HIGH TIDE VENTURES, INC.
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                           747 17th Street, Suite 301
                              West Vancouver, B.C.
                                 Canada V7V 3T4

May 11, 2005

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention:  Tim Buchmiller, Division of Corporate Finance

Dear Sirs:

Re:  Registration Statement on Form SB-2 - Request for Acceleration
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In accordance with Regulation C, Rule 461, we hereby request acceleration of the
effective date of our registration statement on Form SB-2, as amended, such that
it be deemed  effective on Friday,  May 13, 2005 at 2:30pm (Eastern time), or as
soon as practicable thereafter.

We are aware of our  obligations  under the Act in this  regard and  acknowledge
that:

1.       should the  Commission or the staff,  acting  pursuant to delegated
         authority,  declare our filing  effective,  this does not foreclose the
         Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

2.       the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated
         authority, in declaring our filing effective, does  not relieve us from
         our full responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the  disclosure
         in our filing; and

3.       we may not assert staff comments and the declaration  of  effectiveness
         as a defense in  any  proceeding  initiated  by  the commission  or any
         person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

Yours truly,

HIGH TIDE VENTURES, INC.

PER:  /s/ BRENT PETERS

BRENT PETERS
President