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BCA’s Holiday Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, December 10 • 8:30 am to 11:30 am

Come join us for a menu of pancakes, sausages, fruits, tea, coffee, and juice boxes.

Participate in some of the craft events, and get your photo with our special guest in the red suit!

Tickets: $10 per individual or family. FREE admission for BCA Members*

*$10 household BCA membership can be purchased on site.

NOTE: ALL FUNDS RAISED WILL SUPPORT INITIATIVES RIGHT HERE IN BLACKBURN HAMLET

BCA Membership Status

The BCA Membership year is from July 1 of one year to June 30 of the following year. All memberships expire on June 30 of each year. If you have sent in a membership payment for a new membership or for a renewal between June 1, 2022 and today, then your membership is valid. This applies even if you have not received a physical membership card. For the Pancake Breakfast, your membership status will be checked against the current membership list. If you are not a current member, you can join on the spot. For more information about membership, please visit the BCA website or send us an email.

Announcing a Short Story Contest for Youth

by Maureen Forsythe, BCA Youth Director.  

Local youth aged 9-14 who either reside or attend school in Blackburn Hamlet are invited to submit an original short story in English or French. Participants must be at least 9 years old and not older than 14 years old as of December 31, 2022. 

The fictional story must demonstrate or bring alive some aspect of the theme “the power of words, spoken or written” and it must be between 175 and 225 words long. 

The first place winner will receive a cash prize of $150 and three follow-up winners will each receive a cash prize of $75. The first prize story will be published in the February 2023 issue of the BANAR and all winning stories will also appear on the BCA website. The stories will be reviewed by a panel of at least three judges. 

Stories should be submitted by email as a plain text PDF attachment to youth@blackburnhamlet.ca not later than 8pm on 19 January 2023. The email attachment should be labelled as follows: first name_last name_age as of 31 Dec 2022_name of school. Tips and guidance on writing a short story will be available on the BCA's website (under youth engagement) soon.