Who we are:

The Oak Bay Neighbourhood Network (OBNN) is a non-partisan umbrella group formed to support neighbourhood groups within the District of Oak Bay and enhance community engagement.

Independent neighbourhood groups play an important role in our community. As members of OBNN, they work together with the Community Association of Oak Bay to share information, coordinate activities and collaborate on issues of importance to Oak Bay such as housing, transportation, climate action, livability, and the environment.

OBNN brings neighbourhoods together, strengthening our sense of belonging and increasing respect for neighbourhood voices and perspectives in local decision-making processes. We strive to foster Council decisions that are better-informed and more responsive to community aspirations and concerns, and to increase the connection to, and accountability of, Oak Bay’s Council members to the community they are elected to serve.

How We Work Together:

OBNN provides member groups with a regular forum, both virtual and in-person, to share information and experiences that can lead to creative and proactive solutions.

OBNN will normally convene monthly meetings between Jan-June and Sept-Nov., and at other times as agreed upon by members. The network will determine how it wishes to organize and conduct its meetings. OBNN may also form working or task groups on specific topics or issues.

Other groups may join OBNN in future, subject to a majority vote of the member groups then in the network.

Recognition of, and respect for the independence and diversity of our members and the Oak Bay community is fundamental to OBNN.