COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🌚 Oak Bay Night Markets will continue on every second Wednesday this summer. The next one will be Wednesday, July 10 from 4-8pm where Oak Bay Village transforms into a European style street market with fresh and local produce, food and artisanal goods. More info here. | 🎶 Summer Concerts in the Park are set to begin Saturday, June 29 at 2pm at Willows Park in the grassy area. Concerts will highlight local musicians with emerging artists as opening acts. Presented by Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture. | 🌈 Pride swim will be held Saturday, June 29 from 7:30pm to 10pm at Oak Bay Recreation Centre Pool, at 1075 Bee St. The swim is for the LGBTQ2SIA+ community, their friends, families, and allies and will be an evening filled with fun, games and prizes. | 🛍 Island Vintage Events is holding an outdoor pop-up Vintage Fair at Lazy Susan’s on Saturday, June 15 from 9:30am to 4pm at 2039 Oak Bay Ave. |
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| | 🙅♀️ Willows Beach advisory reveals high levels of bacteria in the water at Willows Beach. Residents and visitors are advised to avoid swimming and exposure to the water until further updates are provided. [District of Oak Bay] | 🏞 Uplands dream home perched high on a hill includes stunning mountain and ocean views, multiple patio spaces and a heated, tiled pool for year-round use. Can’t afford the $7.3 million price tag? You can appreciate how it seamlessly integrates with its natural surroundings by checking out the full listing. [Urbanized] | 🛑 Oak Bay Police say a cyclist was struck by a driver of a car that failed to yield while stopped at a stop sign on Bowker Avenue, as the driver of the car attempted to turn onto Cadboro Bay Road. [CHEK] | 📚 UVic ranks among highest for sustainability research, becoming third in Canada to implement UN sustainability goals. [Oak Bay News] | 🐕 Oak Bay woman and her dog Daisy were stalked by a doe while out on their routine walk this week. Fortunately some neighbours were able to distract the doe and no one was hurt, though experts say does are currently in ‘mama mode’ and could pose dangers to perceived threats to their newborn fawns. [CHEK] | Have you noticed a change in deer behaviour in Oak Bay? | | | 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 | Treating cedar planters | Oak Bay locals have long been reaching out to their neighbours, looking for advice on various gardening issues in the community. This week, a local sought help to understand how best to treat and protect cedar deck planters from the elements, which were on her deck. | One suggestion was to use linseed oil, though some warned that there is a risk of developing mould with this option. Others said that they’ve had good results from using raw (not boiled) linseed oil for a reclaimed pallet, though it did take some time to dry. Another suggestion was to use Sunfast, which is a more expensive option at around $100 per gallon, or Sikkens stain in cedar tone (also known as Sico stain) which can be wiped onto cedar with a rag, and residual stain can be wiped off after 10 minutes. | Another suggestion was that the planter boxes should be up on little “feet”, available at plant stores, otherwise they will eventually rot the deck. Do you have any experience staining cedar to share? | |
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| | | Community pool services | A community member sought support from others this week as the Crystal Pool replacement project was up for approval this past Thursday at Victoria City Council. The project has been in the works for years and the closure of the aged pool will affect many users in the community for years. | The city unanimously voted to hold a referendum that will ask voters two questions, which include: | Whether the city should borrow up to $168.9 million to build a new recreation facility to replace Crystal Pool, and Whether the new facility should be built in Central Park North or South.
| Many Oak Bay locals have a lot of thoughts and concerns about this project and how it will affect pool services in Oak Bay in the long and short term. Do you share them? | If you need to get caught up on what’s going on with the Crystal Pool replacement project and what council discussed on Thursday, read the full story on Capital Daily. | |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS | | Local bread drop now available on Thursdays | Local baker Brendon Ross will once again be offering a bread drop on Thursdays at 776 St. Patrick St. between 11am and 1pm. There will be three types of bread available, including: | | Order by dropping a comment here. |
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| | | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Mary McArthur |
| If you’re a fan of local photographer Mary McArthur’s photos, she now has greeting cards available to order. |
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