Airlines Air Canada
(tel 416/925-2311). Air
Ontario (tel 416/925-2311)
has regular, bargain deals
from Toronto City Centre
Airport to London, Montréal
and Ottawa; it also
operates flights to more
obscure destinations
within Ontario; for
flights to the States try
American Airlines (tel
1-800/433-7300) and USAir
(tel 1-800/428-4322).
Airport enquiries
Pearson International (tel
416/247-7678); Toronto
City Centre (tel
416/203-6942).
Algonquin Park
Call of the Wild, 23
Edward St, Markham, ON (tel
905/471-9453 or
1-800/776-9453, fax
905/472-9453, www.callofthewild.ca
) run three-day ($390) and
five-day ($580)
personalized and relaxed
adventure canoe trips in
Algonquin. Price includes
all meals, permits,
equipment and transport
from Toronto. It's
essential to book in
advance.
Bike rental
Cyclepath, 2106 Yonge St (tel
416/487-1717), and Wheel
Excitement Inc, south of
the SkyDome at 5 Rees St (tel
416/260-9000), who also
hire out rollerblades.
Bookshops The
World's Biggest Bookshop,
20 Edward St, near Yonge
and Dundas (tel
416/977-7009), is a huge
warehouse-like affair with
a vast selection of
titles. For travel books,
try Open Air Books and
Maps, downtown at 25
Toronto St (tel
416/363-0719), or Ulysses
Travel Bookshop, 101
Yorkville (tel
416/323-3609). Indigo have
several branches,
including one in the Eaton
Centre (tel 416/591-3622).
Bus information
General, automated bus
information line (tel
416/393-7911). Individual
companies: PMCL (tel
416/695-1867) for Midland,
Penetang and Owen Sound;
Trentway-Wagar (tel
416/961-9666) for Niagara
Falls, Kitchener, US
destinations and Montréal;
Greyhound (tel
416/367-8747, www.greyhound.ca
) for long-distance buses
- Montréal, Ottawa, Sault
Ste Marie, Winnipeg and
points west. Toronto
Transit Commission (daily
8am-5pm; tel 416393-INFO).
Camping equipment
Mountain Equipment Co-op,
400 King St W (tel
416/340-2667); Trail Head,
61 Front St E (tel
416/862-0881).
Car rental
Budget, 1319 Bay at
Davenport (tel
416/961-3932) and at the
airport (tel
416/676-0522); Discount,
730 Yonge St at Bloor (tel
416/921-1212) and 132
Front St E at Jarvis (tel
416/864-0550); Hertz, 128
Richmond St E (tel
416/363-9022) and at the
airport (tel
416/674-2020); National,
beside Union Station (tel
416/364-4191) and at the
airport (tel
416/905/676-4000).
Consulates
Australia, 175 Bloor St E
(tel 416/323-1155);
Belgium, 2 Bloor St W (tel
416/944-1422);
Netherlands, Suite 2106, 1
Dundas St W (tel
416/598-2520); Norway, 175
Bloor St E (tel
416/920-5529); Sweden, 2
Bloor St W (tel
416/963-8768); UK, 777 Bay
St (tel 416/593-1267); US,
360 University Ave (tel
416/595-1700).
Emergencies
Assaulted Women's Helpline
and Rape Crisis (tel
416/597-8808). Police,
ambulance, fire tel 911.
Hospital Toronto
Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St
(main switchboard tel
416/340-3111; 24hr
emergency line tel
416/340-3946).
Internet
Libraries provide Internet
access and so do most of
the better hotels. One
good outlet is the Cyberland
Café , 257 Yonge St,
opposite the Eaton Centre
(tel 416/955-9628, www.cyberlandcafe.com
; Sun & Mon
10.30am-11pm, Tues-Thurs
10.30am-midnight, Fri-Sat
10.30am-1am).
Laundry Dundas
Cleaners & Laundry,
345 Dundas St E (tel
416/363-3873). The Lounge
Laundry, 531 Yonge St,
south of Wellesley (tel
416/975-4747).
Lost property GO
transit (tel
416/869-3200); TTC, Bay
subway (tel 416/393-4100);
VIA Rail (tel
416/366-8411).
Maps The Toronto
maps we have provided
should be all you'll need
for central Toronto, but
if you need something
covering the whole of the
city, you'll find other
maps at most bookshops and
newsstands. MapArt is the
best manufacturer: their
comprehensive Toronto
Pocket Street Atlas
costs $7.95, and their
large-scale general Toronto
map is $2.95. They also
publish an excellent Ontario
Road Atlas book for
$19.95.
Newspapers
Toronto has two first-rate
newspapers, the Toronto
Star and the Globe
and Mail , which is
sold all over Canada.
Pharmacies There
are Shoppers Drug Marts
all over town; for the
nearest location and
late-night opening, call
the company's information
line on tel
1-800/363-1020.
Post offices
Postal facilities at most
Shoppers Drug Marts with
downtown locations
including 360 Bloor St W
at Spadina; 69 Yonge at
King; Royal Bank Plaza,
200 Bay at Front.
Rail GO Transit
(tel 416/869-3200); VIA
Rail enquiries (tel
416/366-8411); Toronto
Transit Commission (daily
8am-5pm; tel
416/393-INFO).
Sports The
Toronto Maple Leafs, of
the National Hockey
League, play home fixtures
in the Air Canada Centre,
behind Union Station (tel
416/872-5000). The Blue
Jays, of the American
Baseball League, play in
the SkyDome (tel
416/341-1234); the
Argonauts, of the Canadian
Football League, also play
in the Air Canada Centre (tel
416/341-5151).
Taxis cruise the
city in abundance and can
be hailed from any street
corner. Fares are
generally reasonable based
on a fixed tariff of $2.50
for the first .235km and
25¢ for every .235km
thereafter. Thus, the fare
from the airport to
downtown will set you back
about $40, and a ride from
Union Station to the far
side of Cabbagetown should
cost around $10. Of the
multitude of cab companies
to choose from, the most
reliable tend to be Co-op
Cabs (tel 416/504-2667) or
Diamond Taxicab (tel
416/366-6868).
Weather Local
weather hotline tel
416/292-1010, then 3180.
Winter sports
Ring Metro Parks (tel
416/392-1111) for
information on outdoor
rinks and cross-country
ski routes. Ski hire
available at Trail Head,
61 Front St E (tel
416/862-0881).
