Accommodation & Transportation
Accommodation - Transportation - Destination Information
Conference Accommodation
Victoria is the place to be this June!
Hotel Accommodation
Camaraderie, learning, the breathtaking beauty of Canada's West Coast, and a deal on accommodation that's almost too good to be true! Vancouver Branch has negotiated unbeatably low accommodation rates (PDF-1002k) for your stay at the Harbour Towers Hotel for CanWrite! 2010 (June 24–27), AND for three days prior to and three days after the conference, as long as space allows. All rooms are big enough to share. Reserve early to guarantee your room.
For reservations or call 1-800-663-5896. Be sure to mention that you are part of CanWrite! 2010. The booking code is "write."
Transportation
Getting to Victoria
- City of Victoria's Transportation gives you information on most transportation options.
- Victoria International Airport is approximately 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) north of Victoria.
- Transportation from the airport to the hotel is available for $18 (or less) via the AKAL Airporter. Fare information & reservations.
- BC Ferries. Sailing time from Tsawwassen terminal is 1 hour 35 minutes to Schwartz Bay terminal, 26 kilometers (16 miles) north of Victoria.
- Pacific Coach Lines operated on Vancouver Island and connects with Greyhound in Vancouver and is available onboard BC Ferries.
Getting Around Victoria
- Victoria Regional Transit System (city buses).
- Harbour Ferries.
- Taxis are operated by a number of companies in Greater Victoria.
Destination Information
About Victoria
Victoria's Capital Regional District (CRD) is comprised of 13 municipalities and is often referred to as simply Greater Victoria because the City of Victoria is only a portion.
Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Greater Victoria lies completely below the 49th parallel. Protected by the Sooke Hills (small mountains to the north) and the Olympic Mountains to the west, the "garden city" enjoys a mild sub-Mediterranean climate.
Victoria has loads of things to do and probably more restaurants and cafes per capita than anywhere else in the world.
Maps
- Map of Greater Victoria.
- Google Map of Victoria showing the location of the Harbour Towers Hotel.
- Victoria Maps for Visitors provided by the City of Victoria.
Tourism
The following pages will help you learn more about the Victoria area.
- Things to Do in Victoria provided by Harbour Towers Hotel (with distances from the hotel indicated).
- Victoria Arts & Culture.
- Tourism Victoria Calendar of Events.
- City of Victoria Visitor Guide.
- Victoria Tourism & Travel Guide.
- Victoria Travel & Tourism Information Guide .
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Updated: February 18, 2010