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Sidney in December: A Hallmark Experience MORGAN SHAW Executive Director Event Liaison Facilitator Sidney Business Improvement Area Society

here’s a reason Hallmark chose Sidney for a movie set – it’s because the town actually looks like a holiday wonderland where magical things can happen. Whether you spend an hour, a day or a weekend here in December, you’ll leave with a spring in your step, and most likely with your Christmas shopping done. Here are a few of the best ways to enjoy a Hallmark-worthy holiday experience in Sidney this month.

A Hallmark setting Town staff outdid themselves this year, stringing lights on every tree, shrub and light post up and down Beacon Avenue. By day, there are carollers to serenade your shopping spree, plus beautiful window displays showcasing Sidney’s merchants. By night, the lights create a glittering corridor from the highway all the way down to the sea, where you can stroll in the moonlight along the pier or waterfront path. This year’s Tour of Lights has made the merchant displays better than ever. Go to Sidneybia.ca to vote for your favourite display and be entered to win some fabulous prizes. Participating Sidney businesses are also giving away over $3,000 worth of prizes throughout the month of December. Win gift certificates to dine, relax and explore Sidney in the New Year. For a complete list of participating retailers, visit Sidneybia.ca

Steeped in romance Plan an unforgettable evening of romance in Sidney, where you can fall in love for the first time – or all over again – under the influence of the town’s dreamy atmosphere and exquisite options for food and drink. Choose from over 50 restaurants and cafes where you and your love can sample everything from handcrafted spirits to European cheeses, including dishes crafted with ingredients from the sea and local farms. There are international flavours too; including Thai, Indian, Greek, Chinese, Mexican and French. Add to the magic with a horse-drawn carriage ride around town, every weekend from noon to 4 p.m. until Dec. 22. Or, indulge in a day spa treatment for two followed by a show at the Mary Winspear Centre or live music and one of Sidney’s many pub venues. For the ultimate date night, book an overnight stay in town, and extend your own holiday romance for just a little longer.

Wonderland with a polar bear, penguins and who else? Santa! The fun extends right through New Year’s Eve, when the entire centre comes alive with activities, culminating in a celebratory fireworks display. Speaking of New Year’s Eve, there’s a grand party planned at The Mary Winspear Centre. Ring in 2020 in classic fashion, with dancing to the music of The Chris Millington Band, and that quintessential First Night tradition: a midnight glass of bubbly and Auld Lang Syne. Warm your spirit and your soul with a bit of holiday cheer in Sidney. For an events calendar and full description of all there is to do and see this month, be sure to visit sidneybia.ca. sidneybia.ca

A heartwarming experience Whether you’re a kid from one to 92, there are a few particularly special activities you won’t want to miss this holiday season. The Butchart Gardens’ Twelve Days of Christmas lights display is truly magical, and you can strap on a pair of ice skates for a spin around the outdoor skating rink amidst the holiday lights. Starting with a Family Carnival on Dec. 21, the arena at Panorama Recreation Centre is transformed into a Winter

What Gardeners Really Want! ardeners are the easiest people to shop for. There’s always something they need, something they’ve worn out or lost, something they’re dreaming about but don’t have. Dig This stores are full of inspiring gifts for the gardeners on your list, whether they be novice or very experienced. Tools Every gardener needs quality tools. Cheap tools are just frustrating. Why not give the gardener on your list a tool that will last and be a pleasure to use. • The stores favourite weeder continues to be the made-in-BC bandit. • The EZ Digger is a multi-purpose tool that digs, cultivates, weeds and even works to help transplant. • Swiss-made Felco pruners. Once a gardener has used a Felco, they’ll never use anything else. • A hand-held hoe and cultivator is perfect for heavy soils.

Dependable Gardening Gear Leather gloves are washable and very durable. And besides that, they are pretty. Gloves with long gauntlets are perfect for pruning roses or fighting back blackberries which seem to grow everywhere on Vancouver Island. Reinforced bags from Canadian Admiralty Canvas are great for collecting garden waste.

A folding kneeler is a perennial favourite. The arms help you get up after too long down on your knees. Flip it over and you have a seat to rest upon while admiring your work. Keep a Gardener Warm and Dry Warm, waterproof footwear is essential for winter and early spring gardening. The Frenchmade Aigle boots sold at the Sidney store are stylish enough to go anywhere, and the Bogs Boots carried at the Broadmead store will keep your feet warm and toasty even in snow. Pollen brand machine-washable, pure wool sweaters are made in Lund BC. They are warm, very easy to care for and feel great to wear. Garden Ornaments Cast Art Studios is a local manufacturer of garden ornaments including Japanese lanterns which lend a calm Zen feel to the garden. Don’t Forget Stocking Stuffers! Slip an AA battery into the neck of an empty wine bottle and light up a string of warm LED lights. A fun way to light your patio table. Seeds are always welcome as a small gift.The 2020 seeds are now in stores and the only difficult part is choosing which ones to grow! A soil test kit is practical and fun to use, like a mini science experiment. Doing the test is even more fun if you can enlist a child to help you mix the soil into the little test tubes. After a long session in the garden, a soak in Barefoot Venus’ mustard bath will rejuvenate a tired gardener. digthis.com

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Style Coast’s motto: no boring socks! e all have them: someone on the Christmas shopping list who is impossible to buy for. Style Coast in Sidney is here to help with those tricky gift giving decisions with options for everyone. Start at the top with a hat. Not just toques but a last-a-lifetime Tilley hat for the outdoor enthusiast. These hats are perfect for boaters, gardeners and hikers. They are classic looking, durable, lightweight and have high SPF ratings. Everyone should have one in their wardrobe and Style Coast has a great selection to choose from. Another accessory you might not expect alongside the casual and activewear are wallets and purses. Have a look at Anuschka Handbags with their hand painted, colourful designs or Sakroots with standout flamboyant patterns on bags of all sizes.There are Lolë yoga bags and Kavu belt bags. These multipurpose bags are so practical, and with fun fabrics and patterns to suit all styles.

The gift that’s on every teen girl’s list this holiday season is The Hydro Flask. These vacuum sealed, insulated bottles are ecoconscious, trendy and have a lifetime warranty. And the best news about buying one for a gift? You’ll get serious credit for recognizing how cool these water bottles are. Something else you can’t go wrong with are slippers. There’s the more practical Sorel with a rubberised non-slip sole, or the super cozy Olukai with New Zealand shearling wool lining. They have shearling wool linings for the coziest of toes, but combined with a safe rubber sole for hardwood and tile floors. And for those on your list who love Skechers, the store even carries Skechers slippers. For some, it’s tradition to find a pair of socks in the Christmas stocking and Style Coast has every design you can imagine. Fun patterns and colours come from Socksmith. “No boring socks” is their motto and for good reason. Everyone loves them and there are so many

options you never have to worry about duplicating gifts. For the outdoor enthusiast there are Smartwool socks. And for the snappy dresser? Calvin Klein, of course. Last but not least, everyone appreciates loungewear and nightwear as a gift. Fun and fresh plaids from Joe Boxer are great for relaxing by the fire or running out for milk if necessary. Don’t know where to get the hard-to-find but ever-popular simple flannel nightshirt? Don’t worry, Style Coast has those too. Team one up with a cozy housecoat and you have a Christmas gift that will never go out of style.

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The death certificates can be issued once the doctor has signed the medical certificate of death and the vital statistics have been obtained at the arrangement. We work under the Privacy Act so all information given is protected. The family can order as many death certificates as they need at $27 per certificate, which will be paid to Vital Statistics Office. Your funeral director will work with you and your family to create a meaningful service that will also fit into your budget. Rest assured there will be educated, compassionate professionals there to guide you, from that difficult “first call”, all the way through the arrangements and services and also set you up with valuable information and resources to prepare you for the task of settling an estate. For further information or questions about “What to do?” please do not hesitate to call 250-388-5155. arbormemorial.ca

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A time to celebrate t has been said that by the time we reach the age of 18, we will have been praised and encouraged 30,000 times and criticized over 250,000 times. Seemingly, this is a perfect demonstration that, as a culture, we are much more focused on what goes wrong. As an organization, it’s easy to move from one year or decade to the next without pausing to celebrate what is good and what is right. This has been quite a decade for our Chamber. Many similar organizations have seen a drop in membership and event participation. Not ours. In fact, our events are more popular than ever.

DENNY WARNER Executive Director, Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Beyond the networking, or connecting as I prefer to call it, which happens on a grand scale, our members describe our events as fun. We offer member benefits people use. The demographics are changing within our membership and on our board. People are engaged and excited. To what do I attribute the positivity that currently surrounds the Chamber and the work we are doing? I am biased, but the team in our office is rock solid. We work amazingly well together and we get stuff done. We could not do all that we do without the support of our board. They provide stellar leadership

and allow us to work to our potential. This setting contributes to our success. We are privileged to live and work on the Saanich Peninsula, surrounded by natural beauty and boundless potential. There is an air of connection and collaboration in the community and this is contagious. While we take this time to acknowledge the important work our organization has undertaken, there is so much more to do. Our future focus will be on transportation issues and on the important role of agri-business on the Peninsula. We will continue to provide support for our members as they

struggle to attract and retain employees. We are excited to work with the widerange of stakeholders who have identified interest in developing a truck stop at our site as well as a world class visitor centre that will welcome our guests to the Saanich Peninsula — the Gateway to Vancouver Island. We have been building community through business for 107 years now. You don’t last that long without the guidance of dedicated people who have vision and an ability to change and grow. Stick with us. We aren’t a fad. peninsulachamber.ca

Affordable workforce housing eninsula Manufacturers have been advocating for increasing affordable workforce housing inventory since 2013. We’ve engaged with multiple municipal councils, media and government organizations towards reaching this goal. Compiling data regarding employee housing demands, demographics and styles has always been challenging to gather from employers. Therefore, it’s most constructive when the Town of Sidney recently announced the completion of a Housing Needs Assessment that summarizes much of the information required toward timely and accurate Workforce Housing land use decision making. Housing Needs Assessments (HNA) are a way for communities to better understand their current and future housing needs. These reports help to identify existing and projected gaps in housing supply by collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information about local demographics, economics,

housing stock and other factors. Sidney’s HNA was completed in October 2019. HNA report highlights include: • Broadly speaking, Sidney is well served in terms of the variety of housing types available in the community. With the exception of apartments over five storeys, Sidney compares favourably to the CRD in terms of the amount of each type of housing available. • However, like other communities in the CRD, Sidney suffers from both high real estate prices and high rents, making many housing choices unaffordable across the entire spectrum of household types, for both renters and owners alike (based on average incomes vs. average prices/rents). • In terms of home ownership, the average singlefamily home is considered unaffordable for every type of average household income, including the

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highest-earning group, couples with children. The average renter in Sidney faces high rents as well, however, couples, both with and without children, are still able to afford average rents. Lone-parent families and individuals face affordability challenges and a rent gap (i.e. average incomes are lower than average rents). Sidney appears to be building enough housing to meet its population growth expectations, however the majority of housing being built is directed at wealthier households. The largest category of unmet housing demand currently is below-market rentals, at approximately 400 units (estimated). This does not include anticipated future demand. Lone-parent households, in particular, face affordability challenges. John Juricic. Phone: 250-812-8827

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You’re invited to a New Year’s Eve Party! ne of the Centre’s most popular events is back. Once again the Mary Winspear Centre will be hosting the hottest New Year’s Eve Party, ringing in 2020 with the Chris Millington Band. Gather your friends for a night of dancing featuring the

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NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY At the Mary Winspear Centre Dec. 31, show starts at 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. (19+ event).

GRINCHED! The Peninsula Players proudly present Grinched! the Pantomime, running Dec. 2028 at the Charlie White Theatre. The Grinch is a classic story that most people know so well. But what happens when the Grinch himself decides to throw a wrench into the plot? Chaos ensues and the next thing you know characters from other stories are joining the fray. There are so many questions to answer. Will Grinch finally stop Christmas from coming? Will Whobilation still happen at all? And how does Batman and Elsa fighting ghosts figure into all of this? This was supposed to be just another friendly re-telling of the beloved Dr. Seuss Christmas story. But this time the Grinch has other ideas. Join us for an adventure filled with danger, romance, dancing ghosts, kidnapping, magic, superheroes and all the 80s and 90s music you want. You’ve never seen a Grinch story like this! marywinspear.ca

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