Victoria survival guide at travel-victoria.com

All Victoria and Area

Emergencies call: 911

Non-Emergency:

Victoria City:	Police	995-7654
	Fire:	384-1122
	Ambulance	727-2400

Hospitals

Queen Alexandra Hospital for Children	2400 Arbutus Road	477-1826
Royal Jubilee Hospital	1900 Fort Street	370-8000
Saanich Peninsula Hospital	2166 Mt. Newton X Rd.	652-3911
Victoria General Hospital	1 Hospital Way	727-4212

Emergency Services

Tourist Alert is an emergency service administered by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The names of visitors who have urgent messages waiting for them are posted in Visitor Info Centers and other transit points. If you see or hear your name listed in newspapers, info centers, on the radio or TV, call the nearest RCMP office for details. 250.474.2264

Canada Post

Canada Post handles is in business to serve all Canadians, businesses and organizations, through the secure delivery of messages, information and packages to any address in Canada or the world. You will notice red boxes on the corner of the street. There are also Canada Post centers to serve you better. Postal rates very from within Canada, States, and international, as do arrival dates. Canada Post web site

Public Pay Phones

Telus Corporation is one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies. They manage, own and operate the services for public pay phones in Victoria. They accept "Calling Cards" and Canadian coins. A local call costs 25 cents. Operator assistance and forward billing is available. Telus web site

Electricity

Outlets and voltage (110 or 220 volts) are the same as in the United States. Adapters are required for appliances from other countries.

Metric Measures

Canada uses the International Metric System