2023 BCA Board Members

On March 23, 2023, the Blackburn Community Association held their 2023 Annual General Meeting.  After each board member presented a long list of accomplishments carried out by a large number of dedicated volunteers, there was an election for the 2023 board.  All positions were acclaimed including those for the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and all 11 Board members.  You can find more details in the AGM Meeting Minutes. We look forward to serving the Blackburn Hamlet community for another great year of events, activities and engagement! 

Mark Lister, Brent Lawrie, Lisa Margeson, Lynn Lefevre, Barbara Whittaker, Don Kelly, Heather McCuaig Edge, Jenny Lawrence, Kiel Dixon-Lawlor, Maureen Forsythe, Miriam Hampson, Nina Ryan, Robert Bellizzi, Sarah Morgan-White, Satinder Sahota

Development Application
2663 Innes Road

The proposed 4-storey building at 2663 Innes Road will accommodate 18 residential units and 3 commercial office spaces that are nestled beside an existing retirement residence to the west and a walking path and tennis club to the east. The property is accessed immediately off Innes Road.

The residential portion of the building will provide a mix of 1-bedroom, 1-bedroom + den and 2-bedroom rental units. The office spaces at the ground floor will provide a total of 153m2 of rentable office space for the building.

The site provides a total of 28 parking spaces including 11 compact parking spaces and 2 accessible parking spaces. Parking is located along the west and north areas of the site with 5 covered parking spaces located on the northern edge of the building. Bike parking is provided at two locations: 5 vertical bike parking spaces are provided at the back of the building adjacent to the covered parking spaces, and the remaining 5 bike parking spaces are provided within the landscaped area to the north of the site.

The existing 1-1/2 storey building is currently in poor condition and will be demolished to allow the proposed development.

Architect: IDEA Inc.

Development application:
https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applica…2-0182/details

UPTick Research Project

University of Ottawa researchers, led by Dr. Manisha Kulkarni, are conducting the UPTick project on ticks and Lyme disease in several Ottawa neighbourhoods. The project aims to assess the impacts of urban landscapes on tick populations and tick-borne disease transmission.

The team held virtual presentation on February 1st, 2023 to share information about this project and other tick-related research studies they are conducting in Ottawa.  For those of you that missed the presentation, a recording is now available online at https://www.manishakulkarni.com/

Upcoming BCA Events

April 15 Community Closet

April 20 BCA Virtual Board Meeting

April 29 Spring Clean-up

May 6 Community Garage Sale