| COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🎨 The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s 34th TD Art Gallery Paint-In will be held on Saturday, July 15, where around 30,000 visitors annually explore and experience art along Moss Street. | 🧘🏻♀️ Free yoga continues at Willows Park from 6 to 7pm every Tuesday evening through August. | 🎼 Summer concerts in the park set to continue in the grassy area of Willows Park. Next up: Soul Shakers, from 6 to 8pm. Free to attend. | 🚘 Oak Bay Collector Car Festival returns on July 23, from 8am to 3pm. Collector car owners and enthusiasts of all makes and vintages are invited to bring their cars to Oak Bay Avenue. | 🎶 Creekside Concerts are back for a fifth summer. It will be held on Friday, July 21 along Bowker Creek Walkway in Oak Bay from 6:30 to 9:30pm. (The rain date for the event is Saturday, July 22.) |
|
| | COMMUNITY NEWS | 💧Residents throughout BC are urged to conserve water amid significant drought conditions. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Bowinn Ma told residents to slash their water consumption amid current conditions, saying “every drop counts”. [CPAC] | 🚲 A second mass bike ride was held this week to protest the lack of bike lanes in Oak Bay. The ride drew attention to the noticeable gap in the regional network. The ride went from from UVic onto Oak Bay’s municipal hall. [Check News] | 💗 Oak Bay Volunteer Services Society is among local companies set to benefit from a funding windfall, to be used for community care for low-income, marginalized, disabled, and other in-need people. The money comes from the Community Gaming Grant, which provides $140M each year to support nearly 5,000 not-for-profit organizations. [Capital Daily] | 😞 Another Oak Bay resident fell victim to a fraud scheme, losing nearly $13K after clicking a fraudulent link titled “Millionaire that Died” [Oak Bay Police] | 🙀 Two cougar sightings within 10 hours in the Cedar Hill area of Saanich put residents on alert. If you spot a cougar, report it to the Saanich Police Department at 250-475-4321 and B.C. Conservation Services at 1-877-952-7277. [Oak Bay News] | 🗓️ 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 do you plan on cutting water use? | | | P.S. Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe here. |
|
| | PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT | To join the conversation, become a member of the Oak Bay Local Facebook group | A crow’s nest in a precarious location | An Oak Bay local posted that they have a baby crow nestled in the corner of their chicken coop. The mom and dad crows were quite upset and were dive-bombing the commenter and their dogs in their back yard. They were looking for advice on who they could call to help retrieve it, or any advice on what to do. Commenters believed that the parents were likely protecting the juvenile until it was ready to fly. As for what to do about the situation, one commenter suggested covering their face and head before relocating the baby bird so the crows don’t remember them and teach others to attack! Another suggestion was to call WildARC for additional ideas. | |
|
| | | Little libraries in need of kids books | An Oak Bay local was looking for advice on where to bring their used kids books, and was wondering specifically whether there are any little libraries in South Oak Bay that could use them, and for which ages. One commenter said that St. Christopher's Montessori School-Oak Bay is always looking for books for their 3- to 5-year-old students, and even some for older age ranges. Another said that there is a little library for kids aged 5-12 in front of GNS junior school on Beach Drive, which is frequented by kids coming and going from camps throughout the summer. Others said there are little libraries on Bowker, Redfern Park, and on Transit near Beach. The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network also has a map of all of the local little libraries in the community. | |
|
| | IN OTHER NEWS | | Island Breaststrokers holding afternoon tea fundraiser | The event will be held on Saturday July 15, 2pm at 3198 Henderson Rd. in Oak Bay. Email ibspaddler@gmail.com if you would like to attend. | |
|
| | | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Image credit: Susanna Maria Dery. The Village Patisserie was back at the night market this week! |
| |
|
| | What did you think of today's edition? | | | |
|
