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WATCH: Full house for Oak Bay’s third and final all-candidates meeting

Infrastructure, housing, deer, development, transparency all raised as key issues
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All council and both mayoral candidates were present at the all-candidates meeting organized by the Community Association of Oak Bay. (Keri Coles/News Staff)

It was another full house at Oak Bay’s third all-candidates meeting, this one held Thursday in the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre at Oak Bay High.

All council and both mayoral candidates were present at the event organized by the Community Association of Oak Bay.

Candidates were called on to answer specific questions followed by random questions from the audience. Infrastructure, housing, deer, development, and transparency were all raised as key issues. Two Oak Bay High students were present to ask how youth are being considered in municipal decisions.

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The next opportunity to participate in advance voting is on Oct. 17 at Student Union Building, University of Victoria between noon and 6 p.m. or on Oct. 17 at the Oak Bay Municipal Hall between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The ballots are kept in a sealed envelope until election day and are counted at the same time as the other ballots.

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Voting Opportunities:

• Advance Voting: Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Student Union Building, University of Victoria between noon and 6 p.m.

• Advance Voting: Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Oak Bay municipal hall between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

• General Voting Day: Saturday, Oct. 20 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.