The History of Oak Bay Website
An Online Celebration of Oak Bay's Early Years
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This website will close soon. |
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The creation and development of this site has been a labour of love — many thousands of hours over twenty years. It's possibly the best “local history” website in the world. |
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The reason to close the site is my response to a decision made by the powers that be to upzone and redevelop the lot next to my family home into a three-story townhome complex with 14 windows looking down onto the yard of my family home. With a now-depressed home value, this may force unexpected family relocation outside of Oak Bay. This sudden upzoning and major disruption in a single-family-home neighbourhood is not the Oak Bay this young branch of my family invested into. |
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This website will disappear when the house next to our family home disappears. |
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Enjoy the new LIFESTYLES section while you can. It’s been over three years in the making. |
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Gary Wilcox |
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Hallmark Heritage Society
