COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🌿 No Ivy League: Ivy removal in Uplands Park on Sunday, May 26 from 1-3pm. Meet Friends at Uplands Park at the Dorset/Lincoln entrance off Beach Drive. All tools, gloves and instructions will be provided—including refreshments at the end. | 📣 Spring Pickleball Tournament: Rumble in the Bubble at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre Tennis Bubble, 1975 Bee St. on Saturday, May 25 from 9am to Sunday, May 26 at 4pm. | 🧽 Castaway Wanderers Rugby Club is hosting a car wash and bottle drive fundraiser at Monterey Middle School Saturday, May 25 from 11am-4pm to support their U12 Minis who are going to Vancouver. | 🎡 Oak Bay Tea Party will return to Willows Park, May 31 to June 2. Check out the details of the annual summer fair, including the parade schedule, food, kids craft centre and the floating tea cup challenge! | 🦁 Victoria Chinatown Lioness Lions holding annual paper shredding event on Saturday, June 8 from 10am to 1pm in the Save-On-Foods parking lot at Fort and Foul Bay. |
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| | COMMUNITY NEWS | 🚨 UVic student’s death sparks coroner’s inquest and BC-wide changes. Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18, suffered cardiac arrest in her dorm due to fentanyl poisoning in Jan. Premier David Eby has confirmed a coroner's inquest, which can make policy recommendations but does not assign legal fault. BC asked schools to add measures to prevent overdoses after this tragedy. [Capital Daily] | 🏥 Island nurses want to bring Indigenous healing to UVic’s nursing curriculum. Lisa Bourque Bearskin and Victoria Dick of Tseshaht want to infuse this traditional knowledge into modern health care. They are currently working on creating a curriculum “from the ground up” called the Indigenous Graduate Education and Nursing (IGEN) program at UVic. [Capital Daily] | 🧯Two couches set on fire at Cattle Point. Oak Bay Police deemed it an arson, and the Oak Bay Fire Department was called in to assist, and said several “youths” were spotted fleeing the scene. [Oak Bay Police] | 🏃🏻♂️ Oak Bay half marathon this Sunday expected to draw uninvited guests. Race director Nick Walker says runners of all kinds are expected, including some rogue runners who often jump in to the race without registering or paying, which he says is a problem that poses a risk to the event. [CHEK] | 🐟 Friends of Bowker Creek achieves charitable status. The organization is now eligible to apply to a broader number of funding sources and partnerships. This will also allow them to issue official tax receipts for donations. Stay tuned for future announcements. [Friends of Bowker Creek] | 🏃🏻♀️ UVic Behavioural Medicine Lab is seeking participants who are parents of a child aged 3-12 for a new study. The study aims to facilitate discussion and provide tools which may help support the health and activity levels for both children and their parents. Participation will inform future research and innovation in family physical health. [UVic Behavioural Medicine Lab] | Do you struggle to stay active? | | | 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 | A second seal settles in Oak Bay before getting relocated | Oak Bay locals have been following the movements of a second elephant seal, weeks after Emerson-mania abated. The original poster considered the animal before posting the photos, which were taken with a zoom lens at a safe distance, over a week ago at Cadboro Bay beach, after “not-Emerson” had already been relocated to another spot away from the beach. | One commenter said he “looks like a sleeping bag” while another noted how they love seeing these animals lobe around beaches in the community. Check out the photos of the beautiful creature here, thanks to photographer Ramona Jubilee. | |
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| | | A reminder to lock your cars at night | An Oak Bay local warned others after they say their car was broken into overnight on Beach Drive near Estevan. While nothing meaningful was taken from the car, the original poster still felt uneasy about the idea that someone opened the door and had gone through their belongings. | Others in the thread cautioned neighbours against leaving anything in their cars at night, due to ongoing concerns around theft and break-ins. One commenter also suggested that members of the community ensure that they lock their doors. While many agreed that this best practice is important to follow, it’s still sad to think that on the rare time they forget, they will be targeted. | |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS | | Abby Sprouts Reruns Consignment seeking kids summer clothes and shoes | Abby Sprouts is also accepting rain gear and cleats, along with several other quality brands. Looking to consign? Check out their guidelines to learn more about the items and brands they carry. |
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| | | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Diederik Wolsak |
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