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Canadian Coasters Fort Steele-bound
Letter to the Editor
We represent Canadian Coaster 2017 and will be travelling through your area this summer, with a stop at Fort Steele Heritage Town on July 5.
As part, in celebration of Canada’s 150th Celebration of Confederation and in part to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Coasters first tour in 1967 we are again cranking up our vintage and classic vehicles and making the trek from Victoria to St. Johns, NFLD. The vehicles will all be 30 years or older with many pulling trailers. We have members representing every province in Canada.
There are 109 vehicles registered for the trip. Most will dip their wheels in the Pacific Ocean in the waters outside of Victoria on June 29 and over the next 67 days, travel across the southern part of each province, exploring the roads less travelled before a final wheel dip in the Atlantic Ocean in the waters of Cupids, NFLD. Some will join at various points along the way; some will make the entire trip.
Throughout this journey, we will be exploring not only the backroads, and scenic beauty that Canada has to offer, but also experiencing much of the cultural diversity within each province. We will visit many of the national parks, museums and historical sites and will also enjoy the hospitality of local car enthusiasts and clubs who have arranged side trips showcasing their home towns, private collections of automobiles and many other stops of interest.
We would love to meet you.
Give us a wave as we pass through or visit us at our campsite, everyone is welcome, and welcome to bring their special vehicle. This is an open invitation, with no costs, (unless the campground has a visitor day fee) as we love nothing better than to talk about our vehicles, and our adventures across this vast land. We want to learn more about Canada from you, and we want to share our adventures with other Canadians.
The Canadian Coasters will be in Crowsnest Pass (at Frank Slide) on July 6 and Waterton National Park and Cardston, Alta. on July 7.
Happy Motoring.
Lead image: One of the vehicles expected to be on the cross-country tour. Canadian Coasters website
Fraser & Dorothy Field,
Wagon Masters
