TOGETHER WITH | | COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🏊 Oak Bay Recreation Centre Pool Closure
The Oak Bay pool has been closed for annual maintenance since June 2 and is scheduled to reopen on June 23 at 6am. The other amenities in Oak Bay Recreation Centre will remain open during this time. Active passholders can access partner pools across the region during the closure. | 🚘 25th Annual Oak Bay Collector Car Festival: Pre-registration is encouraged to ensure a display spot, to receive your pre-formatted “car card” before the event, and to stay connected with event organizers. July 13. [Info] | 🥕 Oak Bay Night Market is back on July 9: Oak Bay Village transforms into a European-style street market with fresh and local produce, food, and artisanal goods. The market runs once a month throughout the summer. Oak Bay Ave. from Municipal Hall (2167 Oak Bay Ave.) to Monterey is closed to traffic from 3pm to 9pm each market day. | 🧘 Yoga at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel: Begin your morning with wellness in mind by joining Sunrise Yoga on the Seaside Gardens Terrace. All summer, every Saturday for an hour, beginning tomorrow at 8am. [Oak Bay Beach Hotel] | 🛍️ Outdoor Pop-up Vintage Fair: Shop retro clothing, toys, and home goods in front of Lazy Susans in Oak Bay. Tomorrow. 9:30am-4pm. [Info] | 🍔 Oak Bay Village Spring Nosh: Try small bites and larger portions from makers in the village. Tomorrow. 11am-3pm. [Info]
🍩 Vic Donut Mile: Raising funds for KidSport Greater Victoria. We will also have donuts available for purchase on event day, by donation. Every entry gets a donut. Oak Bay Track. Today. 5:30-8:30pm. [Info] | |
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| IN THE NEWS | 🍵 Oak Bay Tea Party brings in big crowds
The 63rd edition of the annual pre-summer event didn’t disappoint as throngs arrived to enjoy the midway, live entertainment, including the parade, and, of course, the signature teacup race in the ocean. Mayor Kevin Murdoch was in tough against a pair of Olympians—and a pair of mismatched oars. [Black Press] | 🧑🎨 Sculpture of man sitting on toilet has Oak Bay residents talking
It’s called “Modern Man Does Research” and it features a steely man sitting on the loo with a cellphone in hand and a cigarette in his mouth. The artwork, made of recycled stainless steel cookware, is a collaborative piece from two mainland artists and one of nine sculptures dotting Oak Bay as part of the district’s Arts Alive program. The artworks are loaned to Oak Bay, and between now and November, the public can vote for their faves. Oak Bay will consider buying and retaining some that prove popular. “Modern Man Does Research” has a sale price of $9,500. [Times Colonist] | 🎤 Oak Bay student was the youngest to appear on TEDxVICTORIA stage
From the age of five to 13, Leah Wang battled a severe stutter, so speaking in public was daunting to her. Wang also had what family doctors called selective mutism, an anxiety disorder that sometimes renders a child silent in social situations. Fast-forward to this year, and the 15-year-old Mount Doug Secondary School student was one of 14 speakers at the TEDxVictoria event earlier this week. [Times Colonist] | 🎓 Pure Day Spa celebrates grads with two luxe spa packages: glowing facials, and manis and pedis—including a glass of Martinelli and a macaron. The ultimate graduation glow-up!* | 🎓 ‘Be brave and explore’ valedictorians tell Oak Bay students
Justin Scott and Evie Faber are both 18-year-old valedictorians who love Victoria—but can’t wait to leave to explore their independence elsewhere. But before they do, they’ll be making an important speech to 300 of their classmates, along with teachers and family, on graduation day next Thursday. [Oak Bay News] | 👨🏽🦽➡️ Ean Price has been using a power wheelchair and respirator for most of his life, but he hasn’t let that stop him from travelling the world. With a little ingenuity, patience, and problem-solving, almost any destination is possible. Read the full article here.* | 🍻 Popular Maude Hunter’s pub turns 40 this year
It’s named after Maude Hunter, who owned a corner store-turned-tea room in the early 1900s, and it’s been a going concern on Shelbourne for decades. GM Anna Fisher has been working there for 25 years. [Oak Bay News] | *Sponsored Listing | Did you attend the Oak Bay Tea Party, and if not, why? | | | 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 | Do you really need a permit to fix up your bathroom? | A local is looking for advice for their client who wants to upgrade some bathrooms in their house. They were surprised to discover that any project costing $500 or more requires a permit, which includes architectural drawings and a 16-week wait. People weigh in on whether that is correct, and a plumbing company thinks there may be a leak in that information. | |
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| | | | What’s eating our strawberries? | A local wonders what animal likes strawberries and also why they tend to eat only half. Squirrels are starving in other lands, aren’t they? Readers chime in that the perpetrator could be crows, raccoons, and even rabbits. | |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS |  | The cyclist was on this bike when they say the collision took place. Facebook photo. |
| Local seeks witnesses to car-bike collision on Pandora | A local is looking for help in putting together what happened on Pandora near Cook last Monday at 9am. They say they were riding their bike in the bike lane when a white two-door sedan cut across a lane and into the bike lane, forcing the cyclist to slam into the vehicle. The car driver stopped briefly, but the cyclist was injured and discombobulated and not able to get contact information. |
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| | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Morning Reflections. Photo courtesy Mary McArthur Photography. |
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