| Saturday, August 22, 2026 | Sunrise 06:17 · 22°C |
Today 🌤️ 22° 14° | Tomorrow 🌤️ 23° 14° | Day after 🌤️ 24° 12° |
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Good morning, Oak Bay. There’s finally a sign in the old Hide + Seek window: Blue House Coffee, opening in September. The doors aren’t open yet, but Oak Bay already has opinions about the beans. Tuesday brings a free information session for Oak Bay residents thinking about running for the SD61 board. On Thursday, Tango After Midnight comes to Elgin Road. Neighbours can also ask about the new police and fire training site at 1538 Monterey. Next Saturday is Big Bird Day at Uplands Park and Cattle Point. The photo from Reddit is just below. Click it to see the conversation. The Oak Bay Local team |
| 💃 | The Fringe comes to Elgin Road. Montreal's PointeTango, the Canadian tango champions Erin Scott-Kafadar and Alexander Richardson, bring Tango After Midnight to the Canadian College of Performing Arts starting Thursday, August 27 at 7 p.m., with four more shows through September 5. One dancer performs in a pointe shoe, the other in a stiletto. Tickets through Intrepid Theatre. [Oak Bay News] |
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AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Three neighbours helping neighbours |
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Fresh finds from the Oak Bay Local Facebook group. Sandra offered this drafting table in the group. It found a new home before the newsletter went out. |
Serena has plenty of apples and misses the plum tree at her old house. She'd like to trade some apples for plums. |
Adam spotted this cat outside a house for sale near Quamichan and Maddison and is trying to find its person. |
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| 🚨 | Public Information Session: 1538 Monterey Avenue. Thursday, August 27, 5 to 7 p.m. at Monterey Recreation Centre. Council has approved a temporary use permit for 1538 Monterey Avenue, which will hold municipal offices, storage, and training for the police and fire departments. Staff want to hear what neighbours think about parking and how the site is kept. |
| 🌳 | Uplands Park and Cattle Point: Big Bird Day. Saturday, August 29, all day at Uplands Park and Cattle Point. Friends of Uplands Park runs its second annual bird count, open to beginners and serious birders alike. Count birds any time that day and log your sightings on eBird, then stop by the information table at the Beach Drive entrance between 1 and 3 p.m. Prizes go to the most species and the rarest bird. |
| 🎹 | Monterey Open Mic. August 30, 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Monterey Recreation Centre. Singer-songwriter Carl Trinkwon closes the summer series with his own songs and enough familiar ones to sing along to. Coffee Express has a free drink and a treat waiting at 1:30. |
| 🤝 | Monterey Recreation Centre Open House. Wednesday, September 9, 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Garry Oak Room. Monterey runs more than 35 volunteer-led clubs, from walking groups and book clubs to billiards and table tennis, and a good number of them will be set up to try. Coffee, cookies, and door prizes. |
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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. |
Notice · By donation, for a students' robotics team | | Housing · A room for a researcher new to Victoria | | | Services · French and math, before school starts | | Help wanted · Who fixes a KitchenAid? |
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Click any poster to read the full notice |
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“Blue House Coffee coming to the former Hide + Seek location in Oak Bay” |
Blue House Coffee is taking the old Hide + Seek space. The window says it opens in September, and the thread is already debating the beans. |
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Enjoy the village this week. The Oak Bay Local team |
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