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Fearless voice of the people (sorry, people). Your insightful Oak Bay parody newspaper.
Our Travel Editor thinks AI is short for All-Inclusive and is puzzled everyone is saying it will take over the world. Mums the word.
about 18 hours ago
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@bcferrys
about 23 hours ago
Reminder that ferry reservations are not transferable either.
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Well, we can no longer get into our inactive Twitter account. Apparently we’ve been locked out due to lack of use. To celebrate, here’s a ♻️ joke from that account. Did you see the big new pothole on Beach Drive? It’s got its own gift shop.
1 day ago
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@bcferrys
3 days ago
Stylin’!!
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Developers applying for permits in Oak Bay are being stymied by this genius hack. Rottweiler city planners.
3 days ago
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Yesterday our food editor went to that new 24-hour breakfast place. But she got bored after 12 hours.
4 days ago
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National News: New 2026 truth-in-labelling laws requiring Kellogg’s to change name of Pop Tarts to ‘Frosted Levelling Shims.”
5 days ago
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Here at the Gazette we’ve been told that we’re oblivious. We haven’t noticed.
6 days ago
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Just remember, if you don’t like the things that we print in the Gazette, you can always talk to our Ombudsperson*. *Cat
7 days ago
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Gazette Weather Alert: The combination of a low pressure system, and strong winds, and the earth at its perihelion with the sun is going to give us some serious tides over the next couple of days.
8 days ago
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Happy Perihelion Day!
8 days ago
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@bcferrys
9 days ago
New year, new delays.
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Now this is interesting. Look at the legalese that’s been added at the end of Jeopardy! “No part of this work may be used or reproduced for the purpose of training any Artificial Intelligence technologies or systems.”
9 days ago
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Let’s make 2026 a year of improvement. For example the Municipality of Oak Bay has resolved to not write ‘2025’ on development permit rejections.
9 days ago
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Anesthesiologist New Years Countdown 10…..9…..8…..7…..Zzz…..Zzz
10 days ago
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Here at the Gazette we’re resolving to make 2026 the year we have fewer speling mistakes in our newspaper.
10 days ago
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Enter our 2026 $1,000 New Years Giveaway. Just reply to this post with your full name, address, email, phone number, mother’s maiden name, name of your first pet and the make and model of your first car.
10 days ago
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Lorne Daniel
10 days ago
We're going to one in Oak Bay this afternoon. Over by 5 pm.
#partytown
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In Oak Bay, most New Year’s Eve parties are over by 9:30. 🎉🎈🎊🍾
10 days ago
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So many people are saying their New Year’s Resolution is to stop reading the news. Boy, are we glad people never keep their resolutions.
11 days ago
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Gazette Laundry Factoid: Is your dryer not getting clothes completely dry? If you look on the inside of the drum by the lint filter there are two metal strips. These are the moisture sensors and dryer sheet residue will gunk them up. Try cleaning them with vinegar or rubbing alcohol on a cloth.
11 days ago
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In 2026 our publisher is resolving to lose every pound of weight.
11 days ago
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For 2026 we’re going to start buying our lottery tickets at a luckier store.
12 days ago
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For 2026 we resolve to spend more of our time on this small, social media microblogging website. It’s our way of making a difference.
12 days ago
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One of our New Year’s Resolutions is to never make the same mistake twice…We’re going to make it three or four times just to be sure.
12 days ago
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And the NIMBY Award goes to: The 10 year saga of Large & Co’s planned 14 unit project on Oak Bay Ave which would replace two run down houses. The plan met the OCP, was approved by staff, but rejected by council. After provincial pressure it was approved but is still at the ‘building permit’ stage.
14 days ago
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We’re putting together this year’s nominees for our annual NIMBY Awards. Talk about an embarrassment of riches.
14 days ago
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Gazette Factoid: In the mid-1500s, the Venetian government published handwritten news sheets called avvisi (notices). These sheets typically cost one gazzetta. And that’s where the name comes from.
16 days ago
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@bcferrys
17 days ago
Reminder that reindeer are considered livestock for the purpose of ferrys transportation.
www.bcferries.com/travel-board...
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Livestock Transport | BC Ferries
Everything you need to know about transporting livestock on BC Ferries, from horses, to cattle, to commercial quantities of poultry, fish, bees and more.
https://www.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/livestock-transport
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Robert Randall
16 days ago
I hope the OneBC Christmas staff party went ok this year.
#bcpoli
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We just want to say thank you. 🎉🎁
17 days ago
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Just don’t bring up the divorce settlement.
18 days ago
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@bcferrys
18 days ago
#currentconditions
: 6.02×10^23 sailing waits.
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We’ve figured out the perfect music to play when you’re speeding down Beach Drive.
youtu.be/D5-bD372v5s?...
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CHiPs' - Theme Song (Intro)
YouTube video by Ti Ger
https://youtu.be/D5-bD372v5s?si=Ipf4W6nAY85Ib5hk
18 days ago
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Our publisher just told the printing foreman there’s a lot of evidence he’s not taking his work seriously. So from now on he’s going to try harder….to hide that evidence.
18 days ago
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Steveston Ships
18 days ago
BC Ferries posts without context (none needed, really.)
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Does anyone have a spare $16,000? Request has no connection to the picture.
19 days ago
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Gazette Factoid: Today is the Solstice. The word comes from the Latin “Sol Stitium” or ‘sun stands still’. Which explains why December 22nd has four seconds more sunlight than today.
20 days ago
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Sunday’s deep dive article was supposed to be an in-depth look at cyberterrorists. But our hard-of-hearing reporter just gave us 5,000 words on the fiberterrorists who force people to take their Metamucil.
21 days ago
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Gazette Factoid: The most popular singles dating app in Oak Bay is
NIMBYLOVE.com
22 days ago
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R linotyp oprtr splled hz peps on he keybrd. Te evng pper migt hv sum tipos
23 days ago
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The wind is like a person who thinks everything is a door. - Kay Ryan
23 days ago
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Remember when we watched those dystopian future movies except now it’s the news.
24 days ago
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Gazette Factoid: When extreme rainfall overwhelms the land's ability to absorb it and the water just sits on top of the saturated soil, it’s known as Pluvial Flooding.
24 days ago
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People generally want to live in a community that’s dynamic, welcoming, enthusiastic, and has a vision for the future. Not us.
25 days ago
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100 km/h wind? Of course, there’s a rainfall warning also.
25 days ago
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The wind writes letters on the dust, and the smoke moves away in a curve. The flag on the roof snaps and flaps on a tall pole. A leaf comes along and runs after the flag. The wind has a hundred arms and never gives up. - Carl Sandburg
26 days ago
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Gazette Tip: There’s a break in the weather so get out and exercise. There are beautiful places to hike or cycle in Oak Bay and it’s a great way to meet people. Paramedics, mainly.
26 days ago
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The joy of buying a single family house in Oak Bay is enhanced by the knowledge that while there are 74,635 single family homes in the Capital Regional District, only 4,915 of them are in Oak Bay. It’s our little club.
27 days ago
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Well, so much for the drought.
27 days ago
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