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Empress Hotel Hosts 'Festival of Trees' The Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC is poised to mark its 100th anniversary in January 2008, but will first celebrate the annual Festival of Trees, a fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital, from November 20, 2007 - January 7, 2008. The Fairmont Empress will host the annual Festival of Trees; a fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital where local businesses sponsor and decorate dozens of trees that deck the halls of the hotel. WalkAbouts Tours offers year-round historical tours of The Fairmont Empress and this year will present a new Festival of Trees Tour and Tea. Visitors
will enjoy a guided tour of the hotel hearing stories of Christmas past and present
followed by the world famous ritural of afternoon tea at The Fairmont Empress.
Offered Wednesdays, tours are at 10:30 a.m. and tea at 12:15 p.m. for $49 CDN
($5 supports the Christmas Children's Hospital Fund). Reservations are recommended
and can be made by calling For
more information visit www.fairmont.com/empress.
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