Oak Bay

• ‘Incredulous’: Oak Bay homeowner gets anonymous letter criticizing house’s design

  Walter van de Rijst told Global News that the anonymous card read, "Shame, shame, shame on you for building such a revolting home in Oak Bay, how did it ever get approved?"

  Canada

  Jan 19
  
• Amid housing targets, Oak Bay greenlights condo complex after decade of rejection

  Last month, the province has assigned Oak Bay a target of building at least 664 units of housing over the next five years. 

  Politics

  Oct 13, 2023
  
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• Portage la Prairie RCMP arrest woman armed with crowbar

  The suspect now faces charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2023
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• Victim in suspicious Oak Bay, B.C. death identified as 33-year-old man

  Steven Middleton, 33, has been identified as the man found dead in Oak Bay on Wednesday under suspicious circumstances.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2023
• ‘Suspicious death’: Police investigate discovery of man’s body in Oak Bay, B.C.

  There have been no arrests, but Saanich police called the discovery an 'isolated incident,' and said there was no perceived risk to the public. 

  Crime

  Jul 26, 2023
• ‘Classless imbecile’ vandals do $4,000 damage to Vancouver Island cricket pitch

  "To the classless imbecile or imbeciles who tore up the pitch at Windsor Park last night, remember you will be held to account," said the Victoria and District Cricket Association.

  Crime

  Jul 4, 2023
• Oak Bay city worker killed in vehicle crash, other driver sent to hospital

  While the driver of the black SUV was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said the municipal staff member was pronounced dead at the scene. 

  Traffic

  May 17, 2023
• 2 charged in home invasion, 2017 Victoria machete attack: Oak Bay police

  On Sunday, officers arrested 30-year-old Kaspar Handspiker in the Maple Ridge, B.C., area in connection with the machete attack.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2023
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• B.C. municipal election 2022: Oak Bay results

  Oak Bay residents only needed to vote for their next council in the 2022 B.C. municipal election after Kevin Murdoch ran unopposed.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2022
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• Environmental group claiming to deflate tires on SUVs turns attention to Vancouver

  An environmental group called Tyre Extinguishers is attempting to draw attention to pollution caused by larger vehicles and is now looking at Vancouver.

  Crime

  Aug 2, 2022