Oak Bay News, August 09, 2013

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Artists ready to strut their stuff in creekside show. Page A3

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OAK BAYNEWS Friday, August 9, 2013

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Slow response overshadows data breach Laura Lavin News staff

community effort.” Effort is something Gould is no stranger to. After investing upwards of $50,000 in his $1 car – and that was 10 years ago – he keeps it stored in the garage of his Beach Drive home. With the number of seagulls who would give the Caddy a new “paint job,” Gould is understandably protective of the vehicle. His refurbishments caught the eye of international car lovers and a feature was published about Gould and his car in The Self Starter, a Cadillac fan magazine, in 2011.

Oak Bay staff are digging deeper into an online security breach this week. The district immediately shut down one of its online services to protect residents’ personal information after learning of the potential breach July 22, but did not notify residents until late last week. “We don’t have a full explanation at this point,” said Mayor Nils Jensen. Residents who use MyDistrict, an online service for tax, utility, bylaw notices, dog and business licence information via oakbay.ca, are now being warned to change their password. “We weren’t specifically targeted, it seems to be somewhat Nils Jensen widespread … there’s no evidence of fraudulent activity on anyone’s bank account,” Jensen added. The security breach was with a separately hosted and managed site at online.oakbay.ca. “It’s a subdomain of the Oak Bay site,” said Peter Knapp, CEO of Upanup Studios, which designed and hosts oakbay.ca. “It’s a separate service from the Oak Bay site which exists on a separate server.” Several other municipalities, including the City of Victoria, experienced unauthorized access to their MyDistrict municipal services portal, which was caused by faulty software, on the same date. The data that was potentially at risk includes personal FINE CUSTOM JEWELLERS information of residents who use pre-authorized payment plans for their tax and utility bills. The online service does not collect highly sensitive information such as credit or debit card information, social insurance numbers or drivers’ licence information.

PleAse see: Oak Bay a show and shine highlight, Page A3

PleAse see: Info deemed safe despite unauthorized web access, Page A4

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Ken Agate, right, creator of the Oak Bay Collector Car Festival, with Lee Gould and his 1949 Cadillac Club Coupe, a car he purchased from his father in 1969 for $1 and a promise.

Classics set to attract crowd Oak Bay Collector Car Festival hits the road this Sunday Danielle Pope News staff

It was 1969 when Lee Gould’s father handed him the keys to his 1949 Cadillac Club Coupe and said he could have it for $1 – so long as Gould promised not to “rod it out.” “That was the last time I saw him,” says Gould, now 72. “He appeared in my driveway to ‘sell’ me the car, then he died two weeks later … but I’ve

kept my promise.” Gould is one of the hundreds of vehicle veterans with stories as intricate as the cars shown at the Oak Bay Collector Car Festival – and he, and his Cadillac, will be back again this year. The event, which takes place Sunday, Aug. 11, will close off part of Oak Bay Avenue for the expected 300 collectable cars representing a range of eras from some of the earliest classic motors to some impressively colourful hot rods. “People love their cars in Oak Bay, and that street offers the perfect ambience for it,” says Ken Agate, who founded the show. “It’s really become a legacy in this area, it’s a combined

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