by Lara Gladych –
BUSINESS
Where to Travel …
Far & Away is the newest place in Sidney to make your travel plans. Having operated Cheap Tickets Canada in Victoria for the past 20 years, Normand Schafer and his team are now here locally to book your traditional vacations and cruises, as well as offering their expertise on travel to the South Pacific.
Deluxe Freighter Cruises from Tahiti, kayaking trips in Tonga, small ship cruises in Fiji, and sailing yacht charters in Tahiti, are all of special note. Far & Away is located at #204 – 2405 Beacon Avenue (across from TD Bank, above Odyssia), and at www.FarAndAwayAdventures.com.
Where to Shop …
MJ Vogue Home Furniture and Decor is a locally owned and operated online home furniture and décor retailer. Shop their website, www.mjvogue.com, from the comfort of home, and pick up your purchase within the hour or at your leisure, or have it delivered the same day! (10% off all pick-ups.) They offer affordable pricing on their assortment of furniture and décor items.
Visit them to see their selection on display in their showroom before you buy! Located at #7 – 2042 Mills Road West, in Sidney.
Where to Live …
On September 1st, Suzi Jack will open Dockside Realty Ltd.’s newest office on the Peninsula in downtown Sidney. It is a family owned and operated real estate brokerage in business since 2006, with offices on both Pender and Saturna Islands. Suzi brings to Dockside many years in the industry, complete with a background in real estate financing, residential and commercial real estate insurance, and real estate sales. Visit www.docksiderealty.ca, or call Suzi at 866-629-3166.
NEWS
Helping Out
Beacon Community Services has two big announcements! First, they have elected five new members to their Board. These members were elected at Beacon’s 42nd Annual General Meeting, and they join seven existing community Board members.
Second, they’ve awarded $6,500 in scholarships to five graduating students from various high schools for exemplary volunteerism and community service.
You can read the full news release under News & Publications on their new website, www.beaconcs.ca.
Highlighting Sidney
The Sidney Business Improvement Area Society (SBIA) has been busy with a new destination marketing campaign, the VI Circle Tour.
This is a joint campaign with the Sooke Regional Tourism Association, to promote the best of the VI Circle Route. It promotes travel to both Sidney and Sooke, targeting residents of Washington and Oregon States in the process of planning their vacations.
This is a $32,000 campaign, half of which has been subsidized by a grant from Destination BC.
The Sidney BIA seeks to attract travel writers and bloggers to our region in hopes that they will showcase Sidney as an alternate to staying in downtown Victoria.
Visit the website, www.vicircleroute.com, for more information.
