Month: September 2012

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Facilitated by heritage consultants Stuart Stark and Donald Luxton, over 60 community members attended last night’s Town Hall meeting as part of the new planning process undertaken by the Oak Bay Heritage Commission. Once the consultants explained…

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For the first time in its history, the UBCM annual Convention finished early with policy resolutions. Voting was completed nearly an hour ahead of schedule, with two resolutions of significance for me this morning. I voted to support resolutions t…

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Those of you supporting the endorsement of UBCM Resolution A-8, brought by the Saanich Municipality, related to expansion of oil tanker traffic on the West Coast (for details, see earlier blog post of a few days ago), will be pleased to learn that…

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UBCM has been a busy convention and I am just taking a quick break to update you on some of the events and workshops I have attended in the last 3 days. Monday opened with two workshops, a panel debate on De-criminalization of Marijuana in the mor…

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I just learned that the Oak Bay High campaign leader of the Cops for Cancer fundraising event, Aghigh Rabie, invites the community to a first ever Bingo Night, at Oak Bay High, tomorrow, Tuesday, September 25, from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. This is such a …

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Just a quick update to my earlier post on the UBCM annual convention. On reviewing this week’s Council package, many letters from Oak Bay residents were submitted, asking Oak Bay Council delegates to the convention (Council members who are attendi…

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Fog and fall seem to go together, especially in Oak Bay. It has been a stunning fall thus far and opportunities to catch scenic fall days with a camera along the Oak Bay waterfront can’t be missed. There are also opportunities this fall to learn a…

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I was happy and privileged to attend and briefly speak at the 35th Anniversary celebration of our Oak Bay Volunteer Society (OBVS). Keynote speaker June Preston (also one of the founders of the Oak Bay Volunteer Society and who hired Joan Halvorse…

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Congratulations to Ben Clinton-Baker for drawing a great crowd to his presentation on Oak Bay’s agricultural history “Roots.” Even though he was competing with the Wednesday Night Market, it was almost a full house at the Windsor Park Pavilion for…

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Reports from the Municipal Treasurer, highlights of Oak Bay Parks and Recreation Commission minutes and a series of land use applications made up the agenda. Major items included: Oak Bay Parks and Recreation The tennis bubble replacement question…

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On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 7:00 PM at Windsor Park Pavilion, Ben Clinton-Baker, OB Heritage volunteer and local historian, will present a lecture titled “Roots,” a retrospective of Oak Bay’s farming and agricultural history. This dovetai…

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On September 19 in the afternoon, Oak Bay Volunteers will celebrate and be recognized and honoured for 35 years of serving their community and making the lives of others just a little bit easier with all that they do. I am honoured to attend the c…