Airlines Air Canada (tel
429-7111); Air St Pierre (tel
873-3566); Canada 3000
(flight information tel
873-3555; tickets from
travel agents).
Banks Amongst many
downtown branches, there's a
Bank of Novia Scotia at
Scotia Square, Barrington St
and Duke; a CIBC at 1809
Barrington St; and a Royal
Bank at the corner of Spring
Garden Rd and Queen St.
Bike rental Bike
People, 1471 Birmingham St (tel
420-0777).
Bookshops There
are several good bookshops
in the city centre, both new
and secondhand. The Book
Room, 1546 Barrington at
Blowers (tel 423-8271;
closed Sun), originated in
1839 (Canada's oldest) and
has a good selection of new
books with its Maritimes
section especially
noteworthy. JWD Books, 1684
Barrington at Blowers (tel
429-1652; closed Sun),
specializes in antiquarian
and secondhand books. The
chain bookshop Smithbooks (tel
423-6438), with an outlet at
Scotia Square, is more
mainstream.
Car rental Budget,
1588 Hollis (tel 492-7500)
and at the airport (same
number); Discount, 1240
Hollis St (tel 468-7171);
Dollar, 1960 Brunswick
inside the Citadel Inn
Hotel (tel 429-1892) and
at the airport (tel
860-0203).
Consulates
Netherlands, 1959 Upper
Water St (tel 422-1485);
Norway, 11 Morris Drive (tel
468-1330); USA, Cogswell
Tower (tel 429-2480).
Email/Internet
Ceilidh Connections, 1672
Barrington St at Prince (tel
422-9800, www.ceilidhconnect.ns.ca
; April-Oct Mon-Fri
10am-10pm, Sat & Sun
noon-8pm; Nov-March Mon-Wed
10am-6pm, Thurs & Fri
10am-10pm, Sat & Sun
noon-8pm).
Emergencies
General emergency number tel
911.
Hospital Halifax
Infirmary, 1796 Summer St (tel
473-2700).
Laundry Bluenose
Laundromat, 2198 Windsor at
Duncan (daily 7.30am-9pm).
Self-service and service
washes, with dry-cleaning
too.
Post office
Central office at 1680
Bedford Row and Prince
(Mon-Fri 7.30am-5.15pm).
Taxis Yellow Cab (tel
420-0000).
Transport Acadian
Bus Lines (tel 454-9321, www.acadianbus.com
); DRL bus (1 daily to south
shore and Yarmouth; tel
450-1987 or 1-888/263-1852);
Halifax Metro Transit (tel
490-6600); VIA Rail (tel
1-800/561-3952).
Weather For
up-to-date bulletins, call
426-9090.
