Sister Cities Nautical Flagpole, Sidney BC
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arby101ca
N 48° 38.943 W 123° 23.672
10U E 470940 N 5388518
Sidney BC is associated with three sister cities, Anacortes, Washington, Cairns, Australia and Niimi, Japan. The flags of the three sister cities fly from a nautical flag pole at the east end of the main street, Beacon Ave.
Waymark Code: WMFDZ8
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 10/04/2012
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This nautical flag pole has a main mast and yardarm. There is no gaff. The flag for the Cairns Regional Council flys from the main mast. The flags for Anacortes and Niimi fly from the yardarm halyards. The Sidney flag is not on this flagpole but can be seen as one of the flags flying along the pier. This pier at the foot of Bevan was the original ferry terminal for the ferry to Anacortes, an appropriate sister city.
The following information on the sister cities is quoted from this town web site. (
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"The Town had the honour of declaring “Sister Cities” relationships with three cities: on May 3, 1984, with the City of Cairns, Queensland, Australia; on June 7, 1996 with the City of Anacortes, Washington, USA; and on June 30, 2008 with the City of Niimi, Japan. In establishing these affiliations, each community has a greater opportunity to develop meaningful and long term relationships and enjoying mutual benefits in tourism and economic development."
"The Sidney Sister Cities Association (SSCA) facilitated communications and played a key role in the twinning of these cities. The Association is a non-profit organization made up of community volunteers who work on behalf of the Town to promote peace through respect, understanding and cooperation. The goal of the SSCA is to foster international relationships, understanding and cooperation at the grass roots level, person to person and between organizations. The Association is continuing to grow and strengthen relationships with Cairns and Anacortes and is pleased to have ties with our new sister city Niimi, Japan. The prospects for new professional, educational, recreational and cultural exchanges are excellent and the Association is continuing to move ahead to help Sidney become internationally known."