TOGETHER WITH | | COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🎹 An Evening with David Vest & Friends. Come see the six-time winner of Canada’s national Maple Blues Award for Piano Player of the Year at the Sports View Lounge on Friday, Feb. 9 at 7:30pm. | 💃🏼 Valentines Dance with The Sutcliffes will take place on Friday, Feb. 16 at 7:30pm at the Oak Bay Rec Centre. Treat your sweetheart to music and dancing that covers the Beatles, classic rock, R&B, country and rockabilly. | 🎭 The Drowsy Chaperone: A musical within a comedy opens tonight. The Canadian College of the Performing Arts presents this Tony Award-winning Canadian play which blends nostalgia and a contemporary flair. The performance will be at the CCPA’s Performance Hall in Oak Bay at 7:30pm. |
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| | COMMUNITY NEWS | ⚓️ Spewhung/Turkey Head economic viability to be studied by Oak Bay. The potential land use remains a question, despite numerous potential uses. Mayor Kevin Murdoch said its future uses remain in question as it seeks to find the perfect project for the community. [Oak Bay News] | 📣 Loud, feasting sea lions can be heard from Trial Island in Oak Bay. Biologist Jacques Sirois said the California and Steller sea lions typically break away from the female population to feed on their own for a little while before returning in the spring. He said the fact that they’re choosing to feast at (and around) Trial Island is a possible sign herring stocks are recovering. [Times Colonist] | 🏆 Willows Elementary student gets NHL treatment from Columbus Blue Jackets. Grade 2 student Simon Hoskins has a rare disease that requires medical procedures which took him to the US, where he met NHLer Ivan Provorov. The two connected and later met up in Vancouver where they had lunch together, before reconnecting at the rink. [CHEK] | 🚨 A man was arrested in Oak Bay after a “vandalism spree” where he allegedly attempted to enter several vehicles around Estevan Avenue, extending to Victoria. He’s facing a mischief charge and a $5,000 fine. [Times Colonist] | 🛳 Ferry service to add more offerings next month. A Vancouver Island Ferry Company, which runs Hullo sailings between Nanaimo and Vancouver will expand its services to include more daily sailings, and will offer travellers the oportunity to take extra luggage, which was a complaint for local travellers. [CHEK] | Do you have ideas about planning for Spewhung/Turkey Head? | | | 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 | Super Bowl plans | Oak Bay locals have been actively sharing their Super Bowl plans in the community this week. Willows Pizza announced that it will be open (for take out only) during the day of the event, from 3-7pm if you need a half time snack, or a third quarter power up! | Another local option is from the Hungry Hummingbird, who is still taking orders for their fabulous charcuterie boards. | Do you have plans for Super Bowl Sunday? | |
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| | | Small store support | Many members of the Oak Bay community were wanting to know if there was interest in reviving a small local grocery store, which closed down permanently after its owner passed away recently. Some in the community said that they are able to get what they need by shopping at the big chain stores, like Costco or Amazon and other grocery chains. | Others did express that there was actually a lot of interest in reviving this store, and Oak Bay locals especially appreciated having local produce, bread and other quality products that are easier to get to in the community. Several commenters stated that there has been tremendous support for this store in the past, as well as to the several family owners and operators who have been there over the years. Do you prefer to shop local? | |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS | | Monday’s upcoming council agenda is live | The agenda is available for the upcoming council meeting this Monday (Feb. 12) at Oak Bay Municipal Hall Council Chambers, starting at 7pm. | The agenda includes a contract award for an upcoming pool dehumidification replacement project, Henderson and Cedar Hill Cross Road Bike lanes, and an update on the urban forest strategy. | Do you plan to attend? |
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| | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Mary McArthur |
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