LETTER: A fond farewell to Oak Bay

After living for over 25 years in Oak Bay, we are leaving to start a new life in the U.K., and we wanted to take a moment to thank some of our favourite people and highlight places that have given us so many great memories here: Nature on our doorstep: what a gift from nature we have in Oak Bay. We particularly enjoyed Cattle Point, Willows Beach, McNeil Bay and our ‘secret bench’. Bowker Creek and our home and neighbours on Hampshire Road. Oak Bay High School, where our daughter had an incredible high school experience. Nohra Thai Kitchen in Estevan Village: Joel, Phen and Laurie and their wonderful food. Willows Galley in Estevan Village: Dave and his great staff, and their fantastic halibut & chips! The Oak Bay Beach Hotel, both before (where we had our wedding reception) and after their big rebuild. Oak Bay Pharmasave and their amazing staff, including Tony, Hue, Sandy and many others. Ottavio Italian Bakery & Delicatessen, and especially Christina! The Oak Bay Garagellenium: ‘one person’s junk is someone else’s treasure’ – what fun. And speaking of junk, the Oak Bay dump. I don’t know how we could have survived without it! Thanks, Oak Bay, you were a wonderful place to live. We’ve made many happy memories here and will always treasure them. All the best, Pam and Guy Lafreniere Oak Bay