Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 annual ultimate community garage sale, Garagellennium, is on. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Oak Bay residents will be cleaning out their basements and refilling them with treasures from their neighbours.
The event, now in its 13th year, was initially started as part of Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 centennial celebrations. Each year, between 150 to 200 people register to be a part of the sale. Two of those trash to treasure types are Hilary Knight and Alastair Crow.
Crow is so enthusiastic about the event that heB次元官网网址檚 holding two garage sales, two houses apart at 2225 and 2275 Lansdowne Road.
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For Knight, the fundraising aspect is secondary to the community building that Garagellennium provides. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 a veteran,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚 think IB次元官网网址檝e been to every one since they started. ItB次元官网网址檚 such fun. ItB次元官网网址檚 just a big social event. You see some really cool dogs, people come with their dogs, thereB次元官网网址檚 dogs at the different houses and cats come out too. ItB次元官网网址檚 just a nice neighbourhood feeling and you get to pick up great stuff.B次元官网网址�
Some of KnightB次元官网网址檚 great stuff includes plenty of books. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 a book hoarder,B次元官网网址� she admitted. However, her big book clean-out will benefit The Land ConservancyB次元官网网址檚 Abkhazi Garden. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 a member of the Land Conservancy, and every time I go to the Abkhazi Garden I think about how they have this honking big mortgage and how they did a fantastic job of saving it from developers,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淛ust the thought of somebody ripping out those gorgeous rhododendrons and putting up condos is absurd. So if I can help keep such a jewel in the community we can still have it down the road.B次元官网网址�
Her books include everything from childrenB次元官网网址檚 stories to academic books to some self help books. B次元官网网址淚 might be beyond help,B次元官网网址� she joked.
For more information and a list of homes participating go to oakbaygaragesale.com or see page A6 of the Friday, June 8 Oak Bay B次元官网网址.
The Relay for Life, which helps fund cancer research and enhance the quality of life of Canadians living with cancer, is on Saturday, June 23 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., more information can be found at relaybc.ca. Learn more about the Land Conservancy at blog.conservancy.bc.ca.
