Christine van Reeuwyk

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Council News: Aboriginal acknowledgement added to council agendas

Oak Bay continues conversations with Songhees and Esquimalt nations

Property owners seek permission for property changes

Oak Bay Advisory Planning Commission news in brief

Heritage commission annual report up for discussion Friday

Oak Bay council’s strategic planning meeting considers Oak Bay Heritage Commission annual report

Bryce Casavant addresses the media after BC NDP Leader John Horgan's announcement the former conservation officer will seek the NDP cadidacy in Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

VIDEO: Former conservation officer seeks NDP nomination in Oak Bay-Gordon Head

John Horgan, BC NDP leader, endorses former conservation officer Bryce Casavant for provincial NDP nomination in Oak Bay-Gordon Head

Bryce Casavant addresses the media after BC NDP Leader John Horgan's announcement the former conservation officer will seek the NDP cadidacy in Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

Oak Bay Police Briefs

Incident reports from the Oak Bay Police Department

Despite multiple Dragon’s Den offers and a handshake deal, Oak Bay’s Bavington family will keep their HeeHaw Horseradish in-house for now.

HeeHaw drops Dragon deal

Oak Bay business opts to stick with family after spring handshake deal

Despite multiple Dragon’s Den offers and a handshake deal, Oak Bay’s Bavington family will keep their HeeHaw Horseradish in-house for now.

String of thefts ends with Oak Bay arrest

Thefts at area post-secondary schools lead Saanich Police to Oak Bay

York Pl. subdivision plan earns nod from advisory group

Proposal aims to create a two-lot subdivision retaining the original home and adding a single-family home on the second lot

Canadian College of Performing Arts staff hope upgrades to the performance space, shown here during rehearsal of Into the Woods, will welcome greater community use.

Two-year lease means hall upgrades for CCPA

Performance school anticipates wider community use

Canadian College of Performing Arts staff hope upgrades to the performance space, shown here during rehearsal of Into the Woods, will welcome greater community use.
This canvas was among a group found in Oak Bay and turned in to police Monday.

Police seek owner of found paintings

Oak Bay police seek owner of paintings discovered on the street Monday morning

This canvas was among a group found in Oak Bay and turned in to police Monday.
Team Hanukkah claims the Oak Bay Xmas Cup after beating Team Christmas in the final of the annual Boxing Day tournament at Oak Bay Recreation Centre.

Hanukkah ousts Christmas in holiday hockey challenge

Annual fun hockey tournament raises funds for muscular dystrophy

Team Hanukkah claims the Oak Bay Xmas Cup after beating Team Christmas in the final of the annual Boxing Day tournament at Oak Bay Recreation Centre.
Oak Bay News reporter Christine van Reeuwyk spent a day with the Oak Bay Fire Department.

Firefighter for a day

Reporter spends a day on the job with the Oak Bay Fire Department

Oak Bay News reporter Christine van Reeuwyk spent a day with the Oak Bay Fire Department.
Tilikum has died at the age of 36.

UPDATE: Orca Tilikum ‘finally free’ in death

Former Sealand of the Pacific orca dies at SeaWorld in Orlando

Tilikum has died at the age of 36.
Cattle Point, and how it got its name, might make an intriguing stop of interest, says Coun. Tom Croft. The waters here are also a part of the Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary. Federally designated in 1923, the sanctuary runs from Saanich’s 10 Mile Point thorugh to the Inner Harbour in Victoria.

Oak Bay’s bountiful stop of interest inventory

Victoria bird sanctuary stretching along the Salish Sea deserves more recognition

Cattle Point, and how it got its name, might make an intriguing stop of interest, says Coun. Tom Croft. The waters here are also a part of the Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary. Federally designated in 1923, the sanctuary runs from Saanich’s 10 Mile Point thorugh to the Inner Harbour in Victoria.

Citizen planning advisors approve four-storey project for Oak Bay

Plan tweaks the look and accessibility of proposed Cadboro Bay Road development

Gillian Croft of Saanich (left) and Jessica Van der Veen of Oak Bay celebrate their collaboration original screenplay Emma's Song, that won the Golden Palm Award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival.

Year in review: July in Oak Bay

Oak Bay buys ‘strategically located’ property on Monterey Avenue

Gillian Croft of Saanich (left) and Jessica Van der Veen of Oak Bay celebrate their collaboration original screenplay Emma's Song, that won the Golden Palm Award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival.
The winter season for the SingYourJoy, a non-auditioned young adult chorus based at Oak Bay United Church, begins next week. Open to all age 16 to 29, the welcoming chorus rehearses in Oak Bay on Mondays beginning the first week in January.

SingYourJoy opens registration Monday

The winter season starts next week for the Oak Bay-based Sing YourJoy

The winter season for the SingYourJoy, a non-auditioned young adult chorus based at Oak Bay United Church, begins next week. Open to all age 16 to 29, the welcoming chorus rehearses in Oak Bay on Mondays beginning the first week in January.
The Island Illustrators put together the Big Canadian Stuff – Eh! showing at Coast Collective in January.

Oak Bay artist highlights big nature for Canada’s 150th

Island Illustrators Society create Big Canadian Stuff – Eh! to celebrate Canada’s 150th

The Island Illustrators put together the Big Canadian Stuff – Eh! showing at Coast Collective in January.
Big Dave McLean brings his brand of the blues to the Upstairs Lounge at Oak Bay Recreation Centre Jan. 6.

Big Dave shares the blues

Juno-nominated Canadian blues legend perform Oak Bay Recreation Centre’s Upstairs Lounge Jan. 6

Big Dave McLean brings his brand of the blues to the Upstairs Lounge at Oak Bay Recreation Centre Jan. 6.
Irene and John Hillman of Oak Bay celebrate their diamond anniversary on Dec. 27, when the two mark 75 years of marriage.

Couple celebrates diamond date

Oak Bay couple marks 75 years of marriage on Dec. 27

Irene and John Hillman of Oak Bay celebrate their diamond anniversary on Dec. 27, when the two mark 75 years of marriage.