Local Information
In Canada, there are often seasonal provincial tourist information centres along the main highways, especially at provincial boundaries and along the US border. The usual opening hours for the seasonal centres are daily 9am-9pm in July and August and weekdays 9am-5 or 6pm in May, June, September and October. These dispense all sorts of glossy material and, most usefully, have details of local provincial and national parks. The parks themselves have offices that sell fishing and backcountry permits and give help on the specifics of hiking, canoeing, wildlife watching and so forth. At the country's airports general information is harder to come by, though there's usually a city tourist desk or a free phone which will help arrange accommodation. All of Canada's large cities have their own tourist bureaux , with the services of the main branch complemented by summertime booths, kiosks and offices. Smaller towns nearly always have a seasonal tourist office, infocentre or visitors' centre , frequently operated by the municipal chamber of commerce, holding local maps and information. The usual opening hours in summer are daily 9am-6pm; in winter, tourist information is often dispensed from the city hall or chamber of commerce (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm). Many larger towns have a free newspaper or broadsheet, carrying local reviews and entertainment listings.
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