Sidney Spit, Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
Sidney Spit is located on the north end of Sidney Island and is part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. A walk-on ferry service provides access to the Island from May to September
Walking tour of SIDNEY by the sea, BC, Canada.
Sidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. It has a population of approximately 11,583. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport, and about 6 km south of BC Ferries' Swartz Bay Terminal. The town is also the only Canadian port-of-call in the Washington State Ferries system, with ferries running from Sidney to the San Juan Islands and Anacortes. Sidney is located along Highway 17, which bisects the town from north to south. It is generally considered part of the Victoria metropolitan area.
The town west of Highway 17 (also called Patricia Bay Highway) has a mixture of single-family residences and light industry. The majority of the town is located east of Highway 17. The island-studded Haro Strait, part of the Salish Sea forms Sidney's eastern boundary. There is a large boating and marine industry in the area, ranging from marinas to boatbuilders and marine suppliers.
Sidney's main attraction is its position on the Salish Sea. Sidney-by-the-Sea is the gateway to the southern Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, and is a popular eco-tourist destination, with whale-watching, bird-watching, kayaking and scuba-diving. It is home to the new Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre. Shoal Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located within Sidney and the adjoining Sidney Channel Important Bird Area, an internationally recognized site important to a variety of seabirds and waterfowl.
Sidney has its own local history museum, the Sidney Museum and Archives, which features displays about the history of the surrounding Peninsula as well as numerous temporary exhibits. As home to the Victoria International Airport Sidney also hosts the British Columbia Aviation Museum which features displays, artifacts, restored historical aircraft and an ongoing vintage aircraft restoration workshop.
During the summer, Sidney hosts a very popular street market on Thursday evenings on the main street (Beacon). Sidney days is another popular event that occurs at the beginning of July. To celebrate, Sidney has a parade, a popular build-a-boat contest, a small fair and fireworks in the evening. In the winter, Sidney has a holiday parade as well as a lighted sailpast boat parade. Sidney has many dining places including Greek, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, and west-coast restaurants. Sidney has a well maintained boat ramp for trailerable boats with a dock for queuing up, it is located next to the Washington state ferry terminal.
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Gulf Islands National Park Expands - Shaw TV Victoria
Shaw TV's James Green reports on the federal government's latest announcement regarding the Gulf Islands.
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (Canada) - Time Lapse
Portland Island Sunset
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Parks Canada Honoured
SIDNEY - Parks Canada is being recognized internationally for its significant restoration of endangered Garry Oak ecosystems.
The World Wildlife Federation has presented Parks Canada with its prestigious 'Gift to the Earth' award.
Restoration work in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve has been credited by WWF as one of the key reasons for presenting the award.
You can learn more about helping our endangered local ecosystems by picking up a copy of the Garry Oak Gardener's Handbook.
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2016 Parks Canada BioBlitz on Shaw TV - Gulf Islands
Shaw TV's Lisa Pysmenny heads to Sidney spit to capture some of the local biodiversity in preparation of this year's BioBlitz.
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Victoria BC - Seattle for $28 Part 1: Washington State Ferry Sidney BC-San Juan-Anacortes 2015-10-01
US$28 from Victoria BC Canada to downtown Seattle, Washington, USA by ferry and bus. Plus, it is a scenic day out. This video is the first--the ferry ride video--of the two videos covering this 8-hour cross-border autumn day out.
(Included in the total $28 fare calculation but not shown here is the Victoria BC transit #72 bus ride--fare is CA$2.50--from downtown Victoria to the Sidney ferry terminal, where this video begins.)
Time stamp (additional captioning will be shown on video):
0:01-5:45 Arriving at Sidney BC Washington State Ferries dock & boarding M.V. Chelan
5:45-6:00 Sidney-San Juan Islands-Anacortes ferry route map
6:00 Leaving Sidney BC ferry dock (Fare: US$19.25 one-way)
6:25-9:30 Sidney BC shoreline
12:35-13:25 Sidney Spit, Sidney Island BC ( Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (
13:28-15:13 Forrest Island BC
15:14-15:58 On board catering
16:12 Leaving British Columbia, Canada & entering Washington, USA; approaching fog bank between Spieden Island, Washington (left) & San Juan Island, Washington (right)
17:05-18:44 Spieden Island, Washington (privately owned island)
18:44-18:55 On board information poster on Spieden Island
18:55-21:25 Shaw Island, Washington
22:35 Docking at Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington
23:45 Leaving Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington
25:15 Leaving San Juan Island, Washington
28:25 Docking at Anacortes, Washington
Trip to Seattle by transit buses continues on next video:
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About a small beautiful town call SIDNEY by the sea, BC, Canada. #Vlog 11
Sidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. It has a population of approximately 11,583. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport, and about 6 km south of BC Ferries' Swartz Bay Terminal. The town is also the only Canadian port-of-call in the Washington State Ferries system, with ferries running from Sidney to the San Juan Islands and Anacortes. Sidney is located along Highway 17, which bisects the town from north to south. It is generally considered part of the Victoria metropolitan area.
The town west of Highway 17 (also called Patricia Bay Highway) has a mixture of single-family residences and light industry. The majority of the town is located east of Highway 17. The island-studded Haro Strait, part of the Salish Sea forms Sidney's eastern boundary. There is a large boating and marine industry in the area, ranging from marinas to boatbuilders and marine suppliers.
Sidney's main attraction is its position on the Salish Sea. Sidney-by-the-Sea is the gateway to the southern Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, and is a popular eco-tourist destination, with whale-watching, bird-watching, kayaking and scuba-diving. It is home to the new Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre. Shoal Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary is located within Sidney and the adjoining Sidney Channel Important Bird Area, an internationally recognized site important to a variety of seabirds and waterfowl.
Sidney has its own local history museum, the Sidney Museum and Archives, which features displays about the history of the surrounding Peninsula as well as numerous temporary exhibits. As home to the Victoria International Airport Sidney also hosts the British Columbia Aviation Museum which features displays, artifacts, restored historical aircraft and an ongoing vintage aircraft restoration workshop.
During the summer, Sidney hosts a very popular street market on Thursday evenings on the main street (Beacon). Sidney days is another popular event that occurs at the beginning of July. To celebrate, Sidney has a parade, a popular build-a-boat contest, a small fair and fireworks in the evening. In the winter, Sidney has a holiday parade as well as a lighted sailpast boat parade. Sidney has many dining places including Greek, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, and west-coast restaurants. Sidney has a well maintained boat ramp for trailerable boats with a dock for queuing up, it is located next to the Washington state ferry terminal.
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Gulf Island National Park Reserve - British Columbia
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Sidney Spit Marine Park
The first night of a local cruise in the Southern Gulf Islands. We're on a Bahamian Mooring (as always) in the natural harbour between Sidney Spit and the lagoon - a very popular local spot. The sand of Sidney Spit is beautifully fine and soft, and it's an easy hop from the town of Sidney-by-the-Sea. One of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, there's camping on the island if you've got a permit, but we spend the night aboard Crescendo, in comfort.
Sidney Island
Located just east of Sidney. The northern end, including Sidney Spit, is part of the Gulf Islands National Park Preserve.
1850 Land's End Road, Victoria, BC - Sotheby's International Realty Canada
MLS ID: 394310
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Situated in one of the finest rural-residential areas in Canada on the Northern tip of Vancouver Island’s Saanich Peninsula, the Queen Mary Bay property is an incredible opportunity for residential or commercial investor alike. This densely forested 24.57-acre parcel is the largest waterfront property on the Pacific Northwest coast within ten minutes of an international airport offering potential for development as either a private ecologically pristine estate, or sub-divided into a residential housing community. The prestigious Land’s End community offers discerning investors both privacy, and seclusion in addition to incredibly convenient access to international air-travel. Victoria International Airport (YYJ) offers more than 100 daily non-stop flights throughout North America, and has been rated among one of the top ten most-loved airports in the world by CNN Travel, was twice named the Best Airport in North America serving up to 2 million passengers by Airports Council International, and was recently recognized in 2017 as the winner of the EcoStar award for Ecological Stewardship. Offering passengers a small, ultra-convenient terminal, extensive modern improvements and upgrades completed over the last five years, and a 15-year master plan for further expansion and improvement to runways, parking, baggage handling, domestic and international passenger processing, as well as passenger services, YYJ offers Queen Mary Bay residents remarkably hassle-free international travel only ten-minutes from home.Furthermore, inter-island ferry travel departing nearby Brentwood and Swartz Bay ferry terminals offers residents direct routes to mainland Vancouver, Mill Bay, and the Gulf Islands. North Saanich itself boasts the largest concentration of marinas and boating facilities on Vancouver Island counting several located along Sidney’s eastern shoreline, including the renowned Port Sidney Marina. Other marina facilities of note are Canoe Cove Marina, just west of Swartz Bay, Van Isle Marina in Tsehum Harbour, and Deep Cove Marina in Deep Cove on Saanich Inlet. With 1500 feet of ocean frontage, foreshore lease, deep water moorage, and private dock looking out onto incredible views of the surrounding Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, this is the ultimate home base for power and sail yachting enthusiasts, while the calm waters of the Saanich Inlet and its negligible tidal currents are ideal paddling areas for novices and experts alike. A public boat launch at the north end of Land’s End Road at Swartz Bay is the nearest place to launch canoe, boat, or kayak, and strike for any number of nearby islands, or skirt along the coast of the Saanich Peninsula. The boat ramp or wharf in Sidney are perfect launches for an adventure across the channel to Sidney Spit, Princess Margaret Island, the adjoining San Juan Islands, or along the Saanich Peninsula's spectacular coastline.Sitting on the property are the modest caretakers cottage and the 3,587 square foot custom designed west coast main residence fitted with upper floor master bedroom with five-piece ensuite, two ground level bedrooms, and two additional bathrooms. Beautifully constructed, the home features extensive interior cedar trim and soffiting, vaulted, skylit ceilings, and of course, massive windows framing breathtaking coastal views.The official community plan of the District of North Saanich has recognized that the Queen Mary Bay site’s natural vegetation, waterfront and beach areas, and natural watercourse are considered sensitive, important environmental assets, also noting that its topographic and physical constraints suggest density transfers to create detached housing clusters are desirable. With suggested density of 48 single-family up to 74 clustered units, and exclusion from the area’s agricultural land reserve, this site is an excellent choice for investors looking to capitalize on an innovative new sub-division development opportunity.
Tumbo & Cabbage Islands
A short tour of a spectacular destination in the southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. Tumbo and Cabbage Islands are accessible only by boat, but well worth the effort! This area is part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.
Canadian Gulf Islands Sea Kayaking Teaser.mov
Provides sea kayaking opportunities along the ferry route from Vancouver, B.C. lower mainland to Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Parks Canada Considering Deer Cull on Sidney Island
The deer population in Greater Victoria seems to grow every year and in some rural areas it's growing too fast.
On Sidney Island, Parks Canada is considering a cull to thin the herd and provide meat and antlers to local First Nations.
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2 Stags practice fighting. Gulf Islands, British Columbia.
Two fallow stags practice fighting on Sidney Island, British Columbia. I heard them at it and managed to sneak up to take some footage.
Camping at Sidney spit
You want to go camping, eh? Enjoy a relaxing vacation on the beautiful island of Sidney Spit. Visit parkscanada.gc.ca/gulfislands for more information.
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