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Bob Leach takes in some of the cars on display during the annual Jaguars on the Island event on Saturday (July 22) in Oak Bay. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Cars and sunshine in Oak Bay at Jaguars on the Island

Oak Bay event the largest open-air gathering of Jaguar automobiles in North America

Bob Leach takes in some of the cars on display during the annual Jaguars on the Island event on Saturday (July 22) in Oak Bay. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Raulph Schoeddert encourages drivers to stop at his garage sale, held in Oak Bay as part of Garagellenium on Saturday (July 22). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Shoppers descend on Oak Bay’s Garagellenium

Community-wide garage sale returns for first time since 2019

Raulph Schoeddert encourages drivers to stop at his garage sale, held in Oak Bay as part of Garagellenium on Saturday (July 22). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Royal Victoria Yacht Club sailor Grace Poole takes on the hydrofoil challenge of racing a waszp. (Photo by Geoff Webster)

‘It’s so cool’: Self-taught Oak Bay hydrofoil sailor captures national title

RVYC’s Grace Poole learns from videos and replays

Royal Victoria Yacht Club sailor Grace Poole takes on the hydrofoil challenge of racing a waszp. (Photo by Geoff Webster)
Ron Nicholson officially receives his Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers – for his years of service to seniors and sharing the important history of Black Canadians – during a July 20 event. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Oak Bay volunteer honoured for tax work, raising Black voices from history

30 years of giving earns Ron Nicholson the Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

Ron Nicholson officially receives his Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers – for his years of service to seniors and sharing the important history of Black Canadians – during a July 20 event. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Emergency crews responded to a boat fire in Cadboro Bay. (Oak Bay Fire Department/Twitter)

Oak Bay boat fire in Cadboro Bay has now been contained

Residents can now return to the area

  • Jul 18, 2023
Emergency crews responded to a boat fire in Cadboro Bay. (Oak Bay Fire Department/Twitter)
A hint of aurora shimmers in the distance from Cattle Point in Oak Bay. (Photo by James MacKenzie)

Photographer captures hints of aurora off Oak Bay shore

Share your images of Greater Victoria by emailing newsroom@vicnews.com.

A hint of aurora shimmers in the distance from Cattle Point in Oak Bay. (Photo by James MacKenzie)
The Canadian Coast Guard has issued a $15,000 fine to the owner of a derelict vessel grounded in Cadboro Bay with the help of Oak Bay police. (Oak Bay Police Department/Twitter)

B.C. boat owner fined $15K for grounded vessel in Cadboro Bay

The Canadian Coast Guard issued the fine with help from Oak Bay police

The Canadian Coast Guard has issued a $15,000 fine to the owner of a derelict vessel grounded in Cadboro Bay with the help of Oak Bay police. (Oak Bay Police Department/Twitter)
People fill Oak Bay Avenue for last year’s Oak Bay Collector Car Festival. The event is returning for 2023 but for the first time without its founder. (Black Press Media file photo)

Oak Bay car festival returns for 1st show without its founder

The Oak Bay Collector Car Festival was first started in 1999 by Ken Agate

People fill Oak Bay Avenue for last year’s Oak Bay Collector Car Festival. The event is returning for 2023 but for the first time without its founder. (Black Press Media file photo)
Rosie Holoiday, 6, hopes her community will come through, growing Roxy the rock snake with colourful painted stones. The project sits close to the walking path from Bowker Road and Willows Beach. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Rosie calls on community to grow Oak Bay painted rock snake Roxie

Path near Willows Beach hosts student’s new community art project

Rosie Holoiday, 6, hopes her community will come through, growing Roxy the rock snake with colourful painted stones. The project sits close to the walking path from Bowker Road and Willows Beach. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Taylor Macdonald at Girl in the Wild, a free camp that helped empower the Grade 11 student at St. Michaels University School. Now she wants to give back, raising funds and awareness. (Courtesy Macdonald family)

Wilderness camp a world of healing for Greater Victoria teen

St. Mikes student fundraises to send others to free confidence-building camp

Taylor Macdonald at Girl in the Wild, a free camp that helped empower the Grade 11 student at St. Michaels University School. Now she wants to give back, raising funds and awareness. (Courtesy Macdonald family)
Death cap mushrooms are popping up in Oak Bay, prompting a warning from the district. (Adolf and Oluna Ceska file photo)

Death cap mushrooms growing in Oak Bay

Oak Bay issues warning to residents

Death cap mushrooms are popping up in Oak Bay, prompting a warning from the district. (Adolf and Oluna Ceska file photo)
Registrants for Oak Bay’s Garagellenium get a free garage sale kit while supplies last at Engel & Volkers, 2249 Oak Bay Ave. (Oak Bay Garage Sale photo)

Get ready second-hand treasure hunters, Oak Bay-wide garage sale returns

Garagellenium registration opens July 3

Registrants for Oak Bay’s Garagellenium get a free garage sale kit while supplies last at Engel & Volkers, 2249 Oak Bay Ave. (Oak Bay Garage Sale photo)
The 2022 Shim’s Crit event raised approximately $25,000 for the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute. (Black Press Media file photo)

Cyclists to race in Oak Bay to raise money for spinal cord injury research

The race around Windsor Park is a Praxis Spinal Cord Institute fundraiser

  • Jun 24, 2023
The 2022 Shim’s Crit event raised approximately $25,000 for the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute. (Black Press Media file photo)
Richard and Emma Stern, 6, dig into their meals Saturday, June 17, during the Oak Bay Spring Nosh. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Good food and good times at Oak Bay Spring Nosh

The annual event returned to Oak Bay Avenue Saturday, June 17

Richard and Emma Stern, 6, dig into their meals Saturday, June 17, during the Oak Bay Spring Nosh. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
The Oak Bay Village Spring Nosh celebrates of food-makers in the community with tasty offerings, music and family fun Saturday, June 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2020 Oak Bay Ave. (Courtesy Oak Bay BIA)

Event crammed with tasty treats, family fun returns to Oak Bay village

Oak Bay Spring Nosh runs June 17 with food, games, music

The Oak Bay Village Spring Nosh celebrates of food-makers in the community with tasty offerings, music and family fun Saturday, June 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2020 Oak Bay Ave. (Courtesy Oak Bay BIA)
The walkathon takes participants from Willows Park and down Beach Drive past Queen’s Park to Oak Bay Marina. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Oak Bay teen to walk shoreline for 6 hours to promote mental health

Teen and her mom set to walk Beach Drive to raise funds, spur conversations

The walkathon takes participants from Willows Park and down Beach Drive past Queen’s Park to Oak Bay Marina. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Jacque Sirois of Oak Bay helps remove decades of English ivy from a native Sculer’s willows in the Kitty Islet end of McNeill Bay. (Black Press Media file photo)

Make a Difference Week in Oak Bay to combat invasive greenery

During the week, community members remove protruding plants and encourage native greenery growth

Jacque Sirois of Oak Bay helps remove decades of English ivy from a native Sculer’s willows in the Kitty Islet end of McNeill Bay. (Black Press Media file photo)
Oak Bay resident Doug Clarke posted a photo of a male deer with a growth at the bottom of its left antler, taken on May 22 in the Rockland neighbourhood. (Courtesy of Doug Clarke/Facebook)

Abnormal growth on Oak Bay deer likely caused by injury

While photo diagnosis isn’t conclusive, local vet says tumour or ‘cactus buck’ unlikely

Oak Bay resident Doug Clarke posted a photo of a male deer with a growth at the bottom of its left antler, taken on May 22 in the Rockland neighbourhood. (Courtesy of Doug Clarke/Facebook)
A participant runs during the 17th annual Oak Bay half marathon. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

Oak Bay half marathon sees record participation

Approximately 200 volunteers made the event possible

A participant runs during the 17th annual Oak Bay half marathon. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Community members from across the Capital Region show support for the family of Steve Seekins – the Oak Bay public works employee killed on the job May 17 – during a fundraising barbecue on the lawn of municipal hall May 25. (Gui Santos/Black Press)

Fundraiser draws regional support for family of Oak Bay employee killed on the job

Online fundraiser surpasses $110,000 for family of Steve Seekins

Community members from across the Capital Region show support for the family of Steve Seekins – the Oak Bay public works employee killed on the job May 17 – during a fundraising barbecue on the lawn of municipal hall May 25. (Gui Santos/Black Press)