto form clubs,and family, on weekend outings, but “;::'This ls what trailer clubs are
They enjoy the pleasure of the: enjoy ‘the outdoors in: group generally it is left up to the all about, getting together with
outdoors with other people. activities. ; ‘discretion of the individual as to - “friends and enjoying the com--

The British Columbia Division © Members found it a worth whether he wishes to participate. ‘pany of others in the great out-
of International Travel’ Trailer wills venture. te the club's _Clubs plan their outings so they , “doors.

Clubs of America has fostered
the growth of many trailer clubs

HELP IN BIG

A war on jitter has been
declared by Recreation and
Conservation Minister W. K.
Kiernan. He has announced. May
9-15 as Anti-Litter Week in
British Columbia, «'.~.

“I am concerned about litter,
those unsightly bits and pieces of
casual garbage scattered about
our streets, along alir highways
and in our recreation areas," he
said. "I urge all-the citizens of
B.C. to. join: me in. doing
something about it.”: .-

Mr.: Kiernan said that he will
again’ seek the assistance and
suggestions of provincial and

NTI-LITTER DRIVE NEED

- dustry and. the media, -all of

’ of the B.C, Litter Act distributed

- Part of the Litter Act directs

CLEAN-UP |

community leaders in B.C.,.
school beards, all those
associated with the travel in-

whom contributed so much to the

success ofthe first Anti-Litter

Week last year. .
There have been 400,000 copies

throughout ‘the province in the
past three months,

that soft drink and beer’ con-
tainers, whether botiles or cans,
are refundable in B.C. and it:

empowers various B. c officers:
to enforce the law.

~ Pollution can be. licked

Pollution is very much in the
news these days. Pollution of the
air by burning, causing smoke,

‘soot and ash, pollution of the
water by chemicals, effluent and
. other foreign substances that foul

the water.
There is pollution of the earth,
the dumping of garbage, trash,

old metals, used oil, and scores of.

other substances that kill off the
nutrients in the soil and leave it
sterile and barren.’

’ Nature can only -recycte so.

much of this pollution so that we
can again breathe clean air, see
and drink pure water and live on
a fertile land.

this environmental decay on our
municipal, provincial

and. .
federal governments. But the”:
“individuaris also’ responsible. He
is the ‘one that elects the | persons -
Who makes the laws to govern’:

pollution. Once these ‘laws are :
passed then industry: must be’

made to.follow them.:
- Man has discovered that he has
igst much of his freedom that he

can no longer be alone. Outdoor :

space for recreation is gradually

_ disappearing. Campsites cannot

keep up with the growth of out-
doorsmen.. Lakes and’ streams
are tapidly. resembling a
business area’ at rush hour: as
boats dash over the waters in all
directions, —

Which‘ brings -up the point
again that pollution is.up,to the
individual. Our recreational

- spots MUST be kept clean. The
We, the public, blame much of.
‘here are thousands .of spots

camp attendant does his-best but

where outdodrsmen ‘camp. out

-with no supervision except froin
“Hose” in’ the Patty Bi nn Me

There are certain “riles

‘insects and bears, if there is ‘a

with help

Never throw trash, garbage or
effluent into a lake or stream. It
‘not only pollutes the surrounding
water, but in-the ease of flowing
water, can pollute the water
miles down the stream. You
might be camping in that lower
area on your next trip.

’ Don't leave loose garbage
around. It attracts flies, other

garbage pail at the cdmp, wrap
your garbage ina plastic bag and
‘putitin there, «
Don't clean out. the trailer
water tanks and other plumbing
. apparatus on the campsite. Go to
the spot that has been legally
established for this operation.

Make ‘sure’ your car,. trailer

. truck or outboard motor is ‘fot -
trailing ‘a white, trail: of exhdbst

»..”' fumes -a.sure sign it is-burning }
a follow if you ‘want a Clean Game, . f

oil instead of gas.

FOR MORE
FUN.
FELLOWSHIP.
‘FRIENDSHIP
RECREATION

\
TRAVEL
: TRAILERS

CAMPERS

TENT CAMPERS.
MOTOR HOMES

JOIN THE

Infernational Travel and
Trailer Clubs of America

For more information write’
1595 W. 3rd Ave.
’. Vancouver 9, B.C,

INTERNATIONAL

. The B. C. Division of FPTCA is :

‘motor’ home, etc. The course
" included hitches, tires, rules. of
the road, care of. the-rig, club

OUTROOR su PPLEMENT— MAY. 971

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imowledge, this has been the only ray
night school course of its type in- io

Canada or the U.S.A, ~~ : ‘
Qur association with trailer lotus ‘of 100 miles, This icles:
‘dubs that are members of ITT- :for.an easy drive out ona Friday.
‘CA has broadened our scope of -evening and - arrival. - home. &
friendship with our trailering Sunday afternoon or evening. «>
_Neighbors in the United States. :.-I must emphasize that it really
Most trailer clubs operate with doesn’t make much difference
a minimum of rules and what you do on a weekend outing,
‘regulations. There are usually the main interest Js the people
Planned activities. for the whole are with.

in the. ‘Lower "Mainland “and
Okanagan area of B,C...

proud - to have. successfully
completed its fourth season of a
ten-week night ‘school course.
Purpose ‘of the course was to
assist and advise the students in
buying -of a trailer, camper,

Every sportsman
needs a Holiday |

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game, and lots of other uses, You get

q4 + Guick starting, automatic: oiling and the.

convenience of a light, high-power: -

chain saw. — ‘ a

See it at your Pioneer dealer.
And take a Holiday. -.:.....

PIONERR

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PURVES. RITCHIE LTD. oe

Vancouver,Nanaimo,- Calgaty - .
through 190 Pioneer Dealers,

-on- Sunday.

at. high. speeds,

hey -

People who ‘work hard usually play hard. When they do, |
ee they need something more than a sedan. And that's where
a we come in, with the Hi-Lux % ton pick up.’
‘It's thé kind of vehicle you can work with or play with
‘all week long—wash up on Saturday and drive to church ‘

Inside it's quiet” and comfortable. The foam cushion
“seats: dre. covered: with long wearing, vinyl. The “rattle
free” cab is so quiet you can hear the radio © playing ‘softly

"The overhead cam under the heod is 108° hp. Big
-enongh to-pull a half ton load up to 85 mph—all day long.

So load it down.
.- It's the perfect machine for camping, fishing, run-
. ming érrands or doing light farm chores. For work or
‘ for Ploy. And all for or only $2325".

|The one you get depends on how hard you play. :

Land Cruiser.
It’s the most

at 80 mph.

If you're the kind of person who likes to keep going
after the road stops, maybe you'd be move at home ina

~ vehicle you can buy. It's beautiful, Not like a car, but like a

‘ a machine. No frills, just necessities. Like two heaters, one
in front and one in back. Like 6 forward and 2 reverse gear :
combinations. And like the 155 hp engine that'll climb 45.
degree grades without even straining and cruise all day

- This vehicle's got ital, : :

' There's no end to the amount of fun you can have with
_itbecause with the Land Cruiser there's no end to the road.
Test drive it, before you buy another 4:wheel drive machine.
Hardtop or Station wagon, at your nearest Toyota dealer.

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straightforward, functional 4 wheel drive

ELP. engine: takes the: Toyota ;-:
Land Cruiser up 45 degree grades
_ with “ease. and it‘ ciulges: at’

legal speeds ‘on the: freeways. .

Both. ‘Hard-Top “and: Station

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