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Oak Bay police issue two tickets in two days last summer to drivers going double the speed limit on Beach Drive. (Oak Bay Police/X)

Uninsured driver nailed for doing double the speed limit in Oak Bay: police

Excessive speed enforcement is a weekly activity for Oak Bay officers

Oak Bay police issue two tickets in two days last summer to drivers going double the speed limit on Beach Drive. (Oak Bay Police/X)
The In-den-tation fox den sculpture by Scott Gillies is the fan favourite in the Oak Bay Arts Alive sculpture walk this year. (Scott_gilz/Instagram)

Fox den captures people’s choice vote in Oak Bay Arts Alive sculpture walk

District seeks artists for 2024/2025 display on the theme Beyond the Surface

The In-den-tation fox den sculpture by Scott Gillies is the fan favourite in the Oak Bay Arts Alive sculpture walk this year. (Scott_gilz/Instagram)
FILE - Oak Bay Police Department ticketed a 21-year-old driver for going more than double the speed limit in a 40 km/h zone on Jan. 14. (Oak Bay Police/X)

3-wheeled truck tracked down after parked car hit on Oak Bay street: Police

Driver faces nearly $900 in fines, requires inspection to return to the roads

FILE - Oak Bay Police Department ticketed a 21-year-old driver for going more than double the speed limit in a 40 km/h zone on Jan. 14. (Oak Bay Police/X)
The Island Health 2SLGBTQIA+ liaison nurse program is being held at Royal Jubilee Hospital and occasionally at Victoria General Hospital. (Black Press Media file photo)

Island Health launches Greater Victoria 2SLGBTQIA+ liaison nurse program

The program is held at Royal Jubilee Hospital and occasionally Victoria General Hospital

The Island Health 2SLGBTQIA+ liaison nurse program is being held at Royal Jubilee Hospital and occasionally at Victoria General Hospital. (Black Press Media file photo)
Avid birders Liam Singh, left, and Rick Schortinghuis look out over Esquimalt Lagoon while on an outing with the Victoria Natural History Society. The annual Christmas Bird Count takes place on Saturday, Dec. 16. (Ann Nightingale photo)

A Christmas tradition for the birds takes flight in Greater Victoria

South Island birders hope for the unusual while counting species on Saturday

Avid birders Liam Singh, left, and Rick Schortinghuis look out over Esquimalt Lagoon while on an outing with the Victoria Natural History Society. The annual Christmas Bird Count takes place on Saturday, Dec. 16. (Ann Nightingale photo)
Const. Mike Klein-Beekman demonstrates a roadside screening used by Oak Bay police officers. (Black Press Media file photo)

Public eye on the road removes 2 impaired drivers from Oak Bay streets

Average 10 people killed, 305 injured in impaired driving crashes on Vancouver Island every year

Const. Mike Klein-Beekman demonstrates a roadside screening used by Oak Bay police officers. (Black Press Media file photo)
Engel & Völkers Vancouver Island celebrates the win as 2022 Realtor Food Bank Challenge Champion. The friendly competition raised $10,749 and just under 2,000 pounds of food for the region’s food banks.(Oak Bay Village/Facebook)

Epic food fight for the greater good returns to Oak Bay Village

Realtors go head-to-head to raise funds, food alongside Rainbow Kitchen

Engel & Völkers Vancouver Island celebrates the win as 2022 Realtor Food Bank Challenge Champion. The friendly competition raised $10,749 and just under 2,000 pounds of food for the region’s food banks.(Oak Bay Village/Facebook)
An additional operating room has opened at both Victoria General Hospital and Royal Jubilee Hospital (pictured). (Black Press Media file photo)

2 ORs re-opened at Greater Victoria hospitals, still not at full capacity

The rooms will be able to support around 10 cases each per day

An additional operating room has opened at both Victoria General Hospital and Royal Jubilee Hospital (pictured). (Black Press Media file photo)
Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch and Oak Bay High principal Shawn Boulding are working together to support two high schools facing regular power outages due to the ongoing Russian invasion. (Courtesy District of Oak Bay)

Oak Bay leaders pitch campaign to keep Ukraine schools running

Duo targets $20,000 to buy generators for 2 high schools in Ukraine

Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch and Oak Bay High principal Shawn Boulding are working together to support two high schools facing regular power outages due to the ongoing Russian invasion. (Courtesy District of Oak Bay)
The almond croissant, a partnership between 49 Below and GoodSide Pastry House, is a good example of upcycled ice cream options at the Oak Bay ice cream shop. (File - courtesy 49 Below)

B.C. ice cream maker battles shrinkflation one sweet spoonful at a time

Tax-avoiding 500 ml packages ‘still snack size if you believe it is,’ says 49 Below

The almond croissant, a partnership between 49 Below and GoodSide Pastry House, is a good example of upcycled ice cream options at the Oak Bay ice cream shop. (File - courtesy 49 Below)
An Oak Bay resident is out more than $150,000 after an online romance scam that started on Facebook in December 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)

Oak Bay resident scammed for $150K through online romance, say police

Facebook interaction dates back to December 2022

An Oak Bay resident is out more than $150,000 after an online romance scam that started on Facebook in December 2022. (Black Press Media file photo)
Faro at Oak Bay Beach Hotel made the inaugural 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining list by opentable.com last year. The hotel is No. 7 in top hotels for western Canada according to Conde Nast Traveler readers. (Courtesy Oak Bay Beach Hotel)

Victoria city, area hotels and resort score high with world travellers

Oak Bay, Empress, Magnolia and Brentwood Bay all named Conde Nast Traveler favourites

Faro at Oak Bay Beach Hotel made the inaugural 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining list by opentable.com last year. The hotel is No. 7 in top hotels for western Canada according to Conde Nast Traveler readers. (Courtesy Oak Bay Beach Hotel)
Saanich Police Department is reporting a sexual assault in a UVic men’s bathroom on the morning of Sept. 26. (Black Press Media file photo)

University of Victoria alerts campus of sexual assault in men’s washroom

Saanich police investigating as UVic reminds of safety precautions

Saanich Police Department is reporting a sexual assault in a UVic men’s bathroom on the morning of Sept. 26. (Black Press Media file photo)
Spectators watch the waves at Ogden Point in Victoria during a wind storm. (Black Press Media file photo)

Some ferries cancelled as thunderstorm looms, winds batter Greater Victoria

Few power outages reported as trees in full foliage hit with first fall storm of 2023

Spectators watch the waves at Ogden Point in Victoria during a wind storm. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Quake Cottage earthquake simulator is among the activities expected at the Sept. 14 safety fair at UVic. (Black Press Media file photo)

Quake cottage shakes up campus as Oak Bay, UVic host safety first fair

Sept. 14 fair includes Oak Bay, Saanich emergency prep groups

The Quake Cottage earthquake simulator is among the activities expected at the Sept. 14 safety fair at UVic. (Black Press Media file photo)
Participants get ready in Oak Bay for the 2022 Paddle for Health fundraiser. (Black Press Media file photo)

Paddlers get ready to support Island families facing pediatric cancer

Paddle for Health launches in Oak Bay this Saturday

Participants get ready in Oak Bay for the 2022 Paddle for Health fundraiser. (Black Press Media file photo)
An Island Health warning is in place for water activities near Willows and Cadboro Bay beaches after testing high for bacteria. (Black Press Media file photo)

Waters off popular Saanich, Oak Bay beaches test high for bacteria

Swimming and other contact not recommended for Willows, Cadboro Bay beaches

An Island Health warning is in place for water activities near Willows and Cadboro Bay beaches after testing high for bacteria. (Black Press Media file photo)
Barely a blur, a red-breasted sapsucker eagerly makes its escape after healing at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)

VIDEO: Wild birds eagerly fly away after healing at West Shore rehab

BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre releases four healed red-breasted sapsuckers

Barely a blur, a red-breasted sapsucker eagerly makes its escape after healing at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook)
The Oak Bay Police Department is reminding the public to be on guard against scammers after a resident lost almost $15,000. (Stock graphic)

Oak Bay resident loses almost $15,000 in credit card scam

Police warn residents to hang up and call financial institutions back independently

The Oak Bay Police Department is reminding the public to be on guard against scammers after a resident lost almost $15,000. (Stock graphic)
Steven Middleton, 33, has been identified as the man who was found dead in a waterfront area of Oak Bay on July 26. (Courtesy of Saanich police)

Body found in Oak Bay in suspicious death case belonged to 33-year-old man

Police are asking for video as they treat Steven Middleton’s death as suspicious

Steven Middleton, 33, has been identified as the man who was found dead in a waterfront area of Oak Bay on July 26. (Courtesy of Saanich police)