The Oak Bay Connector » Community Vibrancy http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org Connect, Communicate, Collaborate Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:12:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Oak Bay Gets New School http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/10/29/oak-bay-gets-new-school/ http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/10/29/oak-bay-gets-new-school/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:05:07 +0000 tomcroft http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/?p=1192 Congratulations to everyone who worked on the redevelopment of Oak Bay High and the Neighbourhood of Learning Centre. George Abbott, Minister of Education announced on October 28, 2011 that $50 million was approved for a new school for 1300 students and $12 million for the NLC.

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Harvest Party Entrance

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

5:00 – 7:00PM Potluck Dinner
7:00 – 7:30 Family Entertainment by Oak Bay’s Stuart Nemtin as the famous Major Conrad Flapps

Oak Bay United Church, Lower Hall
1355 Mitchell Street, Oak Bay

Bring friends, neighbors and family and a favourite food dish with serving utensils, your own plate(s), cutlery and cup(s).

Join in the Harvest Bounty Exchange Table! Bring seeds, plants, recipes to share and exchange.

Show off the best of your garden and have it judged by the Community Association Executive!

Hosted by the Community Association of Oak Bay

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Your Community Association wants you to join us with your bicycles, wagons, or even just your feet. We would love to see members out to have fun, and which will of course, draw new members. And you know how that works…the more, the merrier!

We are going to keep it simple again this year, with a no-emissions float…okay, small exception…we are keeping up the tradition of bubbles!  We ride our bikes or walk together, bubble wands in hand (which the kids watching seem to LOVE), we laugh, we carry our banner and we have a great time, all while raising our community profile.

If you can join us, please RSVP to michelle@michellekirby.ca and meet beside Windsor Park Pavilion between 9:30 and 10:00AM on Saturday morning.

The Annual Tea Party Parade is an Oak Bay tradition. If you’re just out to watch, it begins on Saturday at 10:30AM from Windsor Park. The 45 minute parade winds through the streets of Oak Bay, ending at Willows Beach Park.

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“The best way to get to know a neighbourhood, is to walk it.”
- Jane Jacobs

The weekend of May 7th and 8th, there will be a number of Jane’s Walks throughout the region. You’ll get a little exercise, fresh air, and learn some things you likely never knew about the history of your neighbourhood, or even some of the issues facing it today.

If you’re looking for one nearby, check out the Shelbourne Valley Jane’s Walk.

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View Earth Day Celebration Walk or Bike Routes in a larger map

Earth Day 2011 Poster ]]> http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/04/13/walk-or-ride-come-celebrate-active-transportation-on-earth-day-in-oak-bay/feed/ 0 Earth Day Celebration in Oak Bay http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/04/10/earth-day-celebration-in-oak-bay/ http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/04/10/earth-day-celebration-in-oak-bay/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:39:17 +0000 michellekirby http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/?p=1083 Your Community Association is busy planning with the Friends of Uplands Park for our Oak Bay Earth Day Celebration on Friday, April 22nd! Earth Day 2011 Poster

For our part, the CAOB is leading a bike ride from UVic to Cattle Point via a route we like to call The Educational Corridor. The route starts from our University, passes Camosun College, Carnarvon Park (Preschool/Daycare), Oak Bay High School, SMU Jr. School, and Glenlyon Norfolk School, and lands us at Cattle Point where we’ll finish up with a picnic with the Friends of Uplands Park.


View Earth Day Celebration Bike Route in a larger map

The Friends of Uplands Park are planning plenty of activities to participate in and enjoy all day!


Schedule of Events

9:00am —- Bird Walk at Cattle Point

11:00am —- Earth Day Bike Ride along the Oak Bay “Educational Corridor” starting at UVic, visiting Willows School, Oak Bay High, Monterey School, gathering riders at each school along the way.

11:00am —– An Earth Day Walk starting from UVic to end at Uplands Park.

12:00 Noon —- Picnic & Music: Walkers and bike riders and other participants arrive at Uplands Park for family & friends picnic

12:15 (or so) —- Official Welcome

1:00 —- Guided Nature Walks (1 walk will be at Cattle point; 1 walk will be along the trails in Uplands Park)

2:15 —- Guided Nature Walks (1 walk will be at Cattle point; 1 walk will be along the trails in Uplands Park)

Noon – 3:30: Other activities include:
———– Music by The Bald Eagles
———– Face Painting
———– Treasure Hunt
———– Bubbles
———– Uplands Park Map Display
———– GOERTS and HAT displays
———– Invasive Species Removal

3:30 —- Official Closing

]]> http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/04/10/earth-day-celebration-in-oak-bay/feed/ 0 Latest Print Edition of the Oak Bay Connector Available Now! http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/04/01/latest-print-edition-of-the-oak-bay-connector/ http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/04/01/latest-print-edition-of-the-oak-bay-connector/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:34:03 +0000 michellekirby http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/?p=1069 The latest edition of the Oak Bay Connector, the Community Association of Oak Bay’s newsletter, has been published!

Please see the Wednesday, March 31st centre fold of the Oak Bay News for your copy, or have a look here!

Oak Bay Connector Newsletter - 6th Edition ]]> http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/04/01/latest-print-edition-of-the-oak-bay-connector/feed/ 1 A Billion Acts of Green http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/03/18/a-billion-acts-of-green/ http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/blog/2011/03/18/a-billion-acts-of-green/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:33:19 +0000 michellekirby http://oakbaycommunityassociation.org/?p=1039

A Billion Acts of Green, and our Earth Day Celebration is one of them! Join the Community Association of Oak Bay in our pledge to celebrate Earth Day, Good Friday, April 22, 2011.

We are organizing a bike ride from UVic along what we call the “Educational Corridor” that connects cyclists from school to school in Oak Bay, ending with an Oceanside ride back up to Cattle Point. At the same time, a group will be enjoying a walk from UVic down through the Uplands to Cattle Point, where we will all join together with the Friends of Uplands Park to celebrate with food and live music, and many other activities that they have planned for the afternoon.

If you want to join us, stay tuned here for updates, or have a look in our upcoming issue of The Connector newsletter in the centrefold of the Oak Bay News, Wednesday, March 30th, 2011.

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The Tweed Run London started the trend in the Fall of 2009, and have been cropping up all over the world. It’s a slower paced ride with style, with a stop for a spot of tea mid-way, judging of the most stylish of the group, and ending at the The Penny Farthing Pub in Oak Bay (where else?!). The added bonus? 100% of your Registration Fee ($5.00) for Tweed Ride Victoria will go to purchasing a stretcher/ ambulance-bike for rural clinics in Malawi.

For more information, or to register, please visit The Tweed Ride Victoria.
Tweed Ride London Apr 10 (279)

To get yourself in the spirit, have a watch of this video:

Tweed Ride 2010 from Steven Greenstreet on Vimeo.

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potluck!
Neighbours, Families and Friends, Everyone is Invited!!!

Saturday November 6th, 5:00-9:00 PM

Potluck Dinner 5:00 – 7:00PM
Entertainment and Party 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Oak Bay United Church, Lower Hall
1355 Mitchell Street

What to Bring?

  • Yourself and/or friends, neighbors and family
  • A favourite food dish with serving utensils, your own plate(s), cutlery and cup


    • What to Share?

  • A song, poem, vision for Oak Bay or musical instruments to share during the open mike and jam session! (8-8:30)
  • Join in the Harvest Bounty “Exchange” Table – bring seeds, plants, recipes to share and exchange
  • Contribute to our Oak Bay Community Green Map
  • Oak Bay High Neighbourhood of Learning Centre display

    • What to Enjoy?

  • Yourself, Food, Neighbors and New and Old Friends
  • Music and Comedy – 7-8PM with Oak Bay resident and artist Stuart Nemtin as the famous Major Conrad Flapps

    • Sponsored by the Community Association of Oak Bay and the Kiwanis Club of Oak Bay

    Please consider renewing your membership or becoming a member of the Community Association of Oak Bay

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