Travel Information
Nottawasaga is approximately 100km North of Toronto. It is expected that participants in Toronto or Mississauga will take one of the buses from the OCASI office or the bus from Mississauga. Participants coming from outside this area will have their travel expenses reimbursed, provided they use the cheapest means of available travel.
Traveling from Toronto and Mississauga
From Toronto
Participants leaving from Toronto are asked to assemble in front of the OCASI office, 110 Eglinton Ave. West (2 blocks west of Yonge and the Eglinton Subway station) before 10:00 am on Novermber 3, 2010. Buses will depart for Nottawasaga at 10:15 a.m. sharp.
Map to OCASI office
From Mississauga
Participants leaving from Mississauga are asked to assemble at Hurontario / Burnhamthorpe (151 City Centre Dr.)- South of SQUARE ONE mall, in front of Tim Hortons, Mississauga at 10:30 am on Novermber 3, 2010. The bus will depart at 10:45 am. sharp.
Map to Mississauga Meeting Place
Mississauga Meeting Place map
Return Trip
The OCASI buses will leave on Friday, November 5 at 2:15 pm.sharp, and arrive at approximately 3:30pm. The bus will take you to either the OCASI office or Square One Mississauga.
Please Note: No travel expenses will be reimbursed for those participants traveling from Toronto or Mississauga if they choose not to take the OCASI bus on Novermber 3 & 5.
From Outside Toronto
Participants from Central West, Southern, Sudbury, Central East, Southern, Western and Eastern Ontario regions must use the cheapest means of transportation.
You may choose to:
- meet the charter bus at OCASI office at 9:00 am or Square One, Mississauga at 9:15 am, on May 12, 2010; or
- use car pools, mileage will be reimbursed ONLY when at least two people share a car
From Northern Ontario (excluding Sudbury)
Participants may travel by air. Please book your air ticket, and OCASI will reimburse the cost. Direct transportation from the airport to the Nottawasaga Inn must be arranged with Simcoe County Airport Service, at 1-800-461-7529 or 705-728-1148 at least one week prior to the arrival date. Alternately you can meet the bus at OCASI.
Other Travel Information
If your journey is longer than 6 hours in length and you are unable to arrive in time for AGM Opening Plenary (1:00 pm on Wednesday, November 3), you may request to arrive one day early – the evening of Tuesday, Novermber 2. Please contact the Petra Roberts at proberts@ocasi.org after registering online, to make accommodation arrangements.
Map and Directions:
http://www.nottawasagaresort.com/map.htm
Accommodations
All participants will be lodged in double rooms (shared accommodation) with shared bathroom facilities. You will be booked randomly with a colleague, unless you indicate your roommate choice when you register online. Due to the limited number of rooms available, we can only provide double occupancy accommodation.
For more information on accomodations check out the Questions and Answers section.
Fragrance-free
Nottawasaga Inn Resort is fragrance-free facility. Please do not bring or wear perfume during the conference, as some people have allergic reactions.
