COMMUNITY EVENTS | ✔️ Oak Bay-Gordon Head All-Candidates Meeting is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 2:30pm at the Monterey Recreation Centre (Garry Oak Room). Oak Bay-Gordon Head will be one of the most hotly contested local races in the fall 2024 provincial election. To assist Oak Bay residents to make their choice between the candidates, the Community Association of Oak Bay is hosting an all-candidates meeting, which will be moderated by Paul Haysom from CHEK News. Question for the candidates? Submit them in advance to: oakbayconnector@gmail.com. | What are your top issues coming into this election? | | 💃🏼 The Soul Shakers Dance Party will take place on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7:30pm at the Sports View Lounge - Oak Bay Recreation Centre. Known for their high energy performances, this band will have you singing and dancing along to classic popular Soul, Motown and R&B tunes. | 📚Cozy story time at Emily Carr House on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 11am. The Greater Victoria Public Library will hold an Emily Carr themed story time for kids who will also get to sing songs, and make a craft. Kids are welcome to wear pyjamas and bring their favourite stuffed animal to the event. Space is limited, and you can register here. |
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| | COMMUNITY NEWS | 🚨 A person riding a bike was hit on Beach Drive after a driver failed to yield to them. The driver was fined after Oak Bay police responded to the collision at about 6pm on Sept. 24 in the area of Beach Drive and Ripon Road. Officers determined that the driver of the vehicle stopped at the stop sign on Ripon Road, but failed to yield to the bike rider on Beach Drive. Fortunately their injuries weren’t severe, however, deputy chief Kris Rice warned drivers to be vigilant, especially at intersections. [CHEK] | 🌿 Oak Bay Climate Force seeks actions to revitalize Bowker Creek. The group seeks signatures as part of Nature Canada’s initiative to help get natural parks in urban cities, saying the implications directly or indirectly for the revitalization of Bowker Creek can’t be underestimated. [Oak Bay Climate Force] | 📜 Spot the window poems in Oak Bay. Oak Bay Arts and Culture Days will feature window poems at various locations through to Oct. 13. Residents can stroll through Oak Bay reflecting on the creations of local poets displayed in windows. Locations which will feature poems include Ivy's Book Shop, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, Monterey Recreation Centre, Henderson Recreation Centre, Neighbourhood Learning Centre and more. Poems will appear over the duration of Culture Days. [Culture Days] | 🌳 Oak Bay’s current Committees and Commissions seeking to fill vacancies. Vacancies include the Advisory Design Panel, the Advisory Planning Commission, Parks, Recreation and Culture, Heritage Commission, and Accessibility Advisory Committee. The term for these vacancies begins Jan. 1, 2025, and applications must be made by 4:30pm on Oct. 21. [District of Oak Bay] | 🙇🏻♂️ Having trouble tracking election promises? Are you having trouble keeping tabs on the various election promises made by the major parties ahead of the upcoming provincial election? A round-up of the most prominent promises was compiled by The Canadian Press. [Oak Bay News] | 🌲 How can Greater Victoria improve for the next generation? The 2024 Vital Signs report obtained data from over 6,500 people to help find the answer. Read more.* | *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 | | Hypothetical question about vintage furs | An Oak Bay local asked for advice on where to go to get some vintage fur coats appraised. The question spurred over 80 comments, at last count, which didn’t glean much advice about appraisals, however there were a range of useful suggestions for those who may be facing a similar situation. | Suggestions ranged from local contacts with connections in remote Indigenous communities who have benefited from these kinds of donations in the past. Another suggestion pointed to a company that turns vintage furs into teddy bears, which even use lining and monograms for the feet, which some find to be a way to make use of vintage fur coats. Others suggested contacting local theatre companies who could use them for upcoming productions, potentially. | | |
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| | | A shout out to Sam | An Oak Bay local wanted to give a shout out to a Grade 9 student at Oak Bay High named Sam. According to the original poster, an elderly woman was struggling to lift her walker onto the sidewalk, Sam saw this and ran across the street to help her, according to the witness, who saw the situation unfold, but was not in a position to help. | Dozens of commenters reached out to thank Sam for being a champ, and others said that they hope they see more shared stories like this from members of the community in the future. Do you have a story to share? | | |
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| IN OTHER NEWS |  | Photo: Erin Rae Brockmann Hervieux |
| The Allenby Coffee Bar, located at 2865 Foul Bay Rd., is happy to be part of Oak Bay Culture Days. They are inviting the community to come by to check out the poems on their window as well as the other local businesses in town who are taking place in various locations throughout Oak Bay. | |
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| | | PHOTO OF THE WEEK |  | Photo credit: Ines Hanl |
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