From the desk

Village news

Short reported briefs from the Oak Bay Local desk.

• guide

  Every Way Into the Water

  All 23 public beach accesses in Oak Bay—mapped and explained, with swim and launch ratings, tide and water-quality checks, Google Maps links, and a phone-sized field map.

  September 9, 2026

• Matthew Jackson scholarship

  The Oak Bay kid behind a new UBC scholarship

  A new entrance award brings Matthew Jackson's Oak Bay-to-UBC story back to the profession he loved.

  August 29, 2026

• Climate planning

  Oak Bay gets $70,000 for climate planning

  Useful money for the plan—not yet the project.

  August 29, 2026

• Oak Bay Police

  Five unlocked cars were entered in one week

  Lock the doors; police are also stepping up evening patrols in Estevan.

  August 29, 2026