COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🌚 Oak Bay night markets are in full swing, every second Wednesday of the month, from 4 to 8 pm until Sept. 13. Next up: June 28 in Oak Bay Village. | 🐺 Oak Bay Beach Hotel partners with Madrona Gallery to showcase historic and contemporary Indigenous artists. Check out the digital walking tour here. | 🌈 A Pride swim will be held on Saturday, June 24, 7:30 to 9:30pm at the Oak Bay Pool, 1975 Bee St. This swim is in the spirit of acceptance and providing safe spaces for for the LGBTQ2SIA+ community, their friends, families, and allies. |
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| | COMMUNITY NEWS | 🎓 Community celebrates new Oak Bay graduates, congratulating them as they celebrate their achievements and take on the next adventure in their lives. [Oak Bay Local] | 😊 Three Oak Bay High grads earn Beedie Luminary Scholarships, which recognize students who show “grit, determination, and heart in overcoming obstacles.” [Oak Bay News] | 🦆 Oak Bay local shows interesting peek into rush hour traffic. Next stop: the party lawn. [Oak Bay Local] | 😞 Another Oak Bay community member falls victim to a phone scam, this time by someone purporting to be from BC Hydro. Oak Bay Police subsequently warned the public after they said the scam cost the man $8,000. [Oak Bay Police] | ✅ District of Oak Bay is looking to understand the community’s priorities. Complete its annual survey online by July 4. | ⛴ Thinking of taking the ferry soon? BC Ferries warned the public of potential delays in the weeks ahead as it copes with staffing shortages, which could impact services and wait times. [Oak Bay News] | | 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 | Increased tension between drivers and cyclists | Oak Bay locals discussed ongoing tensions between road users, both those who were riding bikes, and those driving cars. There appears to be an uptick in discussions around car drivers accelerating near bicycle riders lately in the wake of an organized ride in protest of a “part-time” bike lane on Henderson, which is a dedicated bike lane from 7am to 7pm. Some drivers have also said they’ve felt frustrated by some cyclists riding unpredictably. Have you noticed an increase in tensions? | |
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| | More mysterious bugs | Oak Bay locals have long been turning to the community for help at identifying mystery insects, bugs, and other wildlife. This week a new beast was discovered, with what looked to be a kind of powder surrounding a small hole in some wood trim. Some community members suggested it could be the work of carpenter ants, while others through it might be termites. Whatever they are, the community reached a consensus that professionals should definitely be consulted, as a number of the possible pests could cause structural problems in homes. Some community members suggested Orkin Canada or Garden City Pest Control were reliable pest control providers, and suggested they be contacted immediately. Have you identified the cause of a similar problem? | |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS |  | Image credit: Christy Grinton |
| A community member warned the public against using rat poison after posting some incredible photos showing an owl providing a more natural pest control method. The images show that the owl had taken a bothersome rodent from a Saanich-area yard and flown it to its nest where its babies then feasted on it. Oak Bay joined Saanich in banning the commercial use of rat poison in October 2020 after several owls were found dead, but some believe the poison to still be in use. |
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| | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Leonardo Galasso |
| “It's beginning to look a lot like Canada Day at the Millers 🇨🇦” |
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