Good morning, Oak Bay. An open mic tomorrow, Halloween plans for the kids and free arts outings: there is plenty to put in your calendar this week. Below, your new council and the book that finally came home. And if you haven’t voted in the provincial election, polls close at 8 p.m. Pacific today. The Oak Bay Local team |
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| 🎤 | Sunday: take a turn at Monterey’s open mic. |
| Oct. 25, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Monterey Recreation Centre, 1442 Monterey Avenue. Sing, play or settle in to listen. Performers should check in at 1 p.m.; the Friends of Monterey Centre Society will provide goodies. |
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| 📚 | Tuesday: a Halloween Story Club for ages 6 to 9. |
| Oct. 27, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Oak Bay library community room. Books, games and crafts, with a Halloween theme this month. Drop in; an adult must stay in the library while children attend. |
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| 🚗 | Wednesday: understand the driver’s medical exam. |
| Oct. 28, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Douglas Fir Room at Monterey. ICBC’s Colleen Woodger will explain the Driver’s Medical Examination Report required at age 80 and discuss equipment that can help people keep driving. The talk is free, but register ahead at 250-370-7300. |
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| 🦇 | Thursday: Halloween without the fright. |
| Oct. 29, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Oak Bay library, 1442 Monterey Avenue. Batwings & Broomsticks pairs storytime and songs with a craft. No registration, though space is limited. An adult must remain on site. |
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| 🎃 | Next Saturday: trick-or-treat along the Avenue. |
| Oct. 31, 2 to 6 p.m. Participating businesses between Foul Bay Road and Monterey Avenue, plus Municipal Hall, will have treats. Look for a pumpkin poster in the window. Handy for younger children who would rather collect their haul before dark. |
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Today: the provincial vote |
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| 🗳️ | Polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Your voter card lists an assigned location, but you can vote at any voting place in the province today, Oct. 24. Look up the nearest one before heading out. [Elections BC] |
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| 🪪 | Bring ID showing your name and home address. |
| You can use a B.C. driver’s licence, B.C. identification card or B.C. Services Card with a photo. Other combinations of ID are accepted. If you are eligible but not registered, you can register when you vote. Check the identification rules if you are unsure what to bring. [Elections BC] |
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| 📬 | Still holding a mail-in ballot? Deliver it today. |
| The deadline is 8 p.m. It must arrive by then, so posting it now will not do. Take the package to a voting place or district electoral office. Results start coming in after polls close. [Elections BC] |
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Official council election results Oak Bay’s next council is confirmed The District declared the results on Wednesday. The new council takes its oath Nov. 2. Will Moore, Roxanne Helme and David Gleeson are the newcomers. They join returning councillors Hazel Braithwaite, Cairine Green and Esther Paterson, alongside Mayor Kevin Murdoch. The new council will be sworn in Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall, 2167 Oak Bay Avenue. Andrea Mears was elected school trustee with 2,312 votes. Sources · District of Oak Bay: official declaration |
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Overdue book returned Due Sept. 1, 1983. Returned at last. A copy of War and Remembrance has made it back to the Oak Bay library, 43 years late. Image: AI-generated illustration. The book arrived with no note, no barcode and no borrower’s name. It still had its paper checkout card and catalogue card. Its spine was cracked; there was dust. The Times Colonist reports that the 1978 Herman Wouk novel came back last week. Staff cannot trace who borrowed it: records from that far back have been purged for privacy. Whoever finally brought it in remains unknown. It will not return to the lending shelves. Staff may add it to the library’s heritage collection, but they have not decided yet. Have an overdue book at home? GVPL eliminated overdue fines in 2024. You can return it without an accumulating daily late fee. There is no need to try to beat 43 years. Sources · Times Colonist |
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Community Bulletin Board What's pinned up around the village |
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Posters from around Oak Bay. Tap any to open the source. |
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The details behind the posters |
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| 💍 | Lost: Gold Wedding Band on the Avenue |
| A plain flat gold band, a late husband's wedding ring, was lost on Oak Bay Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 22, between 10 and 11:30 a.m. near the Hair Studio, Fin and Lizzy, Ivy's, Pharmasave and RBC. Message Jodi Wigmore if found. [Oak Bay Local Facebook group] |
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| 🐔 | Free Chicken Coop in Jubilee |
| A custom carpenter-built chicken coop with a large run is free to a good home in the Jubilee area. It needs a clean and a little TLC after winter weathering. You'll need to dismantle and pick it up, ideally before Nov. 1. Message BarbaraJane Pilling. [Oak Bay Local Facebook group] |
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| 🐈 | Christmas Cat-Sit Wanted for Two Ragdolls |
| A family is looking for someone to care for two sweet ragdoll cats, a brother and sister, in your home from Dec. 18 to 29. This is a paid stay; the family supplies food and litter. Message Dustin Kleissen if you can help. [Oak Bay Local Facebook group] |
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| 🧹 | Know a reliable house cleaner? |
| Dianne Gail McDonald Andiel is looking for recommendations for reliable house-cleaning services in Oak Bay. Add a recommendation to her original group post. [Oak Bay Local Facebook group] |
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Book ahead: music and art |
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| 🎺 | November 7: a pay-what-you-can Concert of Remembrance. |
| The Canadian College of Performing Arts and the Band of the 5th (B.C.) Field Regiment perform at Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, 2121 Cadboro Bay Road, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is general seating, with tickets available in advance or at the door. [District of Oak Bay] |
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| 🎨 | November 14 and 15: go inside the artists’ studios. |
| The free fall studio tour runs noon to 4 p.m. both days. Follow the map between private studios to see paintings, photography, fibre work, glass and pottery. It is self-guided, so you can choose a few stops rather than commit to the whole route. Download the studio map from the District’s event page to plan your stops. [District of Oak Bay] |
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| 🖼️ | November 14: start the arts weekend at Monterey. |
| The exhibition and sale runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with demonstrations and work by local artists. Entry is free. The earlier start means you can visit Monterey before the home studios open at noon. [District of Oak Bay] |
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From the Oak Bay Local group Two new neighbours, and a familiar pumpkin |
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Geordie Hobart shared the eagles on Oct. 23. Julie Bailapdx shared the Halloween display on Oct. 22. Two bald eagles on the cell tower at Cadboro Bay and Bowker. Photo shared by Geordie Hobart. |
The Great Pumpkin has company. Photo shared by Julie Bailapdx. |
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Found the gold wedding band mentioned above? Please reply to Jodi’s original group post so it can get home.
Thanks for reading, Oak Bay. See you next Saturday. The Oak Bay Local team |
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