| COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🌺 Remembrance Day at Oak Bay Cenotaph is taking place on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10:55am at 2800 Beach Dr. Everyone is welcome to attend either in-person or online for the live event. | 🎼 A Night in Vienna will showcase the Civic Orchestra of Victoria at the Dave Dunnet Theatre at Oak Bay High on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 2pm. Tickets are $28. | 🎄 Monterey Artisan Pop-up Market at the Monterey Recreation Centre Lobby at 1442 Monterey Ave. Support local artists and find one-of-a-kind gifts and personal treasures this Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10:30am to 1:30pm. | 🎸 Juno-winning Ray Bonneville will perform at the Upstairs Lounge at Oak Bay Rec tonight, Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $35. | 🌳 Plans for Uplands Park to be discussed on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 7-8pm at the Windsor Pavilion. |
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| | COMMUNITY NEWS | 🗞 Photo of five boys on a beach inspires local man’s journey to research Oak Bay war history, including those who never made it home. [Victoria News] | 🚨 Oak Bay Police Chief Mark Fisher discussed enforcement efforts to curb excessive speeding in Oak Bay, and stressed the importance of driving prudently where there are pedestrians. He also noted that age and gender stereotypes haven’t applied to those who have been issued tickets, saying “they haven’t all been young men.” [CFAX] | 🌲 Bowker Creek Flower Farm now taking pre-orders for holiday wreaths, including ‘Cedar & Citrus’ or ‘Greens & Grasses’ holiday wreaths. | 🏠 Wilson Pro Painting is offering a 15% discount for all interior painting booked for the fall/winter! Book your free quote today: 236-464-7111.* | 🏘 Oak Bay property “Kingsmount” is considered to be an outstanding example of British Arts and Crafts, architecture, and is on sale for the first time for $7.8M. [Realtor.ca] | 🇺🇦 Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch teams up with principal at Oak Bay High School to raise $20K for two Ukrainian schools that are facing routine power outages due to Russian invasion. The money seeks to provide two generators. [Victoria Buzz] | ✏ CORRECTION: Last week we wrote that a “7-year old woman deposited her car into a window of an RBC in Oak Bay.” The woman was 79, and her car was indeed driven into the bank (not deposited). [Oak Bay Police] | *Sponsored Listing | Have you noticed an improvement in speeding since enforcement efforts began? | | | 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 | Expressing appreciation for support you received during a rough time | An Oak Bay local reached out to the group in search of some advice on how to express appreciation to someone who provided exceptional support during a rough time. The original poster noted that the person put their life temporarily on hold to provide this support, and was looking for ideas on how to express thanks, particularly for those who don’t have the financial means to buy something. | Some suggestions from the group included baking a treat or a meal, writing a story or poem to tell them a story about what they’ve meant in your life, or by offering to babysit or take care of a pet. Other examples were to offer up specific skills, such as by doing yard work, cleaning, building a fence or anything you have expertise in. Other Oak Bay locals said that sometimes the most meaningful gestures are simple words of gratitude written in a card or message. | |
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| | | Traffic calming plans for McNeill | Ongoing attempts at traffic calming have spurred deep—and often divided—discussion in Oak Bay, and one commenter wanted to discuss upcoming plans to drop the speed limit on collector road McNeill Avenue. There have been many calls to calm this road over the years, and at July 24 and Oct. 10 meetings, Oak Bay Council voiced on the intent of making the 4,500-vehicles-a-day collector road a local road, and divert its traffic to neighbourhood streets. | The upcoming move was likened to the recent changes on Richardson Avenue, which many say has led to excessive traffic on neighbouring roads, despite the improvements for safer cycling. Others noted that the changes on McNeill will be nothing like what was done on Richardson, and many applauded the ongoing efforts to lower speeding in the community. Do you have thoughts on traffic calming plans in the community? | |
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| | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Mary McArthur |
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