Clifton Charie, Blackburn Community Association’s Tree Team – Neighbourwoods Project Lead Date: May 13th and 14th, 2023 Where: 190 Glen Park Drive (Inside and Outside around the Blackburn Community Hall) Free A small team of volunteers launched the tree inventory program called “Neighbourwoods” in Blackburn Hamlet last
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
May 14th is Mother’s Day. Why not also help Mother Earth? The Blackburn Community Association’s Tree Team has made arrangements to purchase some red oak and white pine seedlings which we are offering for free to Blackburn residents. Why not show your mom(s) or mother
WHEN: April 15, 2023 9am to 5pm WHERE: Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive DROP-OFF: Drop off clothing donations starting February 1 at 9 Catalpa Court or 2188 Orient Park Dr. Do you have enough JOY in your closet? Do you want to refresh
The BCA’s Environment Committee held Blackburn’s first Community Closet event on Saturday October 15th, and wow was it ever a success! Over the course of the day we had hundreds of people attend and take home new-to-them clothing. Clothing that was left over (there wasn’t
The Blackburn Community Association’s Environment Committee is excited to announce a virtual education event on mushrooms! Deb Kelly, longtime vegetable and fungi grower, will share her passion and process for the art of mushroom growing. She and her partner Darin Kelly, owners of The Fungi