TRAVEL

Air Canada Jazz is the Transportation Partner/Official Airline of Theatre BC. We ask that, if you are flying to MAINSTAGE 2005, please support our partner. You can find links to Air Canada Reservations, flight schedules and booking at www.flyjazz.ca
                                                                                                                                                                 
In support of our partner, Air Canada Jazz, we have appointed Air Canada as the official airline of MAINSTAGE 2005 in Nanaimo, for the dates
July 1-9, 2005. Simply contact Air Canada’s North America toll free number at 1-800-361-7585 (or 514-393-9494) or your travel agent and take advantage of Special Discounted Airfares. Our convention number is CV053907. By ensuring that the convention number appears on your ticket, you will be supporting our organization. We thank you.

This Convention number must be quoted at time of booking, in order to benefit from the discounts. The CV number must appear on the ticket for
tracking purposes regardless of the type of fare purchased, including
Web fares. Convention discounts are as follows:

* International travel: 10% off published fares and 15% off Executive
   and Full Economy fares
* Canada/USA, USA/Canada & Intra-Canada travel: 10% off Executive &
   Freedom type fares
* Intra-Canada travel only: 35% off Freedom type fares booked in "B"
   inventory (BCF)

*All of the above is eligible for additional 5% discount if tickets are
  purchased 30 days prior to departure

* They also offer the web fares which are not discountable

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For Harbourlynx Ferry (downtown Vancouver to downtown Nanaimo),
information, rates and schedules, see www.harbourlynx.com.

For BC Ferries information, rates and schedules, see www.bcferries.com

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ACCOMMODATION

PLEASE NOTE: Participants are required to book their own accommodation. Book early to ensure availability.

HOTELS / MOTELS

Coast Bastion Inn
Official Hotel & Accommodation Sponsor for M2005
11 Bastion Street, 1-800-663-1144, www.coasthotels.com/home/sites/nanaimo/
*State for: Theatre BC's Mainstage 2005 *
*Online Booking Code: Mainstage*
Tel: 250-753-6601    Fax: 250-753-4155
Special Mainstage rate: Comfort room- $82 single or double /
                                   Superior room -Single $95/  Double $105 /
                                   Additional person- $10/p per room
                                   Parking /24 hr.period - $4.75 +GST
The Coast Bastion Inn is Nanaimo's premier hotel, located adjacent to the Port Theatre. Air conditioned rooms with ocean views. 1 or 2 queen beds. Health facilities with sauna, whirlpool and universal gym. Cutter's Bistro Café, Offshore Lounge, room service. The Coast Bastion Inn will serve as the venue for Final Night Awards Banquet.

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The Painted Turtle Guesthouse
121 Bastion Street www.paintedturtle.ca 1-866-309.4432
Nanaimo's newest and freshest accommodation venue offers a boutique hotel, inner city B&B and international hostel wrapped in one. On Bastion Street at Commercial Street, the Painted Turtle is right in the heart of the action for Mainstage participants, with Private, Family and Shared Suites to choose from. Check out the Painted Turtle Guesthouse at www.paintedturtle.ca or contact Bruce and Angie at 1-866-309-4432 or stay@paintedturtle.ca for Mainstage rates. With only 20 suites available, hurry before these rooms are all booked.

For further event information, please contact Theatre BC.

Fax: 250-714-0213
(Theatre BC)

Event Email: m2005@theatrebc.org
Theatre BC Email: info@theatrebc.org