AMERICAN PASSPORTS
New American security regulations require passports for entry or re-entry into the USA.
If you are flying from the USA to the NWDUG conference you will need to present a passport, at airport check-in, to cross from Canada back into the USA.
If you are driving from the USA to Vancouver (you will not need a passport until 2008) you will need a valid driver's license and may be asked for proof of citizenship, such as a certified birth certificate.
It takes 8 weeks to get a USA passport so you need to apply by May 30, 2007 to insure you get it on time. You can pay an additional fee for expedited service, but this still takes several weeks.
For more USA passport information:
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security website at www.dhs.gov
- To apply for a passport, USA citizens can visit www.travel.state.gov which has everything you ever wanted to know about passports, including forms and applications.
- Call the USA Passport Office at 1-877-4USA-PPT or TDD/TYY: 1-888-874-7793.
DRIVING TO EMILY CARR INSTITUTE FROM THE AIRPORT
Emily Carr Institute is located on Granville Island in the centre of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In the 1970s Granville Island was converted from an industrial site with shipyards and metalworking shops into a colorful complex of studios, galleries, theatres, shops, and public markets. Emily Carr sits in the middle of these stimulating surroundings.
- Follow the signs into Vancouver
- Take the Granville Street exit from the Arthur Laing Bridge
- Follow Granville Street to 16 Ave
- Turn Right onto West 16 Ave
- Turn Left onto Hemlock St (and stay in left lane to avoid going over Granville St Bridge)
- At the bottom of the hill is a stop light, turn left onto West 4 Ave
- Get into the right hand lane and take the first right turn onto Anderson St to enter Granville Island
- As you enter the Island, the road will automatically make you turn right onto Cartwright St at the Kids Market
- Follow Cartwright St to the end where it will turn left and become Johnston St
- Emily Carr's North Building will be the first building on the right
DRIVING TO EMILY CARR INSTITUTE FROM THE SOUTH
- Take Highway 99, which turns into Oak Street, into Vancouver
- Turn left on West 12 Ave
- Turn right onto Hemlock St (and stay in left lane to avoid going over Granville St Bridge)
- At the bottom of the hill is a stop light, turn left onto West 4 Ave
- Get into the right hand lane and take the first right turn onto Anderson St to enter Granville Island
- As you enter the Island, the road will automatically make you turn right onto Cartwright St at the Kids Market
- Follow Cartwright St to the end where it will turn left and become Johnston St
- Emily Carr's North Building will be the first building on the right
DRIVING TO EMILY CARR INSTITUTE FROM THE EAST
- Enter Vancouver via Highway 1 and take the Grandview Highway exit. Grandview turns into 12 Ave
- Follow 12 Ave to Fir Street, turn right
- Turn right on 2 Ave
- The next street is Anderson Street (under the Granville Street Bridge). Turn left on Anderson to enter Granville Island
- As you enter the Island, the road will automatically make you turn right onto Cartwright St at the Kids Market
- Follow Cartwright St to the end where it will turn left and become Johnston St
- Emily Carr's North Building will be the first building on the right
STAYING AT GAGE TOWERS AT UBC?
Driving directions are available on the UBC website.