{"key":"a8c9a340f1","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w239141581","category":"Attractions","subcategory":"Visitor Centre","community":"Sidney","lat":48.6487382,"lon":-123.4045406,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Sidney Information Centre","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"The Sidney Information Centre is a volunteer-staffed visitor centre operated by the Sidney Business Improvement Area, situated on Beacon Avenue in the heart of downtown Sidney by the Sea. It serves as the primary resource hub for anyone exploring this charming waterfront community, offering guidance on local dining, events, accommodation, and attractions. Touring cyclists will find it a useful waypoint for route planning, local knowledge, and discovering what this peninsula town has to offer.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.exploresidney.ca/sidneyinfo/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"2281 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 1W9","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"250-665-7362","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"hello@sidneybia.ca","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"1 rack within 100m: rack at 88m.","raw_osm":{"addr:housenumber":"2281","addr:street":"Beacon Avenue","building":"yes","information":"office","name":"Sidney Information Centre","tourism":"information"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website content is fully accessible and provides direct confirmation of the address (2281 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 1W9) matching OSM. The site is operated by the Sidney BIA and describes the centre as open daily with volunteer staff. No cycling-specific amenities (bike parking, water refill, washrooms at the centre) are mentioned on the website; the FAQ references public washrooms at locations around Sidney but not at the Information Centre itself. Two different phone numbers appear on the website (250-665-7362 on the main info page vs. 250.893.0093 on the Contact page), which is flagged as a concern.","concerns":["Two different phone numbers appear on the website: 250-665-7362 in the Information Centre info block on the main page, and 250.893.0093 on the Contact page. The correct public-facing number for the Information Centre should be verified.","OSM record contains no phone number; the number used here is sourced from the website's Information Centre info block.","No cycling-specific amenities (bike parking, washrooms at the centre, water refill) are confirmed by the website; an on-site visit or direct inquiry is needed to complete the required criteria."],"recommended_status_reason":"A staffed visitor information centre in a cycling-friendly seaside town is directly useful to touring cyclists for trip planning and local knowledge, and warrants inclusion once cycling amenity details are confirmed on-site.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":true},"notes":"The FAQ page notes several public washroom locations around Sidney (behind Tanner's Books, Mary Winspear Centre, Seaport Place, Iroquois Park, Tulista Park, Sidney Public Library), which may be relevant for a separate 'nearby facilities' note but are not at the Information Centre itself."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["bike_parking","subcategory","attraction_facets","wow","judgement","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high","facets_layers":"l1+l2","judgement":{"confidence":"high"}},"required_criteria":{"Bike parking":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"},"Washrooms":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"},"Water bottle refill":{"value":true,"source":"inferred:subcategory","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Public rack nearby":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Public","indigenous_role":[],"facets":{"dwell":"quick","setting":"indoor","theme":"civic","energy":"neutral","season":"all","kid_friendly":"neutral","visitable":true,"planning":"walk-up","open_early":true,"open_morning":true,"open_afternoon":true,"open_evening":true,"days_closed":[],"is_24h":false,"seasonal_hours":false,"hours_source":"type_prior","facet_confidence":"high"},"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"Small-town VC ladder 1/2; volunteer-staffed on Beacon Avenue.","rider_delight":2,"blurb":"Volunteer-run visitor centre on Beacon Avenue in downtown Sidney.","price":{"band":0,"band_key":"free","label":"Free","confidence":"high","source":"judgement","signal":"volunteer visitor centre, free"},"tier":"welcoming"}