Volunteering in your Community

Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities

• Reay Creek Park Invasive Species Removal Workparty - Saturday, October 26, 2019
  - Event Poster
  Join Peninsula Streams Society at Reay Creek Park for an Invasive Species Removal Workparty on Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 9:30 am to noon. Volunteers are asked to meet at the west entrance to the park, at the end of Frost Ave off Canora Road. Look for the Peninsula Streams sandwich board signs and tent. Tools will be provided, as well as gloves and safety glasses. Please bring your reusable water bottle, dress in warm layers, sturdy footwear, and bring rain gear if necessary. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information and to RSVP, please email peninsulastreams@gmail.com.
  
  

Volunteering in the Community

There are many organizations and agencies in the Town of Sidney that depend on volunteer assistance. If you have time to spare and are willing and able to give back to your community, we encourage you to do so. Below are just some of the organizations and agencies in Sidney that need volunteer assistance:

• Alzheimer Society of B.C.
• ArtsSea Community Arts Council
• BC Aviation Museum
• Beacon Community Services
• Canadian Blood Services
  
• Citizens on Patrol (contact Jim at 250-655-9224 for more information)
• Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
• Mary Winspear Centre
• Maritime Museum of BC - All Things Marine Thrift Store
• Peninsula Celebrations Society
  
• Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization (PEMO)
• Peninsula Streams Society
• Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
• Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea
  
• SHOAL Centre
• Sidney Community Association
• Sidney Fine Art Show
• Sidney Lions Food Bank
• Sidney Museum and Archives
• Sidney/North Saanich RCMP Detachment
• Sidney Visitor Centre
• Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
• Vancouver Island Regional Library
• Volunteer Saanich Peninsula

Volunteering with the Town of Sidney 

The Town depends on citizen volunteers to serve on Committees, Commissions and Boards. Time commitments vary but typically volunteers are required to attend meetings once or twice a month. Watch for vacancy notices in the fall in the Peninsula News Review and on our website.