Sidney (British Columbia)
Sidney is a city on the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island Iceland in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
On a clear day the mountains of Mount Baker to the east and Mount Rainier to the southeast are on the American mainland to see.
Location
The city is located in the Capital Regional District and is bordered to the northwest by the municipality of North Saanich, and on the south by the municipality of Central Saanich. The small town is situated on the Haro Strait, which connects the Strait of Georgia and Juan de Fuca Strait.
Demography
The census in 2011 showed a population of 11,178 inhabitants for the community. The population has decreased while compared to the census of 2006 at 1.2%, while the population in British Columbia grew by 7.0 % at the same time.
Economy
The average income of employees of Sidney in 2005 was an above-average 28 131 C $, while at the same time the average for the entire province of British Columbia was only C $ 24 867. The difference in earnings between men ( 36 067 C $; province average = 31 598 C $ ) and women ( 23,225 C $; province average = 19 997 C $) falls in Sidney something like this, as in income compared to the entire province.
The most important area of employment shall be the trade as well as the health and social work.
Traffic
Sidney is located east of Highway 17, west of the town lies the Victoria International Airport and north of the Ferry Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal. From the little seaport of, inter alia, for ferries to and from the mainland (via Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal) as well as to and from Anacortes ( Washington). Since it is driven by Ferry from Anacortes, Sidney is the only place in British Columbia, which is served by the Washington State Ferry.
Twinning
Sidney maintains twinned with the following cities:
Tourism
The main tourist attraction of the place is its location on the Haro Strait. Its ports and investors are the starting point to the southern islands of the Gulf Islands National Park.
The projects to profile Sidney as a book town, are not too advanced. There are only twelve antique shop in town.