Published in The BANAR August 2023 Miriam Hampson This year, the BCA partnered with RainBarrel.ca to sell rain barrels to our community. RainBarrel.ca reclaims food grade barrels and repurposes them as rain barrels. Once used to transport fruits and vegetables, they now offer years of
Published in The BANAR August 2023 Miriam Hampson If you have noticed some flowery blooms when entering our Hamlet, then you can thank the 16 volunteers that diligently water these plants weekly to welcome and beautify our community! This volunteer job is not for the
Published in The BANAR, August 2023 Cynthia Hoisak How do you push the boundaries from last year’s successful garden tour, to a more wonderful one this year? You add two wonderful musicians, a vocalist with a keyboard, and two master gardeners to answer questions, to
Date: July 8 & 9, 10 am to 4 pm Where: Gardens throughout the Hamlet After last year’s successful garden tour, we’re back! Join us for the second Blackburn Hamlet Garden. Tour the participating gardens, for free, with family and friends. Cash donations for the
The BCA Beautification Team is in planning mode and we need your help! Purchase a rain barrel through our affiliated fundraiser to support the environment and development of our gateway gardens. Order now and get it delivered right to your door or pick up at
By Miriam Hampson Communities like Blackburn Hamlet are fortunate to have an incredible legacy of wonderful volunteers who help enrich our neighborhood in so many ways. Recently, I took a moment to read previous issues of the BANAR on the BCA website. These past BANAR
