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Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport, and about 6 km (4 mi) 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 Island [1] is one of the southern Gulf Islands located between the southwest coast of British Columbia, Canada and Vancouver Island, BC, near James Island. Sidney Island has an elevation of 77 metres (252 feet 8 inches) above mean sea level at its highest point. [ 2 ]
Major donations to the fundraising campaign included a $2.5 million gift from the Shaw Charitable Committee, a $2 million grant from Canada/BC Rural Municipal Infrastructure Fund, and $1.5 million in private donations from individuals and companies in the Sidney area to reach the $5 million goal. When the contribution of the space is factored ...
The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island.It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities.
Insufficiently-sheltered waters and added travel time, leading to higher fuel costs, precluded Sidney from being selected. [3]: 36, 55, 67, 69, 105 A small private ferry dock operated by the Gulf Islands Ferry Company already existed at Swartz Bay when the choice was made to locate the BC Ferry Corporation terminal there.
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MapQuest (stylized as mapquest) is an American free online web mapping service. It was launched in 1996 as the first commercial web mapping service. [ 1 ] MapQuest's competitors include Apple Maps , Here , and Google Maps .
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