Published in The BANAR June 2007 By Barb Sweazey It was our biggest year yet! More than 260 people joined in the 7th annual Blackburn Hamlet Spring Clean-up, held on Saturday, April 21st. Each year, this event grows and the impact on our community grows
Published in The BANAR June 2006 Spring Clean-up of 2006 a Success by Barb Sweazey We had over 170 Blackburn residents helping to clean-up the neighbourhood on Saturday April 22nd. Well over 100 bags of litter were collected before the rain came down! A big
Published in The BANAR June 2005 After the first wash-out, Blackburn Hamlet residents rallied on Saturday, April 30 for the fifth annual spring community clean-up. With 140 participants, we scoured the community for litter and we found it! A mound of garbage bags was created,
Published in The BANAR June 2004 by Barb Sweasy Over 200 Blackburn residents helped to clean-up the neighbourhood on Saturday, April 24, 2004 – that’s our biggest turnout yet! Well over 100 bags of litter were collected, as well as at least 40 leaf and
Published in The BANAR June 2003 Over 120 Blackburn residents braved the cool temperatures and threatening rain to cleanup the neighbourhood at our annual Blackburn Spring Clean-up on April 26. Following the collection of lots of litter, everyone joined together in a BBQ. Prizes, generously
Published in The BANAR November 2002 by Caroline Harris-McDonald An environmental committee of the Blackburn Community Association is now up and running. A variety of activities are planned including: Environmental evenings focusing on such issues as energy efficiency. Hopefully scheduled for November so keep an