COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🌚 Oak Bay Night Markets will continue on the second Wednesday of the month this summer. The next one will be Wednesday, August 14 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. | 🧘🏻♀️ 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 | 📚 Owner of Ivy’s Bookstore reflected on its 60 years in Oak Bay. Vancouver Island is the home of 29 of the 98 independent bookstores in BC and Ivy’s Bookstore owner Megan Scott reflected on what it’s like to run one of Vancouver Island’s many independent bookstore in an area on the This is Vancouver Island podcast where owners say that they all support each other. [CBC News] | 🚨 Oak Bay Police remind public to slow down on Beach Drive. Excessive speeding has been an ongoing threat to public safety along the scenic route, where OBPD have been paying increased attention to. They also reminded people to slow down and enjoy the route—unless they’d like to be served a speeding ticket. [Oak Bay Police] | 🏠 Oak Bay's 2024 Annual Community Feedback Questionnaire is open until July 2. The questionnaire asks residents and business owners about their experiences with their services and staff, as well as their priorities for the future. Do you have feedback to share? [District of Oak Bay] | 🛴 Oak Bay to take part in Provincial Electric Kick Scooter Pilot Project. The project will roll out to several communities across BC. Though you won’t need a license to use an e-kick scooter, riders must follow certain rules, including being over 16, wearing an approved helmet, and not riding on sidewalks or crosswalks or exceeding speeds of 50 km/hr. [District of Oak Bay] | 🏊🏼♀️ UVic swim coach retires after 41 years. Peter Vizsolyi, who is also a local physician, has led the Vikes to 470 national titles and medals, with swimmers going on to the Olympics/Paralympics 19 times. He is in the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame for his work with the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Longtime assistant Ryan Clouston now takes over. [Vikes] | 🏊♂️ Oak Bay Recreation Centre Pool will close for upgrades on Monday, July 1, and will reopen Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. The closure will improve the air quality in the pool facility while also supporting the longer-term sustainability of the facility’s infrastructure. [District of Oak Bay] | Will Oak Bay's pool closure affect you? | | | 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 | Plans for the restaurant at the Oak Bay Marina | Oak Bay locals have been discussing what they’d like to see at the Oak Bay Marina, after noticing that it looks a little derelict lately. Some were imaging what they’d like to see the building replaced with. Some suggested a higher end chain like Joey’s or Cactus Club would be a great fit, which another commented that they’d love to see a high-end Mexican restaurant in the space. Anyone familiar with the restaurant or hospitality industry knows that many are struggling with high costs and how to strike the right note with customers. | Some suggested that a lack of commitment from the District to create a vibrant, accessible space along the waterfront is preventing the right tenant to move in. Others say that striking the right balance for customers and looking to other marinas in the wider community will help determine the best dining option for this area. What would you like to see at the Oak Bay Marina? | |
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| | More popular posts | What to do with an abundance of flower vases? A gorgeous view of Mount Baker Thanks to the community for their donations to support a newcomer family District of Oak Bay is looking for a deputy director of corporate services
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| Arbutus advice | One community member reached out to the group looking for advice on planting an Arbutus tree after finding that one they’d planted last winter didn’t survive the cold snap. After waiting a while to see if it would rise again, the original poster was wondering whether to cut away the old stalk in order to focus on the new shoot. | Several locals looked at a photo in the post, and several said that they thought all of the dead wood should be cut back so it can focus on the new growth, and after doing that it should be left alone. | Another suggested that the new growth didn’t look like shiny Arbutus at all, saying that they believe it to likely be mint or another type of tree that is emerging from the dead growth. | | |
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| | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Christy Grinton |
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