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from fast food to fine dining,
Quesnel has it all. We’re servin’ up everything from pizza to sushi! Quesnel, Wells and
Barkerville feature some of the finest fare,
with mouth-watering menus from around
the globe, with Japanese, Chinese, Greek,
Italian, European and, of course, good old
western cuisine. And we have our share of
eclectic eateries that don’t fit any particular theme, which makes them all the more
worth a visit! Our pubs offer such a wide
assortment of daily food and drink specials,
you’ll want to try them all! Several of our
restaurants and pubs are located in heritage homes and hotels, faithfully preserved
and restored to the splendor and colour of
our bygone Gold Rush era. If you’re not into
the full meal deal, try chatting with locals
over a steaming espresso at one of our
cosmopolitan coffee bars. Perhaps take-out
might be the recipe for a picnic in one of our
many parks. Whether you linger over linguini
or do the drive-thru, you’re sure to please your
palate in and around BC’s Gold Pan City, any
time of the day or night. Enjoy!
Where to
Dine
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Where to Shop
One of Quesnel’s colourful Little People fire hydrants
s h o p p i n g ! For many of us, the very reason for
travel! When it comes to unique gifts, crafts and
creations, Quesnel and the North Cariboo
area offer a veritable smorgasbord for bountiful browsing. Willis Harper in downtown
Quesnel is well worth a look, especially if
you’re after a great selection of fine quality
gifts. Be sure to visit Quesnel’s oldest standing building, the former Hudson’s Bay Trading
Post at the downtown end of the historic Fraser River walking bridge, the longest
wooden truss bridge in the world, where
Cariboo Keepsakes offers a wonderful assortment of locally made arts, crafts and unique
whatchamacallits. A good assortment of souvenirs is to be found at shops downtown. The
Quesnel Museum has an excellent assortment
of great souvenirs and postcards for all your
friends and family. If you’re the artsy type,
wander though Quesnel Art Gallery or any of
several galleries in Wells. And that’s just some
of our gift shops… turn these pages for more
about shopping… for everything from muffins to mufflers, cars to cappuccino and bagels
to batteries! Shop, shop, shop… till you drop!
Downtown Quesnel – Reid at Barlow
Quesnel’s LeBourdais Park
· Fresh Meat & Produce
Open 8–10 Daily · www.walmart.ca · Hwy. 97 South
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QUESNEL QUICK FACTS
Population: City and Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,000
Annual rainfall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 mm
Annual snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166.4 cm
Average frost free days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Elevation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1789 ft (545 m)
Average daily max temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.20C
Average daily min. temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00C
Annual hours sunshine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2494
Average humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%
VISITOR INFO INTERNET DIRECTORY
www.drivebc.ca
www.wellsbc.com
www.quesnel.ca
www.barkerville.ca
www.theweathernetwork.com
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www.quesnelchamber.com
www.landwithoutlimits.com
Quesnel has one of the prettiest downtowns anywhere!
ACCOMMODATIONS
Airport Inn Motel/RV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.airportinnrv.ca
Best Western Tower Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.bwtowerinn.ca
Becker’s Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.beckerslodge.ca
Billy Barker Casino Hotel . . . . . . . . . www.billybarkercasino.com
Caravan Motel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . thecaravanmotel@hotmail.com
Hubs Motel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.hubsmotel.ca
Kelly House B&B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.kellyhouse.ca
Magnuson Hotel - Grace Inn . . . . . . . . graceinn@quesnelbc.com
Mountain Thyme Getaway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.stayinwells.ca
Quality Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.qualityinnquesnel.com
Ramada Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ramada@quesnelbc.com
Sandman Hotel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.sandmanhotels.com
St. George Hotel B&B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.stgeorgehotel.bc.ca
Super 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.super8canada.com
Travelodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . travelodgequesnel@telus.net
Wells Hotel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.wellshotel.com
Willow Inn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . willowinnquesnel@gmail.com
TOURS
Rocky Mountneer Railtours. . . . . . www.rockymountaineer.com
Whitegold Adventures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.whitegold.ca
ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS
Barkerville Historic Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.barkerville.ca
Cottonwood House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.cottonwoodhouse.ca
Troll Ski Resort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.trollskiresort.com
Billy Barker Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.billybarkerdays.ca
Arts Wells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.artswells.com
Trails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wellsbarkervilletrails.com
Quesnel Skyfest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.quesnelskyfest.ca
Quesnel offers desirable, affordable lifestyle
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Welcome to
West Village
West Village’s best kept secrets. Quesnel’s
West Village and the vast West Country that
beckons beyond are well worth enjoying,
experiencing and exploring.
Cross Moffat Bridge over
the Mighty Fraser to Quesnel’s West Village
…with all visitor amenities including accommodations, restaurants, golf, trails, parks,
a pub with a view, and shopping galore...
from cars to cappuccino; linguini to lingerie;
cold cuts to cold beer... West Village has it
all. Choose to walk from downtown to West
Village over the 1929 Fraser River Walking
Bridge – the longest wood truss walking
bridge in the world. The old bridge is worth
viewing and photographing at night as it is
illuminated with colour-changing LED lighting. Our ever-popular Riverfront Trail crosses the old footbridge to extend some 4 km
in and around West Village. The 12 million
year old “hoodoos” at Pinnacles Park and the
eclectic menu at Bliss Restaurant are two of
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