Oak Bay, British Columbia located within the District of Oak Bay, while the other half is in adjacent Saanich. Parks Recreation Centres Marinas Anchorages Boat Ramps McNeill Bay (British Columbia) Oak Bay, British Columbia: in Photographs 1906-2006 (book) Only in Oak Bay Oak Bay Municipality: 1906-1981 (book) Oak Bay, British Columbia Oak Bay is a seaside municipality incorporated in 1906 that is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Capital Regional District, it is a community east of and adjacent to the city of Victoria. It is one of the
History of British Columbia British Columbia to join the Canadian Confederation, which had been proclaimed in 1867. The Confederation League, spearheaded by three future premiers of the province — Amor De Cosmos, Robert Beaven, and John Robson — took a leading role in pushing the colony towards this goal. And so it was on July 20, 1871, that British Columbia became the sixth province to join Canada. In return for entering Confederation, Canada absorbed B.C.'s massive debt, and promised to build a railway from Montreal to the Pacific coast within 10 years. Contrary to popular belief British Columbia did not demand a transcontinental railroad