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🏰 Treasure Island returns to Craigdarroch Castle for various dates, beginning today! |
🌊 Ogden Point's Massive Marine & Outdoor Garage Sale, Saturday, Mar. 25 at Pier A, the Breakwater District at Ogden Point, from 9am to 12pm. Find nautical treasures and meet new friends at this year’s fun-filled event, with all proceeds going to support their education programs. |
💗 Join the UVic Society for Students with a Disability (SSD) and the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) on Mar. 31 for their Post-Secondary Disability Symposium, featuring the NEADS State of the Schools tour. |
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COMMUNITY NEWS |
🎉 Oak Bay veteran John Hillman is holding his 4th annual walking fundraiser for Save the Children later this spring in celebration of his 104th birthday. [Oak Bay News] |
🏊🏼♀️ Oak Bay Recreation Centre announces spring hours change, effective April 1, due to staff shortages. [Oak Bay Recreation Centre] |
⛸ Oak Bay Figure Skating Club members, including two brothers, will compete in BC Games competition. [Victoria News] |
💸 BC premier suggests there won't be any direct support for municipalities, including Oak Bay, who are facing significant property tax hikes. [The Canadian Press] |
🌅 UVic, CRD announce project that will improve their response to extreme heat events, after 619 people were confirmed to have died in a heat dome in 2021. The project hopes to include feedback from those who are most affected, including older adults, pregnant and nursing mothers, as well as newcomers. [Victoria News] |
🏡 Curious about how much your home would sell for in today’s market?Contact local market expert, realtor Robyn Wildman of The Wildman Group, for a free home evaluation.* |
🚴♀️ Oak Bay Police issued a reminder to the public to be aware of pedestrians and cyclists, amid an increase in cycling and pedestrian traffic and reports of a hit and run. |
🍁 Laurel Collins, MP for Victoria, continues to offer constituents support with federal government services. Get support by reaching out at Laurel.Collins@parl.gc.ca or 250-363-3600.* |
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PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT |
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Oak Bay property owners upset over proposed property tax increase |
Municipalities are dealing with the increasing costs, and Oak Bay's draft financial plan has proposed an 11.6% increase for 2023 for property owners, in order to help deal with the increased costs and to support upcoming capital expenditures. This has many in the community concerned and upset, with many saying they are struggling to accept the rising costs on their properties in recent years. Some suggested that renters have been bearing the burden of these increased costs for a while now, and it's to be expected that homeowners should face the same. Are you struggling with the proposed increases? |
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Oak Bay gardeners sharing plans for the season |
Oak Bay gardeners are enjoying the nicer weather, and are reaching out to the group to share their plans for everything from rock walls, planters, and other familiar sights and sounds of the season. What do you have planned for your garden this year? |
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TOGETHER WITH QUEENSWOOD MASSAGE THERAPY |
Help your body feel its best |
Queenswood Massage Therapy - Cadboro Bay’s newest registered massage therapist, Kaeley De Armond, offers a serene home-based practice nestled amongst the tall trees of Queenswood Drive. |
Kaeley has five years of experience as an RMT and offers therapeutic or relaxation treatment sessions of 30 to 90 minutes. |
Crisp ocean air wafting through an open window during a soothing massage awaits. Start or finish your treatment with a personal cedar sauna session for complete satisfaction. The practice is a short walk from UVic, Caddy Bay village, Gyro Beach, and Telegraph Bay and is the perfect, peaceful place for your body. |
Book online at QueenswoodMasssage.ca. |
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IN OTHER NEWS |
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An Oak Bay photo challenge |
Most Oak Bay locals are familiar with the work of Mary MacArthur, a local photographer known for capturing what locals love about the community. |
With an eye for natural landscapes through all seasons and times of day, Mary's work is regularly featured on Oak Bay Local, and now she is challenging the others to do the same. She is encouraging those who want to participate to submit a photo every Monday on a theme, which will be announced each Monday, and posted the following Monday. Rules of her challenge include: no props, drones, homes, or people, and it must be taken in Oak Bay. |
The next upcoming challenge is due Monday, Mar. 27, with the theme of #seabirds. |
Whether you are a seasoned photographer or just looking to try it, everyone is welcome to participate. We look forward to seeing the results! |
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ERGONOMYX |
A desk that moves with you |
Victoria-based Ergonomyx have made the perfect sit-stand desk that's waiting to get into your office or home office, and they have a special offer for readers of Oak Bay Local! |
Save $170 this month on your Smart Sit Stand Desk by using promo code OVERSTORYMEDIA at checkout. This desk will get you… moving! |
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK |
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Photo credit: Karen R Stein |
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