This Atlas covers all of Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland north to Lillooet and east to Princeton. The map scale is 1:200,000 which allows for much fine detail. The Atlas includes 48 maps; city-core maps of Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Courtenay, Comox, Campbell River, Powell River, and Whistler; ferry routes and access points; major ski areas with supplemental information; wildlife-viewing highlights; wildlife management unit boundaries; reference index of 3,000 topographic features; best places to fish, with access instructions and stocking details; updated road network including forestry and logging roads; camping locations and facilities for Forestry Recreation sites and provincial parks; national parks showing detailed park information, location of historic sites, as well as the brand-new Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.

Author Biography

Stan Shadick teaches astronomy at the University of Saskatchewan, supervises the university observatory, and writes an astronomy column for various newspapers.