TOGETHER WITH | | COMMUNITY EVENTS | 🎅 'Breakfast with Santa' by The Kiwanis Pavilion Foundation will take place on Dec. 9 from 9am to noon at Willows Beach Tea Room. There will be pancakes, live music and lots of fun. | 🎼 Monterey Concert Band - Evening of Music: Enjoy a night of music on Saturday, Nov. 25 from 6:15-9pm at the Monterey Recreation Centre. | 🎅 Oak Bay Christmas Festival: The festival will kick off with the Festival Light Up on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 2pm. Family activities also start at 2pm with street games, craft stations, various entertainment and roasted chestnuts! | 🌾 Uplands Park - Protecting the Best of the Last: Get an update on the federally supported project to restore and protect the park’s endangered species and globally imperilled Garry Oak Ecosystem on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 7-8pm at the Windsor Pavilion. | 🚚 The 24th annual IEOA Truck Light Parade: Taking place on Dec. 2 at 5:30pm, the parade will start at the Breakwater District before making its way through Oak Bay. | 🌺 Abkhazi Garden Festive Weekend Market will be selling festive planters, swag, decorative table centres, culinary wreaths and more starting on Saturday, Dec. 2 until Sunday, Dec. 24 from 11am to 3:30pm. | 📚 Churchmouse Books is holding a book sale on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 10am to 2pm where proceeds will go to support the food bank at St. John the Divine, Threshold Housing Society and Our Place at St. Mary’s Oak Bay. |
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| | COMMUNITY NEWS | 🎧 Oak Bay will get $15K to create a listening project at Oak Bay Rec Centre. The project offers hearing technology to older adults in the community in an effort to help them lead active, independent lives. [Capital Daily] | 🚒 Oak Bay is down a main fire truck after a collision with a van on Tuesday. Thankfully no one was injured in the crash that the department called “minor”. [Times Colonist] | 💯 Give your immune system a boost with personalized IV therapy at Glow Integrative Clinic. Book your first appointment with Dr. Whitney Baxter here.* | 🥂 Oak Bay Beach Hotel was recognized as the 2023 Air Canada Business of the Year in Ottawa at the TIAC Tourism Congress. [Oak Bay News] | 🎭 Oak Bay Grade 9 student Liam Pope-Lau performed at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 11 where he performed a scene of Julius Caesar in an international speech and drama competition. [Goldstream News Gazette] | ❤️ A 54-year-old Oak Bay man is looking to help raise awareness about heart attack symptoms after experiencing two in a month [CTV News] | *Sponsored Listing | Are you familiar with the symptoms of a heart attack? | | | 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 | Volunteer opportunities for youth | The Garry Oak Scouts were looking for help from the community on suggestions for volunteer opportunities for youth who are 12 and under during the holiday season. Oak Bay Volunteer Services is currently recruiting volunteers for their Snow Angels program to help clear snow and ice from walkways and driveways for older adults and people with disabilities to keep them safe in the event of a snowfall. Other volunteer opportunities in the community were looking for help from those who are older than 13, however other suggestions from the community are welcome. | |
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| | | Insurance renewal increases | An Oak Bay local reached out to the group after receiving an insurance renewal notice reminding them of an upcoming increase of over $3k. This comes after last year’s increase of over $4K, which adds up to just over $10k annually. After inquiring with the group, there were over 180 comments, which included several others in similar situations. | Some recommended specific companies and the thread also included advice from brokers. Many also discussed the topic of earthquake insurance, which is a key concern (and significant expense) for many in the community, which is poised to continue rising in the future. Have you noticed your house insurance premiums going up? | |
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| | IN OTHER NEWS | | Oak Bay Preschool’s holiday tree sale | The event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 11:30am to 2:30pm, but they are taking preorders starting now! | |
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| | | SPONSORED BY MURRAY RANKIN MLA | | Tripartite Nature Conservation Framework Agreement | British Columbians share a deep connection to nature, from our ancient forests and wildlife to our coastal waters and mountain ranges. That's why our BC NDP government is strengthening conservation efforts led by the expression of the unique rights and interests of First Nations provincewide. Learn more here! |
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| | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Phil Warren |
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