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Sidney| Town in the extreme southeast of Vancouver Island, southwest British Columbia, Canada, 24 km/15 mi north of Victoria, on Haro Strait; population (1991) 10,100. It is a commercial centre for the Saanich Peninsula, and has ferry connections with Anacortes, Washington. |
| The Victoria International Airport is on the west. |
Sidney| City and administrative headquarters of Shelby County, western Ohio, on the Great Miami River, 48 km/30 mi northwest of Springfield; population (1990) 18,700. Industries include metal finishing and fabrication, and the manufacture of lathes, compressors, road machinery, and machine tools. |
| A trading post was established in the area in 1739, but the first permanent settlement by Europeans was not until about 1820. The city is named after the Elizabethan poet and soldier Philip Sidney. |
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