This coming Saturday and Sunday, December 15 and 16, Victoria residents are asked to help BC Transit as they try to “Stuff the Bus” with non-perishable food, gently-used clothing, and toys, to help support the Mustard Seed Food Bank, Sidney Lion’s Food Bank, and 1Up, Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre this holiday season. To drop [...]
If you missed out on Victoria’s Ultimate Hobby and Toy Show earlier this month, then you won’t want to miss this. Billed as the largest toy show in Western Canada, the fall edition of the Victoria Toy Show will be taking place on October 28, 2012 at the Mary Winspear Center in beautiful Sidney. The [...]
If you live in Sidney (or nearby), you don’t want to miss out on this years Sidney Sparkles Santa Parade! This fun, family friendly event is put on by The Peninsula Celebrations Society (PCS), which is a non profit organization that has been providing social and community events for over 30 years for communities on [...]
Every Thursday night between 5.30pm and 8.30pm from June through to September 1, downtown Sidney is transformed into a big market place. Stretching all the way from First Street down to Fifth Street (and even down some side streets), over 200 vendors sell everything you can think of, from gifts, fresh farm produce, and hand-made [...]
Washington State Ferries offers only one international route, and that is between Sidney, BC and Anacortes, WA. Due to budgetary problems facing the Washington State ferry system over the last few years, this international run has been limited to only the summer months, and only two departures per day. The ferry leaves Victoria at 12.00pm [...]
Even though it is located along the main strip, Beacon Avenue in downtown Sidney, you probably haven’t noticed Sabhai Thai before. It’s tucked away from the street front, but is a must eat if you’re in the Sidney area. We arrived on a Tuesday evening at around 5.00pm, and it was already busy as there [...]
Win 2 tickets to Sting: Back to Bass (May 31, 2013)
In just a few weeks, Sting will be visiting Victoria’s Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre with his Back to Bass Tour, and one lucky reader of Victoria Explorer can win a pair of tickets to his upcoming show on May 31st! Here’s how to enter the contest: 1. Like us on Facebook and leave a comment on [...]
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