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Newsletter March 14, 2020: Who is Driving Oak Bay?
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ewsletter March 7, 202
0: Oak Bay's Worrisome Future
Newsletter February 9, 2020 Housing Needs Report Trumps Community Interest.
Senior Staff Are Recommending WHAT, “Really”?
Heads UP: Update
Information
for Residents
2020
Newsletter December 16, 2019: Public Interest Defended
Newsletter Nov 15, 2019: Direction and Immediate Action Required
Newsletter Nov 1, 2019: Just How Transparent is Oak Bay Council? Well......
NOTE: Correction Nov 2, 2019 - The 2nd Paragraph date regarding the former CAO leaving the District now reads correctly,
"...just after 2019"
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Oak Bay Watch - Flash Bulletin: Who is responsible for the District's Transparency and Meeting Scheduling?
Newsletter Sept 19, 2019: Why were you not provided with this important information?
Concerned Residents Community Request & Letter to Council - September 7, 2019
Newsletter August 17, 2019 - Other Districts face the same "Roadblocks" to make positive change.
Council Report July 15, 2019 - A Business Plan Badly Needed
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wsletter July 14, 2019 - Community Heritage and Heritage Revitalization Agreements
July 6, 2019
Newsletter
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Where is Oak Bay’s Heritage Really Headed?
J
uly 4, 2019 Newsletter
A Time to Worry
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Another good example of irresponsible decision making.
It's Only (Your) Money and Oak Bay's Character
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Newsletter May 17, 2019 -
If you follow the wrong track you’ll never achieve the right objectives.
You Better watch out, and you'd better cry - we are telling you why. Council Report.
"Flash Bulletin Request to Residents"
Newsletter May 1, 2019 Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!
Bulletin - Secondary Suites Meeting April 25, 2019 & Facts
Newsletter
April. 19, 2019
: A Plausible Answer to many Resident Questions - Including why is Oak Bay a UDI Member?
Curious About the 8.5% estimated 2019 Budget Increase?
You Should Be
Newsletter: Budget Open House "Failure to Launch"
Council Report March 22, 2019 Oh My: You Must Read This
Newsletter - March 9, 2019 Really! Isn't this a Lot of Tax Dollars to spend to Over-Densify our Single-Family Neighbourhoods?
Newsletter - March 6, 2019
"Suddenly It Was All
Very
Clear"
Newsletter - February 21, 2019 Council Priorities - Will real change follow?
February 16, 2019 Council Report and
Subdivision Process
- How Vulnerable are you?
Newsletter February 4, 2019
Problem Identified
- No indication easy fix is coming soon
Newsletter January 12, 2019
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Where we were: Where we are: Where do we want to be:
Newsletter January 3, 2019 - "
When you are halfway up you are neither up nor down".
Council Report: How many councils does it take to
turn on
a light bulb?
Committee of the Whole, December 12, 2018
Newsletter Dec 7, 2018 and Now for the Good News
Newsletter December 1, 2018 - The Transparency Disconnect
No
vember 20, 2018 Newsletter:
Is Developments Reflecting Oak Bay's Heritage?
Oak Bay Watch - Election Thank You
Newsletter: Election Facts to Consider - Before Voting
Bulletin - Municipal Election 2018 - Whom Shall I vote for?
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BC OMBUDSPERSON
INVESTIGATION of
THE DISTRICT OF OAK BAY
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Al
l Candidates Meeting Report - We suggest you read this
.
BULLETIN: MORE TAXPAYER DOLLARS at RISK
Newsletter Exposé: The Advisory Planning Commission and the Public Interest.
Oak Bay Watch All Candidates Meeting - You are more powerful than you think
Saturday September 22, 2018 1:00 p.m.
Newsletter August 17, 2018 Subdivision Development - Out of Control and Public Interest Ignored.
Newsletter
August 2, 2018
Are the Mayor's Public Engagement Task Forces a "Barrier"
to Public Engagement?
Council Report: The Majority of Council versus Public Consultation
Newsletter - July 15, 2018 Transparency & Compromise in "short supply"
Newsletter - June 29, 2018 Who is looking after the Public Interest?
Newsletter - June 22, 2018
♫ Where Have All the Task Forces Gone? Long Time Passing ♫
Newsletter June 1, 2018 - Council's Backward Planning Process
"The Cart Before the Horse")
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Newsletter May 25, 2018 Oak Bay's Heritage at Risk
Newsletter May 14, 2018 Environment: What Environment?
Newsletter May 5, 2018: The Real 2018 Budget Facts - Council's Advanced 401 Accounting
Newsletter April 21, 2018
“Flash” A
6.9%
2018 BUDGET TAX INCREASE
Newsletter April 11, 2018 - What
IS
going on at
THE
HALL?
Newsletter - Two letters We suggest you read.
Council Report: March 12, 2018 You better Watch out (We're telling you why)
Council Report: Feb 26, 2018 - Stage ll Something is Seriously "Amiss"
(More than Previously Reported)
Council Report: Secondary Suites Resolution - Something is Seriously "Amiss"
Newletter: February 24 , 2018 "Flash Bulletin" Information - What's behind this
Push
to keep residents out of the Secondary Suite Decision?
Oak Bay Watch "Flash" Bulletin: Basement Suites Coming To Your Single-Family Neighbourhood.
Newsletter February 17, 2017 - Council Report: "The Pretend News"
Newsletter Feb 09, 2018 "Reserve Fund Veil of Secrecy"
(Council Report Part ll)
Newsletter Feb 02, 2018 :
"A Veil of Secrecy".
(Council Report Part l)
Newsletter:
January 20, 2018
What's Next? and Committee of the Whole Meeting
Report
Council Alert - Committee of the Whole Meeting Jan 15, 2018
United Church Development - Resident Concerns.
Newsletter: Jan. 8, 2018 -
Time for a change
in 2018?
Consider
this
information
.
COUNCIL REPORTS: Dec 11, 2017
"....
But you can't fool all of the people all of the time".
Nov 14, 2017
Bulletin: Oak Bay Councillor Kevin Murdoch's achievement recognized.
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Council Meetings: November 20 & 27. 2017 Reports on "Failing Infrastructure" and "Process, What Process"?
Community Benefit Resolution
Newsletter November 16, 2017
The Quest - condos or trees
etc
? Council Monday Nov 20, 2017-
Council
Meeting
Oct 23, 2017: Shoreline Protection & Financial Information needed.
Council Report: Oct 23, 17 Meeting
N
ews
lett
er Oct 20, 2017 - Who is paying for Development ? & Council Report (Oct 16, 2017 Meeting)
Community Letter: Foreshore Degradation Oct 10, 2017
Community Letter :
Request for Council Development Plan Oct 10, 2017
Newsletter Sept 24, 2017 - Council Meeting News & Council's new Development Priorities
Newsletter Sept 16, 2017 - Town Hall Meeting & Council News
Town Hall Meeting Notes (Independent Facilitator)
TOWN HALL MEETING - Tuesday SEPT 1
2
, 2017 -
Monterey Centre 7:15 pm
"The World is Changed By People that Show Up"
Newsletter Sept 6, 2017 "Pave over
paradise and put in a parking lot"
Oak Bay News Letters - Council and Infrastructure "failing Badly"
Newsletter JULY 9, 2017 Council's new Densification Threat - This could impact You
.
Newsletter June 15, 2015 Oak Bay News - All the News that's fit to print - not.
Bulletin - Whale Watching Tours Good Idea? - Walk Sunday June 4th, 2017 (See deatails
)
Newsletter
May 28, 2018 - Can it get any worse than this? Oak Bay Council Report
Newsletter
May 20, 2017 Council Reports on Community Impact Decisions
Reports May 12, 2017 (Uncensored) Breaking News
- 2017 Budget controversy - Bowker
Over
-
Development
Newsletter- May 7, 2017 "Oh dear what can the matter be?" (See Newletters top menu)
Newsletter - April 30, 2017
Bowker/Cadboro Bay Over-Developemnt
N
ewsletter - April 23, 2017
Council's Basement Suite Plan
$250,000
- Urban Forest Plan
Zero
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wsletter - April 7, 2017 Council's inappropriate Priority Infill Decision.
Newsletter April 1, 2017 - Oak Bay Council: Infrastructure Versus Infill Densification?
Newsletter
Mar 23
, 2017
Transparency
– Oak Bay Council has it
covered
(literally). see Newsletters
Newsletter March 11th 2017,
Council's
(New) Backup Development Plan
Newsletter March 1, 2017 Houston Err.. Oak Bay we have a problem
.
Newsletter Jan 25, 2017
"Bad news for Oak Bay Residents
"
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Advisory Planning Commission recommendation on Abstract Design's Bowker-Bay Foul Proposal
Oak Bay News - November 16, 2016, Excellent L
etter to Editor
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IDENTIFIED BY COMMUNITY
- URBAN FOREST CONCERNS (see Attachment - data f
rom Urban Forest Report
)
HISTORICAL LANDMARK AT RISK - 1558 Beach Drive
URBAN TREE SURVEY - Weekly Newsletter
INTERESTING ARTICLE - "Oak Bay's finances warrants attention"
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NFO SHEET - Timeline of Oak Bay Density (courtesy of resident Stephen Bowker)
INFO SHEET - Protect yourself when BLASTING is happening next door
WEBCAST - 2 easy steps to set up our broadcast reminder
ARTICLE: "Council not listening to residents' concerns"
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