The History of Oak Bay Website
An Online Celebration of Oak Bay's Early Years




This website will close soon.
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.
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.
This website will disappear when the house
next to our family home disappears.
Enjoy the new LIFESTYLES section while you can.
It’s been over three years in the making.

Gary Wilcox



Hallmark Communication Award
Hallmark Heritage Society