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The Oak Bay Night Markets are Coming!

The 2026 Oak Bay Night Markets will be held on the second Wednesday of June, July, August and September.  The market dates remaining are August 12th and September 9th.  The markets run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Come on down to Oak Bay Avenue and enjoy the fun.

Upcoming Heritage Foundation Meetings

Guests are welcome at our meetings. The meetings will be in the Monterey Rec Centre, Cedar Room.  On occasion our meeting room is changed due to scheduling at the Rec Centre. If we are not in the Cedar Room, please ask at the desk and they will direct you to the right place. We usually […]

Forgotten Spanish Explorers in Oak Bay Waters

This Oak Bay Heritage Foundation Lecture was presented by historian Barry Gough, as part of the Marion Cumming Lecture Series on January 21, 2026.  Dr. Gough is the author of “Juan de Fuca’s Strait:  Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams”. This article is from the April 2026 issue of the Oak Bay Neighbours magazine […]

Who was Marion Cumming?

Who was Marion Cumming?read more  Marion began the Oak Bay Heritage Foundation lectures in 2004 and she was long time member of the Oak Bay Heritage Commission and Oak Bay Heritage Foundation and a very hard working advocate for heritage concerns .

A View Of Victoria-The Mystery of Hermann Tiedemann’s Lithograph of 1860

The Tidemann Lithograph of 1860 As part of the Marion Cumming Lecture Series, on March 11, 2026 Ben Clinton-Baker and Dr. Charles Leitz, curators at Wentworth Villa Museum, Florence Dick, Songhees Elder and Knowledge Keeper and maritime historian Dr. Barry Gough explored the origin, content and purpose of architect/surveyor Hermann Tiedemann’s famous depiction of Victoria […]

A Recent Article in Oak Bay Neighbours’ Magazine

We would like you to enjoy an article published in the February issue of the Oak Bay Neighbours magazine.  The story is by OBHF President Robert Taylor.  Archival Photography.  See   Stir the pot -1 See   Stir the pot-2

Bowker Creek Cards

 Bowker Creek cards are available by donation at the Marion Cumming lectures Students from the Grade 6, 7 and 8 Brainstorm Project at Monterey Middle School produced the card for the Oak Bay Heritage Foundation.  The intent of the project was to introduce youngsters to some local natural heritage.  They  visited the creek to sketch […]

You are welcome to attend our meetings

Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings.  The meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Monterey Recreation Centre, at 4 p.m. in the Dogwood Room.  Learn more about what we do and if you might be interested in volunteering. Perhaps you have skills that would fit perfectly with our […]