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| COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🍃 Want to help remove invasive plants? Remove invasive plants such as Himalayan blackberry, Scotch broom, and English ivy from Anderson Hill Park in Oak Bay. Sign up here for Saturday, Aug. 10 at 1:45pm. | 🌿 Bowker Creek Brush up and art sale will be held Sunday, Aug. 11 at Bowker Creek Park from 11am to 4:30pm. Learn more here. | 🖼 Art on the Avenue Gallery Walk. Up to 25 businesses on Oak Bay Avenue between Richmond Road and Monterey Avenue will take part in the free self-guided art tour, with artwork on display in their shop windows from Aug. 10 to 18. Live music, prizes and more will happen on Saturday, Aug. 10, from noon to 2pm. | 🌚 Oak Bay Night Market is on Wednesday, Aug. 14 from 4-8pm. Markets will be held on the second Wednesday of the month through September, where Oak Bay Village transforms into a European-style street market with fresh and local produce, food and artisanal goods. More info here. | 🧘🏻♀️ Summer Yoga in Abkhazi Garden will take place on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm for $15 per class. Email Kaitlyn at omoutsideyoga@gmail.com to reserve your spot. |
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| | COMMUNITY NEWS | 🛑 Beach advisory issued for Willows Beach in Oak Bay after high fecal levels were found there and several beaches in neighbouring communities. The contamination is an indicator of potential risk and residents are advised to avoid contact with the water. [District of Oak Bay] | 🚨 House under construction vandalized at Harling Point. There is a video showing perpetrators committing the acts. The owners are hoping someone will come forward in order to identify the individuals who made this unfortunate decision. [Oak Bay Local] | 🏞 Upcoming events in Oak Bay will showcase art in the community. Businesses along Oak Bay Avenue, between Richmond Road and Monterey Avenue will take part in the free self-guided art tour, which will include art displays in the windows of shop windows from Aug. 10 to 18. The event will include live music on the street, with various locations holding special events including artist demonstrations, prize draws, art activities and more, from noon to 2pm on Aug. 10. Arts Alive Oak Bay, which has several pieces of art in Oak Bay Village, also offers a self-guided tour of art throughout the district. [Times Colonist] | 🗑 Want reminders of local garbage pickup? One local is sending reminders over email. Sign up here to learn more. [Oak Bay Local] | 🚧 Construction to affect Beach Drive access August 7-30. The closures along Beach Drive will occur between Bowker Avenue and Windsor Road from August 7-30. Detours will be in place for the several routes along the drive, which can be viewed on this map. [District of Oak Bay] | 🏡 More Oak Bay families are living together longer. Scarce housing and high costs are influencing more families across BC to live together longer, and has even caused some parents to delay retirement or make other changes in order to help their adult children. Two years ago, Capital Daily profiled a four-generation Oak Bay household. [Vancouver Sun] | 🍦 49 Below is holding an ice cream class giveaway in celebration of their birthday this weekend. The winner, and five friends, will walk through the basics of ice cream making and get to choose their own flavour. Details on how to enter are here. | | 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 | | If you’re using rat poison, please don’t | An Oak Bay local reached out to the group using an adorable puppy photo to encourage Oak Bay residents not to use rat poison. After finding two dead rats in the Falkland/Pentland/Victoria Avenue areas, there are suspicions that the poison is being used for the purposes of controlling rats. Oak Bay joined Saanich in 2020 in order to ban the use of anticoagulant rat poisons after two dead owls were found and concerns were raised about the owl populations. This puts owls and any other predator at risk, including dogs and other pets. Looking for ways to control rats? One local company has several suggestions and tips on how to identify where they’re entering your home, and how to prevent it. | |
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| | | Water advisories at Willows | Oak Bay locals were chatting about recent water tests, which have indicated high levels of bacteria in the water at Willows Beach. The levels pose a health risk and the area is unsafe for swimming and other contact with the water. Many locals were speculating as to what may have caused the bacteria to spike. Some suspect the Canada geese could be the cause, while others say tanker cruise ships could be the culprits. | Another commenter said that stormwater, sewage spills and overflow is often the cause of sending microbe-containing fecal matter into rivers, lakes, and storm drains which eventually flow into the ocean. Signs will be posted at the beach to notify visitors. | | |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS |  | Photo credit: Oak Bay Village |
| Tasty treats selling out quickly at the night market | Are you planning on visiting the Oak Bay Night Market on Wednesday, Aug. 14? The word on the street is that these delicious Alfajores by Griselda handmade cookies sell out quickly. What are alfajores you ask? These handmade shortbread treats are rolled in coconut shreds and are filled with a creamy dulce de leche centre. 😋 | | Do you have any favourite vendors or products at the Oak Bay night market? | |
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| | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Phil Warren |
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