Wednesday, June 30

• Community Dinner, 5:00pm (Mary Winspear Centre)
• Canada Day Ceremony, 7:00pm (Beacon Park)
• Live Entertainment, 8:00pm (Beacon Park)
• Fireworks, 10:00pm (Sidney Waterfront)

Thursday, July 1

• Pancake Breakfast, 8:00am (Mary Winspear)
• Parade, 11:00am (Beacon Avenue & Second Street)
• Build-a-Quick Boat Race, 4:00pm (Diver’s Point)
• Live entertainment, family activities and more all afternoon (Mary Winspear)
• Summer Street Market, 5:30 (Beacon Avenue)

The 7th Annual Pender Harbour Blues Festival takes place June 4, 5 and 6 on Pender Island.

For more information: http://www.penderharbourbluesfestival.com/

THE 6TH ANNUAL NANAIMO FLOATING  Boat and Marine Trade show takes place June 4-6 in the stunning downtown setting of Nanaimo’s Boat Basin.

Show hours are:

Friday 12:00 -19:00

Saturday 10:00 -18:00

Sunday 10:00 – 16:00

For more information: www.vancouverislandboatshow.com

Every Sunday afternoon, enjoy beautiful music at the new waterfront park.

2:00 -4:00 pm at Beacon Park, located at the end of Beacon Avenue by the water.

Donations are welcome.

Jun 3 – Aug 26, 2010

5:30 – 8:30 pm Beacon Avenue, Sidney BC

On Thursday nights, check out the hundreds of vendors, artisans and entertainers.

For more information call 250 655 6417

Brad Prevedoros will be playing music at the Dockside Grill every Sunday & Monday from 5pm-8pm.

For more information go to the: Dockside Grill Website

Summer Hours for the Fuel Dock will commence Saturday May 1st, 2010.

Fuel Dock Hours will be: 7:00 am – 8:30pm,  7 days a week throughout the summer months.

Van Isle Marina will support the upcoming 2010 BCYBA Victoria Inner Harbour Boat Show April 29^th – May 2^nd/2010.

Van Isle will have a variety of their new/pre owned Riviera boats and customer pre-owned boats on display.

Contact Allan Mactier or Greg Andrew at Van Isle Marina for more details.

Mark Dickinson, president of Van Isle Marina, has won the Lifetime Achievement for Business Excellence Award from the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
The award was presented at a dinner for about 200 peninsula business people on Wednesday evening at Butchart Gardens.
This is the fourth year the Chamber has held the Crystal Awards for Business Excellence and each year the marina sponsors a prize for Tourism Excellence which was won this year by the Ocean Discovery Days Planning Group.

Mark Dickinson, president of Van Isle Marina Co. Ltd., is pleased to congratulate the marina’s accounting and payroll administrator, Donna McMillan, for her very successful completion of studies in Payroll Compliance through the Canadian Payroll Association.
Donna, after receiving a 96 percent grade in her final examination, has now been awarded her Payroll Compliance Practitioner Certification. This has been the culmination of a three-year studies course which Donna completed while working from home in her after-work-hours.
Certification holders are required to: adhere to a Professional Code of Conduct, maintain professional membership with the CPA, and participate in continuing professional education.
The Canadian Payroll Association is an organization of payroll managers and practitioners in Canada. The organization represents employers’ payroll interests and is an authoritative source of payroll knowledge in the country, and it influences the operational, compliance and technology processes of payroll services bureaus, software providers, Canadian employers, as well as federal and provincial tax authorities.
On behalf of all members of the Van Isle Marina team, Mark sincerely congratulates Donna on her remarkable achievement.