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2026

No. 137☕ The old Hide + Seek finally has an answerThe window says September. Plus what's happening around Oak Bay this week.Aug 22, 2026 · 5 min
No. 136🎨 Oak Bay Avenue is an art gallery todayPlus: the village board, Saturday events, and a new Cadboro Bay recycling depot.Aug 15, 2026 · 5 min
No. 135🦌 Oak Bay needs your yard for deer contraceptionThe deer contraception program is back, the U15 Reds went 6-0 for a provincial title, and one local buck has garden netting stuck in his antlers.Aug 8, 2026 · 5 min
No. 134🌬️ Haro Strait wind warning in effect todayPlus free yoga at Willows Beach on Tuesday evening.Aug 1, 2026 · 5 min
No. 133🪑 The map for Oak Bay’s biggest garage sale today.Garagellenium is on from 9 to 1, the live map is up, plus the District survey, Green Map partnership talks, storm-night posts, and Ottavio happy hour.Jul 25, 2026 · 5 min
No. 132🐆 100 Jags on a lawnPlus: council’s 4-to-3 housing vote, four neighbour notices and a cast singing in the open air.Jul 18, 2026 · 5 min
No. 131🦜 Oak Bay's Most WantedGrey, chatty, last seen near Eastbourne and Dalhousie. Approach with crackers.Jul 11, 2026 · 7 min
No. 130🦦 The family that stopped traffic on Beach Ave wasn't human.Back after a year, every Saturday now. Plus 5 pianos you can actually play and 2 dachshunds who need a sitter.Jul 4, 2026 · 5 min

2025

No. 129🛴 Lawn mowers and scooters: things that get takenSurprise kitchen appearanceJul 4, 2025 · 6 min
No. 128🚧 Construction work coming to Willows BeachCanada Day is TuesdayJun 27, 2025 · 6 min
No. 127🏊 Oak Bay pool reopens this MondaySports View Lounge closed until Sep. 8Jun 20, 2025 · 6 min
No. 126🫖 Tea Party still a hot serving of funOak Bay teen hits the TEDxVictoria stageJun 13, 2025 · 7 min
No. 125🎡 Oak Bay Tea Party Weekend Kicks Off!Starbucks looks to unionizeJun 6, 2025 · 8 min
No. 124🏊 Oak Bay Rec’s pool will be closed for maintenance next week.May 30, 2025 · 5 min
No. 123🏃 It's Marathon weekendHousing ministry orders changes to some Oak Bay bylawsMay 23, 2025 · 5 min
No. 122⚖️ Former Oak Bay High teacher arrestedNo progress on 2 proposed bike pathsMay 16, 2025 · 5 min
No. 121🎉 It's Mother's Day WeekendTurning down the temperature on heat-pump noiseMay 9, 2025 · 6 min
No. 120Lots of talk about talking at concertsPlus a new restaurant and a bakery have opened in Oak BayMay 2, 2025 · 5 min
No. 119☑️ Voting day is nearly here.Election talk heats up among localsApr 25, 2025 · 5 min
No. 118🏫 Community open house will seek to address concerns about Oak Bay developmentSpring bus routes now in effectApr 18, 2025 · 5 min
No. 117🤔 More confusing spam?Plus some election info.Apr 11, 2025 · 4 min
No. 116🌸 Blossoms are in peak bloomplus some good news about an elusive owlApr 4, 2025 · 4 min
No. 115🌸 Blossoms are in peak bloomplus some good news about an elusive owlMar 28, 2025 · 5 min
No. 114😢 Local owl feared deadScammers foiled by savvy localsMar 21, 2025 · 5 min

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