Airlines Air Canada and Air
Alliance, Aéroport de Quebec (tel
692-0770 or 1-800/630-3299);
Canadian Airlines, Aéroport de Quebec
(tel 692-1031 or 1-800/665-1177),
Continental Airlines (tel
1-800/231-0856).
Banks and exchange
American Express, Place Laurier,
2700 boul Laurier, Ste-Foy; Banque
Royale, 700 Place d'Youville and 140
Grande-Allée est. Caisse Populaire
Desjardins du Vieux-Quebec, 19 rue
des Jardins (summer daily 9am-6pm;
winter Mon, Tues & Fri
9.30am-3pm, Wed & Thurs
9.30am-6pm) has exchange facilities
and a cashpoint (ATM) in Vieux-Quebec;
as does Banque Nationale, 1199 rue
St-Jean (summer: Mon-Fri 9am-8pm,
Sat & Sun 9.30am-8pm; winter:
Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4.30pm).
Bike rental Vélo Passe-Sport
Plein Air, 22 Côte du Palais is
conveniently situated, but Cyclo
Services, 84 rue Dalhousie in the
Vieux-Port, is cheaper, rents
rollerblades and is close to the
start of the bike trail. Information
on cycle trails from Promo-Vélo (tel
522-0087).
Bookshops English books
can be purchased at Librairie Smith,
Place Laurier, 2700 boul Laurier in
Ste-Foy; La Maison Anglaise, Place
de la Cité, 2600 boul Laurier in
Ste-Foy; and there's a small
selection at Pantoute, 1100 rue
St-Jean. For travel books, there's a
small shop inside the tourist office
at Place d'Armes.
Bus enquiries
Long-distance: bus terminal, 320 rue
Abraham-Martin (tel 525-3000).
Local: STCUQ (tel 627-2511). Ski
shuttle: Hiver Express (tel
525-5191; winter only).
Car parks Hôtel-de-Ville,
rue Pierre-Olivier Chauveau (near Hôtel-de-Ville),
rue Haldimand (near Jardin des
Gouverneurs), ave Wilfrid-Laurier
near the tourist office outside
Porte St-Louis, Place D'Youville
(off Dufferin), rue Dalhousie, Vieux-Port.
Long-term parking: opposite bus
terminal.
Car rental Avis, Hôtel
Hilton , 900 boul René-Lévesque
est (tel 523-1075) and at the
airport (tel 872-2861); Budget, 380
rue Wilfred-Hamel (tel 687-4220), 29
Côte du Palais (tel 692-3660) and
at the airport (tel 872-9885);
Discount, 12 rue Ste-Anne (tel
692-1244); Hertz, airport (tel
871-1571), 44 Côte du Palais (tel
694-1224), and 580 Grande-Allée est
(tel 647-4949); Thrifty, Château
Frontenac (tel 877-2870) and
near the airport, 6210 boul
Wilfred-Hamel (same phone).
Consulate US, 2 Place
Terrasse-Dufferin (tel 692-2095).
Dentists For dental
emergencies, ring 653-5412 (Mon-Wed
8am-8pm, Thurs 8am-6pm, Fri 8am-4pm)
or tel 656-6060 at the weekend.
Gay and lesbian information
Gai Écoute and Gay Line (tel
1-888/505-1010).
Hospitals Hôtel-Dieu
Hospital, 11 Côte du Palais (tel
691-5042); Jeffrey Hale Hospital,
1250 chemin Ste-Foy (tel 683-4471,
ext 0).
Ice hockey The Rafales,
who are not in the NHL, play at 350
boul Wilfred-Hamel (tickets tel
691-7211 or 1-800/900-SHOW; season
is mid-Sept to April).
Laundry Lavoir la Lavandière,
625 rue St-Jean; Lavoir Ste-Ursule,
17B ave Ste-Ursule (Mon-Sat 9am-9pm,
Sun 9am-6pm).
Left luggage Both the
train and bus stations have $2
luggage lockers.
Medical advice 24hr
medical service (tel 648-2626).
Pharmacy 24hr service:
Pharmacie Brunet, Les Galeries
Charlesbourg, 4250 ave 1ère, in the
northwesterly suburb of Charlesbourg.
Post office 300 rue
St-Paul (Mon-Fri 8am-5.45pm); also 5
rue du Fort (same hours).
Rape crisis line Viol
Secours (tel 522-2120).
Ridesharing Allo-Stop, 665
rue St-Jean (tel 522-0056, www.allostop.com
).
Road conditions For 24hr
information, call 648-7766 (Nov to
mid-April).
Taxis Taxi Coop (tel
525-5191); Taxi Quebec (tel
525-8123).
Train enquiries VIA Rail (tel
692-3940 or 1-800/361-5390); Gare du
Palais, 450 rue de la Gare-du-Palais;
Gare de Ste-Foy, 3255 chemin de la
Gare.
Weather information For
24hr bulletins (tel 648-7766).
