Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity

"Chronic Disease and Alcohol"

When and Where?

Join us on Thursday, March 22, 2007, from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. for our 4th Annual forum, Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity. This year we will be discussing the link between alcohol and chronic disease and the practical programming that is currently available in relation to this relevant and timely topic. This forum will be held at the Harbourfront Community Centre, 627 Queen's Quay West, in Toronto.

Directions and Parking:

The Harbourfront Community Centre is located on the South/East corner of Queens Quay and Bathurst at 627 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario — 416-392-1509.

Map of Area, with Parking Lots [PDF, 20kb]

- TTC

  • From Union Station, go down to the Harbourfront streetcars loading area. Take the 509 streetcar, which runs along Queen's Quay, and get off at Harbourfront Community Centre near Bathurst Street.
  • From Spadina Avenue (or Spadina subway station), take the 510 streetcar south. Get off at Queen's Quay and transfer to 509 streetcar going west, or walk west on Queen's Quay.
  • From Bathurst Street (or Bathurst subway station), take the 511 streetcar south. Get off at Fleet Street (Lake Shore Road) and walk south on Bathurst to Queens Quay.

- Driving

  • from the West End: Airport (Pearson)
    Take 427 South to QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way), east to Lake Shore Road (take the Jameison cut off) to Bathurst. Turn South to Queen's Quay. Go east to parking lot $7-10 all day parking fee.
  • from the East End: DVP and 401
    Take the DVP (Don Valley Parkway) south, to Lake Shore West. Take it to Bathurst South. Turn right onto Queen's Quay, go east to parking lot $7-10 all day parking fee.

Area Hotels:

  • Holiday Inn on King - (416) 599-4000
  • Novotel Toronto - (416) 367-8900
  • Harbour Castle Weston (416) 869-1600
  • Radison Hotel - (416) (416) 203-3333
  • Best Western Primrose - (416) 977 – 8000
  • Strathcona Hotel - (416) 363 - 3321



Brought to you by...

This forum is co-hosted by the Alcohol Policy Network and the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of the Ontario Public Health Association, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Funded through the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion.