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 9:00 am on May 12, 2010. Buses will depart for Nottawasaga at 9:15 a.m. sharp.
Map to OCASI office
From Mississauga
Participants leaving from Mississauga are asked to assemble at the Sears parking lot (facing Rathburn Road) Square One, Mississauga at 9:15 am on May 12, 2010. The bus will depart at 9:30 am. sharp.
Map to Mississauga Meeting Place (click on map for bigger version)
Mississauga Meeting Place map
Return Trip
The OCASI buses will leave on Friday, May 14 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 May 12 & May 14.
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 Geneva Park Conference Centre 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 Opening Plenary (1:15 pm on Wednesday, May 12), you may request to arrive one day early – the evening of Tuesday, May 11. Please contact the Petra Roberts at (416) 322- 4950 ext. 252 or 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.
