For Immediate Release 
April 13th 2005

TASTE OF THE SUNSHINE COAST

For two days in April special guests can experience what the Sunshine Coast has to offer without taking a ferry. A team of the Sunshine Coast's leading hospitality and tourism partners are hosting a two-day
event at the Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park.

This event showcases the new developments and services on the Sunshine Coast. Sunshine Coast executives, travel agents, writers, corporate companies, tour operators and any industry professionals are invited to meet with industry peers and enjoy a taste of the coast Italian-style.

Hosted by the Cogrossi family who operate Ruby Lake Resort on the Sunshine Coast and with a selection of Preferred Partners from the Coast like "Malibu Cruises" and "Sunshine Coast Tours," the event is showcasing the new packages, products, attractions and accommodations where lake and mountain meet ocean.

At the showcase there will be brunch, lunch and early evening appetisers and libations will be served. Ruby Lake Resort in partnership with the charity organization The Iris Griffith Field Studies & Interpretive Centre will also launch its new 250-seat Rainforest Amphitheatre Show titled "A Journey of The Senses."

Join us for an hour or two on either April 27 or 28 from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. and become acquainted or re-acquainted with the Sunshine Coast.

Guests who attend the showcase will all receive a free draw to win one of many gifts sponsored by Sunshine Coast Suppliers and every hour there is a new draw to win a breakaway to the coast. Please note that our shuttle service can pick you up from your downtown location and drop you back again.

Author: Cindy Buis
Organization: For Scott Wilshaw at Ruby lake Resort
Contact: artworkstours@telus.net

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