Location and Housing Information
The Montessori Training
Centre of B.C.
#200 - 8555 Cambie Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6P 3J9 (604)261-0864
Location
The training centre is located on the south side of Vancouver, in the Marpole District, 5 minutes by car from the airport, 15 minutes by car from downtown, and 25 minutes by bus from downtown. We are one block south of the main intersection of Cambie Street and South West Marine Drive.
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Transportation
There is free parking within one block of the training centre.
Buses: #15 travels north/south on Cambie; good connections
#100 east/west on SW Marine Drive.
Further information: Translink (604) 953-3333 or www.translink.bc.ca
Accommodation
- Shaughnessy Village, 1125 W. !2th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3Z3 (one block from Oak Street) (604)736-5511 Fax: (604)737-1321 Furnished, monthly, centrally located, close to bus. Website: www.shaughnessyvillage.com
- YWCA Hotel/Residence, 733 Beatty Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2M4 (Furnished, monthly, downtown, close to bus, open to women and men) (604)895-5830 ; 1-800-663-1424 Website: www.ywcahotel.com
- Vancouver ESL Homestay, Room & Board, Self-contained suites in homes, monthly. Website: www.vancouverhomestay.com
Websites for Accommodation
- http://www.bbcanada.com Bed and Breakfast
- http://www.vancouver-bc.com Various types
- www.accommodationsbc.com
- www.hellobc.com 1-800-435-5622
- www.classifiedsbc.com
Miscellaneous
- University of British Columbia Housing Hotline: (604)714-4848. This is a recorded message giving accommodation addresses and phone numbers.
- Langara College at Cambie and West 49th Avenue - bulletin board in Student Union. Building lists of addresses and phone nos. of accommodation in the area.
- Newspapers: The Vancouver Sun, The Province, Vancouver Courier (small local)
- The training center is located in an area with unfurnished apartments that sometimes rent on a monthly basis.