| COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🎉 Redfern Parkfest will be held Sunday, Aug. 20 from 11am to 4:30pm at Redfern Park, entrance at 1910 Leighton St. This free, family friendly event will include activities throughout the day [click here or find more info below]. | 🎼 Summer Concerts in the Park will feature Black Angus on Thursday, Aug. 24 from 6 to 8pm at Willows Beach. Black Angus offers a variety of material from foot-stomping folk songs to poignant lyrical poetry. | 🧘♂️ Tuesday night yoga continues this week at Willows Beach, from 6 to 7pm, led by Ajna and Oak Bay Recreation’s yoga instructors. Bring your own yoga mat. | 💐 The Abkhazi Garden Art Show Fundraiser will run from Sept. 4 to Oct. 9 from 11am to 4pm where you can view paintings and sketches inspired by the beautiful Abkhazi Garden, created by local artists who have been part of the plein air Artists in the Garden program. |
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| | COMMUNITY NEWS | 🏊🏼♀️ Oak Bay Rec announced admission and pass rates are going up 4% this fall, effective Sept. 1. Financial assistance is available for individuals and families who qualify through the Greater Victoria Leisure Involvement for Everyone (LIFE) program. [Oak Bay Parks & Recreation] | 💔 Oak Bay resident falls victim to “romance fraud scam” where, over the course of eight months, a woman was manipulated into sending $20K to a man she met online. [Oak Bay Police] | 🍏 Do your trees have more fruit than you can pick? One Oak Bay resident thanked the @LifeCyclesProject for picking 130 pounds of Italian plums off their tree, leaving them with plenty to share with friends, but taking most to feed the community. | 🚒 Oak Bay’s historic fire station is too small for its newest fire truck. Oak Bay Fire knew the truck would be too big for the Tudor-style building in advance of the purchase, so a temporary structure will be built in order to house the “best truck to serve the community.” [Oak Bay News] | ⚡️ The federal government unveiled Powering Canada Forward, with insight from UVic. UVic and Rainhouse Manufacturing Canada provided feedback during a roundtable discussion about the long-term energy sector transformation report. [Victoria Tech Journal] | 🌅 Heat waves across BC this week prompted the District of Oak Bay to advise residents on how they can keep cool this week. The public was advised to visit Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Monterey Recreation Centre, or the Oak Bay Branch of the public library to try and keep cool. [District of Oak Bay] | 🗓️ Summer is in the air! Paint Works has been servicing Victoria for 20 years. They look forward to hearing from you, and having you in their schedule. Book now!* | *Sponsored Listing | How did you find the heat wave this week? | | | P.S. Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe here. |
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| | PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT | To join the conversation, become a member of the Oak Bay Local Facebook group | Deer-resistant gardens | Oak Bay locals have been sharing their successes at growing gardens that are resistant to deer. One person shared their experience creating an “experimental garden” growing catmint. Without knowing much about gardening, they chose some $3 plants from Canadian Tire that are known for their low maintenance and low water consumption and would attract bees, birds, or butterflies. A couple of seasons later, and the garden is now several rows long after being cut back at the beginning of the season. | Another local shared how micro-clover looked, as it covered the ground like grass, but requires less maintenance throughout the season and doesn’t need to be cut. The only downside to the micro-clover is that deer love it, so it may not be the best option for keeping them away. If deer resistance is your main goal, The Spruce created a list of deer-resistant ornamental grasses to choose from. | |
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| | | Long distance road cycling | An Oak Bay local reached out to the group in search of others in the community who are interested in meeting up to do long distance road cycling. They said it would be nice to meet some people of any gender/age to cycle with. The poster is looking for cyclists who want to be on the road later than 7am and prefer to cycle distances that range from 25 to 100km. Others responded to the thread that they were also seeking cyclists to ride with. | | | SPONSORED BY DANCE VICTORIA |  | Photo: Marc J. Chalifoux |
| Early bird Nutcracker tickets; Ukrainian Shumka Dancers and Victoria Symphony | Oak Bay Local readers save up to 20% off regular priced adult tickets to Ukrainian Shumka Dancers’ Nutcracker. Promo code: Nut-OakBayLocal. | Dec. 1-3
Tickets at Royal and McPherson Theatres or call the box office: 250-386-6121. |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS | | Join the Redfern Parkfest: a free event for all ages | This family friendly neighbourhood party will include the unveiling of the community gardens at Redfern Commons in addition to a fun-filled day of live music, games, prizes, and more. |
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| | | | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Neil Dickie |
| “Sunrise over the iconic Mount Baker, Aug. 14, from McMicking Point in Oak Bay.” |
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