Property Watch: Oak Bay heritage home sprung from farmland to coveted neighbourhood

In 1912, oceanfront property in Oak Bay, Victoria, was not out of reach for at least one schoolteacher’s salary. Following the municipality’s incorporation in 1906, expanded streetcar service was making it faster and easier to access downtown Victoria. And the pre-First World War building boom was turning fields and farmland into what would become an upscale, sought-after neighbourhood. Read More