Oak Bay, British Columbia

Oak Bay is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Vancouver Island and is in the Capital regional district.

The population of Oak Bay was 17,990 as reported by the 2021 Canadian census. The mayor of Oak Bay is Kevin Murdoch.

Before Europeans arrived, Songhees have lived in the area for over hundreds of years. The district is named after the Garry oak tree, which is known to grow throughout the region.

Oak Bay used to host home games at Patrick Arena for the Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) (now Detroit Red Wings). On March 30, 1925, the Cougars defeated and swept the Montreal Canadiens four games to zero to win the Stanley Cup. Patrick Arena was destroyed in a fire shortly after in 1929.

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