July 31, 2013 by Black Press Media Group

A Day in the Life

Oak Bay PHOTOGRAPHED JUNE 13, 2013

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Katherine Walker waters the flower baskets on Oak Bay Avenue from the municipality’s truck.

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A Day in the Life of Oak Bay, photographed June 13, 2013 We are pleased once again to present our annual, award-winning, photographic tribute to life in Oak Bay. Our team of photographers covered every corner of the municipality on a summer-like June day, capturing people at work, play and engaged in various activities in between. Capturing a day in the life of Oak Bay, where the living is pleasant and opportunities to enjoy our natural surroundings

abound is truly one of the best days of the year for our staff. We’d also like to thank those of you who are pictured in this edition for allowing us to offer you as an example of life in Oak Bay. We appreciate it. Enjoy the read and all of your days in Oak Bay. – Laura Lavin editor, Oak Bay News

Cover photos:

(Clockwise from top) Bruce Robertson, left, Ian Geddes and Laslo (no last name given) enjoy early morning coffee and a tall tale at Oak Bay Marina (Christine van Reeuwyk photo). Ian Mackenzie carries his Surfski boat out of the water at Willows Beach (Charla Huber photo). Naturalist Margaret Lidkea studies a crab she found in a tide pool at Cattle Point (Sharon Tiffin photo). Eleven-month-old Hugo Danzo-Dvorak swings in Windsor Park (Christine van Reeuwyk photo).

A Day in the Life of Oak Bay was photographed by: Don Denton, Sharon Tiffin, Kyle Wells, Natalie North, Daniel Palmer, Arnold Lim, Charla Huber and Christine van Reeuwyk

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06:23 Dan Bell starts planting the popular display on the corner of Foul Bay and Cadboro Bay Roads. Always a carefully guarded secret before it’s unveiled, this year’s creation is a tribute to the Oak Bay Fire Department, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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06:51 Nolan Castanaday displays the fruit and vegetables outside Fairway Market as he prepares for the day. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

07:23 Chef Ron Maximoff adds oil to the potatoes he prepares for lunch at the Monterey Recreation Centre. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

07:50 Oak Bay municipality worker Michael Lenaghan paints the last brown bus shelter on Oak Bay Avenue.

A lone pedestrian makes his way along a path through the largely deserted University of Victoria campus.

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07:55 Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen and wife Jean Thomson share a kiss before they both leave for work. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Annette and Dick Birk stop to take a closer look as they spot at seal on Beach Drive. Christine van Reeuwyk/News staff

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Andrew Madding gets ready for a morning sail on his boat, Tigga. Madding sails about 250 days a year.

Jim Barry enjoys a good read with his morning coffee at the Oak Bay Marina.

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08:25 Bruce Robertson, left, Ian Geddes and Laslo (no last name given) enjoy early morning coffee and a tall tale at Oak Bay Marina. Christine van Reeuwyk/News staff

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08:45 A turn on the swings gives 11-month-old Hugo DanzoDvorak a giggle at the playground in Windsor Park.

Anna Hunt whips up a batch of hollandaise sauce at Charelli’s & Co. Food, a café addition to Charelli’s Cheese Shop and Delicatessen on Foul Bay Road.

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08:51 Joy Johnston has permanent lotion put in her hair by Wendy LaRue at Reflections Hair Design on Windsor Road. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

08:30 Cashier Nicola Kivell brushes her hair out of the way while ringing in and bagging groceries at Tomley’s Market on Foul Bay Road. Don Denton/News staff

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Dave Keighan toys with his pup Tashi in Windsor Park.

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Adam Mayhew washes a car at O’Keefe’s Automotive on Newport Avenue.

09:05 Sarge Tiwana arranges the take-home Indian food at his store, Willows Park Grocery on Eastdowne Road. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

08:55 Olivia Sturgis, 2, speeds down the slide at Windsor Park. Christine van Reeuwyk/ News staff

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09:39 Carter Spark, 11, plays with École Willows’ Grade 5 class fish, Wormy. The catfish was brought in by teacher David Masini over five years ago.

Oak Bay High school student Mimi Chatmaitri finishes her art project. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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Glynis Macdonald gives Brian Haire a massage in her home studio on Brighton Avenue.

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11:01 Ken Olson fixes the grout in the Oak Bay Recreation Centre’s pool during the pool’s annual shut down for maintenance.

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Oak Bay firefighter Danny Adam, carried by Jason Hodge (with Greg Swan holding ladder), practices rescue skills outside the firehall. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

10:39 Staff, volunteers and participants take part in their weekly program called Art & Alzheimer’s at the Oak Bay United Church. The program allows seniors with dementia to take part in art and music activities. Don Denton/News staff

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1:24 Iseri Rivas Castillo, 3, reads to brother Marlon McCalman, 1, at the Juan de Fuca branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library. The library’s Summer Reading Club starts up on June 27 for children 12 and under.

12:36 Pharmacist Gina Minaly packages pills for patients in the basement of Pharmasave. Natalie North/News staff

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Slater’s Meats’ Cam Doyle ties up a baron of beef roast in the Cadboro Bay Road butcher shop.

Ian Mackenzie carries his Surfski boat out of the water at Willows Beach after spending the morning training. Charla Huber/News staff

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Friends, from left, Kieran Russell, Zack Schindel, Zane Takhar and Jacob Barnard watch as Mitch Bryan practices his swing at the Henderson Park Golf Course. Don Denton/News staff

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Michaela Corby, regional manager of VI Fitness, instructs newly hired fitness counsellor Jade Woznow on how to maintain proper form on the chest-press.

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Robert and Elma Chappell enjoy a nice lunch at The Penny Farthing on Oak Bay Avenue.

After finishing her route, mail carrier Lynn RumseySheppard King waits for the bus at the classiest bus shelter in town outside of Carlton House.

12:36 Pharmacist Gina Minaly packages pills for patients in the basement of Pharmasave. Natalie North/News staff

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Slater’s Meats’ Cam Doyle ties up a baron of beef roast in the Cadboro Bay Road butcher shop.

Ian Mackenzie carries his Surfski boat out of the water at Willows Beach after spending the morning training. Charla Huber/News staff

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Don Denton/News staff

Friends, from left, Kieran Russell, Zack Schindel, Zane Takhar and Jacob Barnard watch as Mitch Bryan practices his swing at the Henderson Park Golf Course. Don Denton/News staff

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Goldsmith William Matthews works on a ring at Barclays Fine Custom Jewellers on Oak Bay Avenue.

Michaela Corby, regional manager of VI Fitness, instructs newly hired fitness counsellor Jade Woznow on how to maintain proper form on the chest-press.

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Robert and Elma Chappell enjoy a nice lunch at The Penny Farthing on Oak Bay Avenue.

After finishing her route, mail carrier Lynn RumseySheppard King waits for the bus at the classiest bus shelter in town outside of Carlton House.

3:21 Dawson Walker serves up a latte at Taste on Cadboro Bay Road. The coffee and baked goods shop opened last month and features gluten-free treats like millionaire shortbread, flapjacks and Victoria sandwich cake as well as Drumroaster coffee. Daniel Palmer/News staff

2:59 Derek Horton practices his serve while waiting for his tennis partner at Henderson Recreation Centre. Kyle Wells/News staff

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3:24 Stylist Jane Bruton works on the hair of client Maggie Gould at The Point Hair Design salon.

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A Petâ€™s Life store manager Karen Turgeon chats with Sal, a 20-year-old green-winged macaw and resident of the pet supplies shop. Daniel Palmer/News staff

3:59 The start of rush hour along Foul Bay Road. Arnold Lim/News staff

3:38 Stella Smith celebrates her fifth birthday with a chocolate-filled

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A deer enjoys a nibble outside of the Henderson Recreation Centre, barely noticing the people jogging by.

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4:17 Heather Jarvie, costumer with the Canadian College of the Performing Arts on Elgin Street, shows off a jacket she found in a costume closet at the college.

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Peter Eckark power washes the bottom of his sailboat, Iwa, at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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David Craig shows off his restored 1964 Mustang in front of his residence on Somass Drive.

Stu White takes his two-and-a-half-year-old Vizsla, Quil, out for a walk at the UVic Cedar Hill Corner dog park.

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4:40 Finishing up a day’s work, Bruce Gillespie makes a new template for some gutters for a house on Woodburn Avenue, for the The Gutter Guys Network Home Improvements Ltd. Kyle Wells/News staff

4:28 Three-year-old Kiki Webb enjoys a mango gelato cone along Oak Bay Avenue. Arnold Lim/News staff

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4:36 Sophie O’Brien pushes loaves of bread down the display rack at Ottavio Bakery and Delicatessen.

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Father and son Bill and Mac Valentine unload a 40-plus pound Spring Salmon Bill caught in the waters off of Port Renfrew earlier in the day.

5:09 Artist Ingrid Fawcett works on a painting at her home studio living room along Willows Beach.

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Hacking away at a root is Stevan Landry, who worked outside his Larkdowne Road home to remove the root of a one-metreplus tree which, until recently, stood in the yard. Kyle Wells/News staff

5:17 A look along the walkway at Willows Beach. Arnold Lim/News staff

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5:29 Gabriela Sucre, 7, left, and younger sister Alicia Sucre, 5, climb the rope ladder on the playground at Willows Beach. Arnold Lim/News staff

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6:38 Nick Carson of the Carnarvon Trappers slides safely into third base behind Drew Wambolt of the Carnarvon Black Sox at the Under-13 Carnarvon Park Final. Arnold Lim/News staff

7:33 Pierre Lambert polishes tiger eye rocks during lapidary at the Monterey Recreation Centre.

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8:42 Oak Bay councillor Michelle Kirby (centre) enjoys some family time with her husband Len Kirby, left, dog George, daughter Meghan, 7, and son Liam, 9, in their Oak Bay home. Arnold Lim/News staff

As night falls and work is put away, there is still time for friendly conversation and camaraderie among those who call Oak Bay home. 10:18

Friends Liova Bueno and Iain Gillis enjoy drinks at Vis a Vis along Oak Bay avenue. Arnold Lim/News staff

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9:17 Servers at The Oaks restaurant put up the chairs after a long day at work.

People make their way along the docks of the Oak Bay Marina after the sun has gone down on another day in Oak Bay.

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