Oak Bay News

3 Greater Victoria golfers earn spots at U.S. Amateur at Oak Bay event

U.S. Amateur Championship runs Aug. 9 to 15 at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania

  • Jul 9, 2021

Greater Victoria writers come together while working apart

15 local authors launch Shifting Landscapes: Wandering Words, Vol. II

  • Jul 9, 2021

Used book shop reopens in Oak Bay church, takes a crack at glass history

98-year-old author writes of church's storied panes, some nearly as old as herself

  • Jul 9, 2021

Future uses up for debate as conversation continues on former Oak Bay Lodge site

Demolition expected to finish by the end of this year

  • Jul 8, 2021

Oak Bay homes targeted for Canadian flag thefts ahead of July 1

Oak Bay Rotary Club flag program chair says about 50 of its flags, some poles, removed from lawns

Oak Bay police nab 3 impaired drivers in first 3 days of summer campaign

Department caught 3 impaired drivers during entire summer 2020 season

  • Jun 30, 2021

Firefighter hospitalized after crews battle Oak Bay house fire in record-breaking heat

All occupants escaped safely before fire crews arrived

  • Jun 29, 2021

Vehicle-related thefts keep Oak Bay police busy in past week

Also making the police blotter was an intoxicated man on Oak Bay Avenue

  • Jun 29, 2021

More talks needed to solve parking problem near Oak Bay elementary school

Parking, traffic problem conversation set to continue for St. Michaels University School

  • Jun 25, 2021

Oak Bay serves up facelift for tennis courts as pickleball on the move

Carnarvon Park master plan calls for courts to be removed

  • Jun 25, 2021

Suspect swipes $5,000 bottle of whisky from Oak Bay liquor shop

Fiat towed after driver fails field sobriety test

  • Jun 22, 2021

University of Victoria clears parking hurdle for new Indigenous laws building

Oak Bay approves parking variance for new National Centre for Indigenous Laws

  • Jun 22, 2021

Latest Victoria Hospitals Foundation campaign targets $1M for mental health

Goal is to outfit new 19-bed unit at Eric Martin Pavilion

  • Jun 20, 2021

Oak Bay volunteers keep critical services running

Duo drove between Oak Bay and Jubilee three days a week, twice a day during pandemic

  • Jun 20, 2021

Gage Gallery moving to Bastion Square

Vivid Connections, a showcase by Laura Feeleus and Elizabeth Carefoot, opens new venue June 29

  • Jun 19, 2021

Now 90% complete, Vancouver Island trail forges new funding parnership

Victoria Foundation takes on Vancouver Island Trail Association; fund valued at $40,000

  • Jun 18, 2021

Wild rabbits persist at the University of Victoria

Feral rabbits are still absent, but another non-native species has arrived on campus

  • Jun 18, 2021

Oak Bay set to survey businesses on single-use plastic products

Survey gathers information ahead of expected legislation on provincial, federal level

  • Jun 17, 2021

School parking problems plague Oak Bay residents

Need exceeds official requirements for parking at St. Michaels school

  • Jun 17, 2021

An abandoned fawn doesn’t mean it’s orphaned, reminds Greater Victoria wildlife expert

20 orphaned fawns turned in to Wild ARC in Metchosin so far this season

  • Jun 16, 2021