Travis Paterson

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A thief was recorded by a home security camera assessing a package on the porch of an Oak Bay home. With the holiday season approaching Oak Bay Police are reminding residents to organize a quick pickup of oversized packages to ensure safe delivery. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

Oak Bay porch pirate declines on kitty litter package

Police briefs include compost bin fire, swiped bike, bitcoin scam attempt

A thief was recorded by a home security camera assessing a package on the porch of an Oak Bay home. With the holiday season approaching Oak Bay Police are reminding residents to organize a quick pickup of oversized packages to ensure safe delivery. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
The lease for the Oak Bay Marina and parking lot known as Turkey Head ends on Dec. 29, 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)

Oak Bay seeks proposals for marina use

A three-part look at the history of Oak Bay Marina and Turkey Head

The lease for the Oak Bay Marina and parking lot known as Turkey Head ends on Dec. 29, 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)
Tanya Bub’s sculpture of Takaya on Discovery Island. The five-foot tall driftwood wolf will be on display at the Empress Oct. 1 to 24. (Tanya Bub Photo)

Artist creates five-foot driftwood sculpture of Takaya

Ode to Discovery Island wolf will be displayed at Empress Hotel

Tanya Bub’s sculpture of Takaya on Discovery Island. The five-foot tall driftwood wolf will be on display at the Empress Oct. 1 to 24. (Tanya Bub Photo)
A Facebook user shared a photo of an owl found dead in Oak Bay on Aug. 23 – the third owl known to have died in the region since November 2019 – and advocates suspect rat poison is to blame. (Photo submitted by Fred Haynes)

Oak Bay join Saanich in municipal ban of rat poison

Ban on commercial rat poisons implemented due to owl deaths

A Facebook user shared a photo of an owl found dead in Oak Bay on Aug. 23 – the third owl known to have died in the region since November 2019 – and advocates suspect rat poison is to blame. (Photo submitted by Fred Haynes)
Peter Shostak’s “This was our hockey rink,” a 22- by 35-inch oil on canvas, is showing Oct. 3 in the West End Gallery downtown. (Peter Shostak Image)

Prairie winter landscapes usher in the fall in Greater Victoria galleries

At The Galleries for October

Peter Shostak’s “This was our hockey rink,” a 22- by 35-inch oil on canvas, is showing Oct. 3 in the West End Gallery downtown. (Peter Shostak Image)
Sgt. Sandrine Perry of the Oak Bay Police spins on the trainer to raise money for the Cops For Cancer Tour de Rock during an Oak Bay Night Market event in 2019. Perry returned as an alumni last week to cycle a leg of the 2020 Tour de Rock as the two-week, 1,000km journey has been adjusted due to COVID-19. (Black Press Media File Photo)

‘Childhood cancer doesn’t stop for COVID-19,’ Tour de Rock rides on

Alumni in Oak Bay step up for Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer ride

Sgt. Sandrine Perry of the Oak Bay Police spins on the trainer to raise money for the Cops For Cancer Tour de Rock during an Oak Bay Night Market event in 2019. Perry returned as an alumni last week to cycle a leg of the 2020 Tour de Rock as the two-week, 1,000km journey has been adjusted due to COVID-19. (Black Press Media File Photo)
Oak Bay High music teacher Nathan Jacklin gets his head shaved for the annual Tour de Rock fundraiser on Wednesday. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

Oak Bay High head shave lives on despite COVID-19

Students hustle money for Tour de Rock under constraints of pandemic

Oak Bay High music teacher Nathan Jacklin gets his head shaved for the annual Tour de Rock fundraiser on Wednesday. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
John and Chris Horwood in front of a successful bottle and can drive, Saturday at Oak Bay High for Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer. (John Horwood Photo)

Oak Bay High students do their best for COVID-19 Tour de Rock

Tour de Rock riders make socially responsible visit Friday

John and Chris Horwood in front of a successful bottle and can drive, Saturday at Oak Bay High for Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer. (John Horwood Photo)
BC Green party leader Sonia Furstenau introduced four candidates for the Oct. 24 election on Sept. 30 in Oak Bay. From left: Jenn Neilson for Victoria-Beacon Hill, Annemieke Holthuis for Victoria-Swan lake, Kate O’Connor for Saanich South, and Nicole Duncan for Oak Bay-Gordon Head. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

B.C. Greens introduce all-women slate for Victoria, Saanich and Oak Bay ridings

School trustee Nicole Duncan assumes Oak Bay-Gordon Head candidacy

BC Green party leader Sonia Furstenau introduced four candidates for the Oct. 24 election on Sept. 30 in Oak Bay. From left: Jenn Neilson for Victoria-Beacon Hill, Annemieke Holthuis for Victoria-Swan lake, Kate O’Connor for Saanich South, and Nicole Duncan for Oak Bay-Gordon Head. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
Const. Mark Hendren, Const. Chelsea Cofield and Const. Jonathan de Boer are representing Saanich Police on this year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

Saanich officers re-unite for Tour de Rock

Eight alumni from Saanich Police Department ride

Const. Mark Hendren, Const. Chelsea Cofield and Const. Jonathan de Boer are representing Saanich Police on this year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
A thief broke into Oak Bay Dairy Queen last week and stole with ice cream sandwiches (not pictured). (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

Thief steals ice cream bars from Oak Bay Dairy Queen

Oak Bay resident out nearly $10,000 as CRA scam strikes again

A thief broke into Oak Bay Dairy Queen last week and stole with ice cream sandwiches (not pictured). (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
Oak Bay lawyer Roxanne Helme is the BC Liberal candidate for Oak Bay Gordon Head. The longtime representative for the Victoria Bar Association was declared in June. (Photo Courtesy of Roxanne Helme)

Meet the Liberal candidate for Oak Bay-Gordon Head

Roxanne Helme about 'governance, not politics'

Oak Bay lawyer Roxanne Helme is the BC Liberal candidate for Oak Bay Gordon Head. The longtime representative for the Victoria Bar Association was declared in June. (Photo Courtesy of Roxanne Helme)
Executive director David Lau, of Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society, at the Monterey house adjacent to Theatre Lane, where immigrants and refugees can soon live while settling in Canada. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

Oak Bay home ready to house refugees, immigrants

District leases two village homes to Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society

Executive director David Lau, of Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society, at the Monterey house adjacent to Theatre Lane, where immigrants and refugees can soon live while settling in Canada. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
2020 Arts Alive sculpture Counterpoise by Richard Young is now on display in Haynes Park along Beach Drive. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

Voting now ready for Arts Alive 2020 sculptures

Audio and written descriptions posted for all 10 sculptures

2020 Arts Alive sculpture Counterpoise by Richard Young is now on display in Haynes Park along Beach Drive. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
An illustration of The Redfern, a four-storey, a 35-unit condo with up to five ground floor units on Oak Bay Avenue. (Jawl Residential Image)

Four-storey Oak Bay Avenue development to have rooftop garden

Redfern 35-unit development sent to public hearing

An illustration of The Redfern, a four-storey, a 35-unit condo with up to five ground floor units on Oak Bay Avenue. (Jawl Residential Image)
Const. Jake Colwell is the newest Oak Bay Police officer sworn-in early September. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

Oak Bay Police bring home a West Shore grad

Const. Jake Colwell brings 'conflict resolution and communication skills'

Const. Jake Colwell is the newest Oak Bay Police officer sworn-in early September. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
The Saanich Predators (formerly the Saanich Braves) are expected to unveil their new Predators jersey and brand on Sept. 29. (Black Press Media file photo)

After 53 years, Saanich Jr. B team rebrands as Predators

Saanich Predators Junior B hockey team navigates COVID, culture

The Saanich Predators (formerly the Saanich Braves) are expected to unveil their new Predators jersey and brand on Sept. 29. (Black Press Media file photo)
Chief Ray Bernoties of the Oak Bay Police Department has run one of the most popular police Twitter accounts in B.C. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)

Oak Bay chief puts an end to dad jokes on police Twitter

No more jokes on Oak Bay Police Twitter account

Chief Ray Bernoties of the Oak Bay Police Department has run one of the most popular police Twitter accounts in B.C. (Travis Paterson/News Staff)
A submarine surfaced off the shore of Victoria on Monday afternoon spewing smoke. It was aided by a fire boat. (Photo by Chris Mick Miller)

HMCS Victoria popping up as training sessions underway

MARPAC says plume of smoke normal for recharging submarine

A submarine surfaced off the shore of Victoria on Monday afternoon spewing smoke. It was aided by a fire boat. (Photo by Chris Mick Miller)
Smoke hung low near the Oak Bay police and fire departments on Sept. 17 and officers warned drivers to be wary on the roads. (Oak Bay Police Department/Twitter)

Thieves harvest from 11 unlocked cars in Oak bay

Looting unlocked cars called 'farming,' says deputy chief

Smoke hung low near the Oak Bay police and fire departments on Sept. 17 and officers warned drivers to be wary on the roads. (Oak Bay Police Department/Twitter)