Sidney, British Columbia
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'' |- |Census Division | |- |Regional District |Capital Regional District |- | Area: | or 5.04 (use for info after initial value, and for unformatted area field)}}} }}} km²}}} |- |style="padding: 0 5px 0 5px;" | Founded |style="padding: 0 5px 0 0" | |- |style="padding: 0 5px 0 5px;" | Incorporated |style="padding: 0 5px 0 0" | 1952 |- |Population: Town Population | valign="top" | 11,404 (2001) |- |Population density:||2262.7/km² |- | Time zone: | |- |Postal code span: | |- | Latitude: Longitude: | |- |Elevation:|| m MSL}}} |- |Highways |Highway 17 |- |Waterways |Strait of Juan de Fuca |- | Mayor: | |- |: | |- | align="center" colspan="2" | }}} |- | colspan="2" align="right"| Census.}}}}}}}}} [Edit Template] |} Sidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It has a population of approximately 11,000. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport, and a few kilometers south of BC Ferries' Swartz Bay terminal. The town is also the only Canadian port-of-call in the Washington State Ferry system, with ferries running from Sidney to Anacortes, Washington. Sidney is located along British Columbia provincial 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 the Pat Bay Highway) has a mixture of single-family residences and light industry. Single-family units are also present east of the highway, but the eastern sector also has many condominium-type buildings, plus most of the service and retail outlets. The island-studded Haro Strait forms Sidney's eastern boundary. There is a large boating and marine industry in the area, ranging from marinas to boatbuilders and marine suppliers.
ClimateSidney enjoys a cool Mediterranean climate with year-round mild temperatures and moderate rainfall. Most years see very little snow. Daily temperatures seldom climb above 31°C, or dip below -7°C. In the mildest winters, minimum temperatures stay above -3°C. Damaging winds are less frequent than in most other maritime areas of Canada. Todays weather. [link] PhysiographyAlmost all of the land within Sidney's boundary is either flat or very gently sloping, providing a topography which is favorable for the town's elderly people. Most soils are clayey, and poorly drained in their natural state. In some parts of town, this clay is overlain by deposits of sand and gravel which are well drained. PopulationAccording to Statistics Canada, Sidney had a population of 10,929 in 2001 -- a gain of 2.1% from 1996. Sidney residents had a median age of 50.7 in 2001, compared with the British Columbia median age of 38.4. The population density per square kilometer was 2,167. Labour Force. Sidney is mainly an industrial town, with most people working in the construction, manufacturing, and warehousing fields (26%). Although there is a large retail section of town, it only accounts for approximately 10% of the employment. Healthcare and social assistance employs 13%. There are over 4,000 people employed in Sidney, with an unemployment rate of 6.1%. It should also be taken into consideration that some of this labour force commutes from neighbouring municipalities, such as Saanich or Victoria. The median income is $24,638. The median income for a household in the town is $56,115. GovernmentThe Town of Sidney is a municipality governed by an elected Council. The elected Council consists of one Mayor and six Councillors. Mayor Don Amos, Councillor Tim Chad, Councillor Garry Crispin, Councillor Larry Cross ,Councillor Bob Jones, Councillor Peter Wainwright. Mayor's Message [link] Mayor's Inaugural Address [link] BibliographyBC Stats, http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/ External links
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