Volunteering in your Community

Upcoming Volunteering Opportunities

• Tsehum Harbour Holiday Beach Cleanup - Saturday, December 14, 2019
  - Event Poster
  Join Peninsula Streams Society for a beach cleanup at Tsehum Harbour on Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 10 am to noon. Gloves and equipment will be provided but please feel free to bring your own. Make sure to bring a reusable water bottle for free warm refreshments. Volunteers will be meeting at Resthaven Park in Sidney - look for the PSS sandwich board sign! Santa will make an appearance at this Christmas themed clean-up so make sure to bring the kids for a chance to talk to the man in red before the big day! 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.