Good morning, Oak Bay. Oak Bay Avenue is an art gallery today. Arts Alive has filled shop windows from Richmond Road to Monterey Avenue with paintings, photography and fabric art. It is free, there is no route to follow, and it runs through Sunday. Today's vintage fair and noon-to-2 acoustic sets make the Avenue an easy place to start. Down below: four notices from the village board, fall recreation registration, and photos from Oak Bay neighbours. The Oak Bay Local team |
Community Bulletin Board What's pinned up around the village |
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Posters from around Oak Bay. Tap any to open the source. |
Click any poster to read the full notice |
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ON THE AVENUE The whole Avenue is a free art show today  AI-generated illustration |
No ticket, no set route. Just walk down and look in the windows. Arts Alive has turned Oak Bay Village into a self-guided gallery, and today is its big day. Work hangs in shop windows from Richmond Road to Monterey Avenue: abstract paintings, landscapes, photography and fabric art, plus six temporary public installations. It runs through tomorrow, it's free, and there's no route to follow. The vintage fair at Lazy Susan's and the acoustic sets on the Avenue both land in the middle of it, which makes today a good excuse to spend a morning on Oak Bay Avenue. Sources · Oak Bay News |
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AT 1538 MONTEREY Firefighters are turning a Monterey house into a training maze Smoke machines, rearranged furniture and police exercises are planned inside. The District-owned home at 1538 Monterey Ave. has a three-year permit for fire and police training. Firefighters may use smoke machines and rearranged furniture to practise moving through unfamiliar rooms. Council approved the permit unanimously. It also required a public information session after neighbours raised concerns about noise, activity and upkeep at the property. Sources · Oak Bay News |
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“The Entertainment Team putting on a show during morning coffee at the Oak Bay Marina.” |
The Oak Bay Marina's morning coffee crowd got a live performance, which is the whole summer in one photo. |
🌐 From Fred Hibbs in Oak Bay Local Facebook group · 18 likes · see the post → |
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AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Seen in the group this week |
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Real photos making the rounds in the Oak Bay Local Facebook group this week. The 40th and final David Foster Foundation gala, after the crowds went home. 📷 Mary McArthur Photography · Oak Bay Local Facebook group · see the post → |
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A nasturtium from a 4-by-8 vegetable plot, planted at the edge so passersby get the benefit. |
The Snowbirds' final pass, caught from a window over Victoria. 📷 Mary McArthur Photography · Oak Bay Local Facebook group · see the post → |
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Enjoy the village this week. The Oak Bay Local team |
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