Mayor & Council

Front Row:  Councillor Pam Copley, Mayor Christopher Causton, Councillor Tara Ney

Back Row:  Councillor Nils Jensen, Councillor Hazel Braithwaite, Councillor Allan Cassidy, Councillor John Herbert

(Scroll down for information on individual members of Council)

Oak Bay Municipal Council consists of a Mayor and six Councillors. Council meetings are generally held at 7:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. This schedule may vary, however, and it is advisable to check with the Municipal Clerk's office to ascertain the date and agenda for any meeting you may wish to attend. The agendas for all Council and Committee meetings are posted each Friday afternoon on the notice boards at the Municipal Hall and at the Kiosk adjacent to Athlone Court on Oak Bay Avenue. Agenda details are also posted each weekend on our website.

Correspondence to the Mayor and Municipal Council may be forwarded to:

Oak Bay Municipal Hall
2167 Oak Bay Avenue
Victoria, BC, V8R 1G2

E-Mail:  obcouncil@oakbay.ca

***  Please include your full name and residential address in any email correspondence.

Mayor Christopher Causton

Council Service Commenced:   

 ·      December 1987 (elected Mayor in December 1996)

 Council Committee Chairmanship:

 ·      Estimates (Budget Committee)

 ·      Chairs meetings of the full Council

 Internal Appointments:

·      Oak Bay Police Board (Chair)

·      Community Initiatives Committee

·      Receptions and Public Information

External Appointments: 

·      Capital Regional District Board (Regional Parks Chair)

·      Capital Regional District Housing Trust Fund Commission

·      Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association Board

·      B.C. Transit Board

·      Victoria Regional Transit Commission

·      B.C. Municipal Insurance Association Board

·      Union of British Columbia Municipalities Executive

·      Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities Executive

·      B.C. Association of Police Boards Executive

 

Councillor Hazel Braithwaite

Council Service Commenced:   

·      December 2005

 Council Committee Chairmanship:

·      Parks and Recreation Section

 Internal Appointments:

·      Parks and Recreation Commission Liaison 

·      Community Initiatives Committee

·      Receptions and Public Information

External Appointments:

·      Oak Bay Child and Youth Committee

 

Councillor Allan Cassidy

 

Council Service Commenced:   

·      December 1996

 Council Committee Chairmanship:

·      Land Use Section

 Internal Appointments:

·      Uplands Building Permit Review Sub-Committee

·      Building & Renovation Achievement Awards Panel

 External Appointments:

·      Provincial Capital Commission

·      Camosun College Liaison

 

Councillor Pam Copley

 

Council Service Commenced:   

 ·     December 2005

Council Committee Chairmanship:

·      Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Section

Internal Appointments:

 

·      Secondary Suites Review Committee

·      Uplands Building Permit Review Sub-Committee

 

External Appointments:

 

·      Greater Victoria Public Library Board

·      Capital Regional District Arts Committee

·      Royal and McPherson Theatres Society

 

 Councillor John Herbert

 

Council Service Commenced:   

·      December 1999

Council Committee Chairmanship:

·      Public Works Section

Internal Appointments:

·      Secondary Suites Review Committee

·      Community Initiatives Committee

·      Uplands Building Permit Review Sub-Committee

External Appointments:

·       Oak Bay Business Improvement Association Liaison

·       Oak Bay Tourism Committee Liaison

·       2010 Olympics Liaison

·       Capital Regional District Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee

Councillor Nils Jensen

 

Council Service Commenced:   

·      December 1996

 Council Committee Chairmanship:

·      Finance, Regulatory and Community Service Section

Internal Appointments:

·      Secondary Suites Review Committee

External Appointments:

·      Capital Regional District Water Supply Commission

·      Capital Regional Emergency Services Telecommunications Corporation Board

·      School District Liaison

·      University of Victoria Liaison

 

Councillor Tara Ney

 

Council Service Commenced:   

·      December 2008

Council Committee Chairmanship:

·      Emergency Planning and Fire Protection Section

Internal Appointments:

·      Emergency Planning Group

·      Oak Bay Heritage Committee

·      Uplands Building Permit Review Sub-Committee

External Appointments:

·      Oak Bay Heritage Foundation

·      Family Court Committee

·      Capital Regional District Solid Waste Advisory Committee