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💜 Friends of Uplands Park to celebrate Camas Day on Sunday, April 30 from 12-3pm. Meet at Cattle Point and Beach Drive for botanist-guided walks, activities for all, along with food, drinks, and prizes. |
🕺 Playground Fundraiser Dance with the Bald Eagles Band on Saturday, May 6, from 6-10pm at the Sports View Lounge. The evening is jointly organized by the Rotary Club of Oak Bay and the Oak Bay Municipality as a benefit concert to raise funds for accessible playground equipment in Oak Bay. |
🎶 Rocky Mountain High at the Farquar at UVic takes places tonight at 7:30pm. Come celebrate the music of John Denver, as arranged by his longtime friend, conductor and arranger Lee Holdridge. Tickets are still available here. |
⛱ Willows Kiwanis Tea Room set to open for this season on Saturday, April 29 at 10am. Hours will be 10am to 4pm for inside seating, and the take-out window will be open until 4:30pm from Tuesday to Sunday. |
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COMMUNITY NEWS |
🚴♀️ Bike lane and road upgrades underway on Fort abruptly end at Oak Bay border, highlighting the cycling divide between Victoria and Oak Bay. [Capital Daily] |
🐟 A Grade 2 class at Glenlyon Norfolk School released chum salmon fry into Bowker Creek this week. By the time the salmon return to the creek, these same students will be in Grade 5. See the photos here. |
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🚨 Oak Bay police respond to an unusual call after Beach Drive homeowners discover a stranger in their living room who had apparently wandered in by a mistake. [Oak Bay Police] |
🐎 Oak Bay resident raising funds for Humanity for Horses asks donors to separate glass in order to accommodate new bottle depot guidelines. [Oak Bay Local] |
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Oak Bay Local is collecting blankets, sleeping bags, pillows and towels for unhoused community in the CRD |
One Oak Bay local reached out to the group to collect donations for Our Place Society, Victoria Cool Aid Society, and other organizations that are servicing vulnerable community members in need. They are currently looking for several items, which include sleeping bags, towels, pillows and other items, which can be good quality, used or new. Feel free to either donate to these organizations directly or contact the community member on Oak Bay Local. |
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House of Savoy's window display is a commentary on fast fashion |
Oak Bay locals have been sharing their takes on the fast fashion industry and their favourite movies and resources that tackle the subject. Popular Oak Bay Avenue shop House of Savoy has a display on which demonstrates its take, which is getting a lot of attention in the community. The display features a pile of clothes that represents what the average Canadian household throws away annually. Have you checked it out? A photo of the display is posted below as our photo of the week. |
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IN OTHER NEWS |
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Bowker Creek Flower Shop now open |
A new flower stand received approval to open at 1841 Haultain St. Local owner Renée Sala has been growing flowers all winter long and is running a contest for someone to win a spring flower subscription. Learn more here or come by for a visit. The stand is open from dawn until dusk. |
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK |
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Photo credit: Angela Meredith Gabaldon |
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