| COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🏊 Oak Bay Recreation Centre Pool Closure
The Oak Bay pool will be closed for annual maintenance beginning Monday, June 2, for three weeks, and reopening 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. | 🌊 Ocean Week Victoria: Sea Kayaking & Intertidal Exploration: Join Ocean River Sports on Monday, June 2, for a guided kayak tour starting in Oak Bay, followed by a beachside session with marine biologist Amanda Swinimer of Dakini Tidal Wilds. All skill levels are welcome. See more Ocean Week events here. | 🎡 Oak Bay Tea Party will return to Willows Park, June 6-8. Check out the details of the annual summer fair, including the parade schedule, food, kids' craft centre, and the floating tea cup challenge. | 🥕 Oak Bay Night Market is back on June 11: Oak Bay Village transforms into a European-style street market with fresh and local produce, food, and artisanal goods. The market also hosts live music and magic shows. Once a month throughout the summer. | 🧘 Yoga Basics Class: Build a strong yoga foundation, learn essential postures (asanas), and explore how to move between them with confidence and ease with a welcoming class at Ajna Yoga. |
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| | IN THE NEWS | 🐾 Cougar spotted near Glenlyon Norfolk School
VicPD issued a warning after a cougar was seen in the Oak Bay area on Thursday morning. The public was advised to be vigilant and report any sightings. [CHEK] | 🎵 Oak Bay clarinetist earns spot in National Youth Orchestra of Canada
Oak Bay musician Matty Angus has secured a place in the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. The St. Michael's University School student will spend the summer training and touring with other top young musicians from across the country, marking a major achievement in his musical journey. [Saanich News] | 🌊 CRD seeking input to update Bowker Creek restoration plan
A 100-year plan to rehabilitate the creek is only a decade old and ready for a refresh with input from the public, government, and business leaders, the CRD says. The creek and its watershed span several communities and flow to the ocean in Oak Bay. A series of engagement sessions is slated, including one on June 10 and an online session two nights later. [Peninsula News Review] | 🧖♂️ Oak Bay Beach Hotel opens up new Stargazing Sauna
A new glass-ceiling sauna has been built next to the hotel’s mineral pool, with a 180-degree view of the Salish Sea. It opened to rave reviews last month and, combined with the two cold plunge pools on schedule to open in the summer, are components of the popular hotel’s nascent Nordic-style hydrotherapy facility. [Black Press] | 🐶 Day of the Dog festival moving from Oak Bay to Saanich
Organizers of the event, which was expected to attract thousands of people—and pups—have withdrawn their application to hold it in Oak Bay. Oak Bay’s Business Improvement Association, which represents 150 member businesses, says some business owners on Oak Bay Ave. didn’t want to close their street between Foul Bay and Elgin for an event that they felt didn't pertain to any of the businesses. The four-hour fest will take place Aug. 17 at Galey Farms. [Victoria News] | 🎾 Since 2013, the Society for Kids at Tennis has transformed underserved children's lives through sport. The program took off in its first year, providing tennis lessons to around 2,000 children yearly. Recently, the program passed the 20,000 participant mark. Read more about how retired physician Sy Silverberg and his wife came up with the idea.* | *Sponsored Listing | | 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 | Creeping buttercups are beautiful, but can be a pain | A recently arrived local was exploring their new backyard when they discovered a patch of pretty yellow flowers. Soon, however, they found out the flower left an oily residue on their hands, which, after rubbing their face, resulted in a swollen eye the next day that lasted a week. The plant is also toxic to dogs, they said. | |
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| | | Residents react to new taking-care-of-business sculpture | A playful new addition to Causton’s Green, next to the Oak Bay Library on Hampshire, is turning heads and sparking laughs. Titled Modern Man Does Research, the sculpture by artist Ron Simmer features a figure sitting on a toilet, cigarette in hand, eyes fixed on a smartphone. Locals have been sharing their reactions. | |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS | | Oak Bay Art Walk | Have a stroll on a self-guided tour around beautiful Harling Point tomorrow—Saturday—for the fourth annual Art Walk. | |
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| | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Image credit: Mary McArthur Photography |
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