Known for: hears things first
Local Gossip
You hear about new shops, neighbourhood changes and stories worth checking. Useful tips, please. Your neighbour's private business can stay private.
The Oak Bay Local Board · Now recruiting
Unofficial know-it-alls wanted.
Strictly unofficial
Know everyone? Notice everything? A little nosy? Put it to good use. The Local Board is a small crew of neighbours who help Oak Bay Local notice what matters, and shape what we cover next.
The case board: four open roles
Who spotted the new bakery first?
Market’s on Saturday. Ask the Gatherer.
Sky over Willows, 7:20 a.m. Who took this?
Known for: fully booked calendar
Local Gatherer
Your calendar is full, and you know which events deserve a crowd.
Known for: overhears the good questions
Local Listener
Bring us the questions people are asking, the things we're missing and honest feedback on this newsletter.
Known for: camera roll with a beat
Local Lens
Send us photos and clips from around Oak Bay: a spectacular sky, something new on the Avenue, a deer with somewhere to be. Phone cameras encouraged. No fancy gear required.
Memo · To: new recruits · From: the editors
Rules of engagement
- No meetings. No CV. No need to know everything. Send a useful tip when you have one.
- Useful tips, please. Your neighbour’s private business stays private.
- We check everything before we share it. You bring the lead; we do the legwork.
- Local Lens: tell us where and when you took it, and how you’d like to be credited. Phone cameras encouraged.
This memo will not self-destruct.
Form OBL-7 · Takes about two minutes
Put your name down.
Your first name, a way to reach you, a role and one thing we should cover. That’s the whole application. These are volunteer roles.
Looking to post a community notice instead? Visit the community board.