Published in The BANAR December 1997 by Al Ross, Civic Affairs In the previous BANAR, we reported that the Community Hall project was essentially at a standstill, since the tenders for the Arena Annex came in significantly over budget. This is still the case, but
Published in The BANAR October 1997 by Al Ross, Civic Affairs In June, the City hired a Construction Manager to oversee the construction, and co-ordinate the sub-trades for the construction of the Community Hall. Tenders were requested for the various parts of the construction, but
Published in The BANAR August 1997 by Lois Kemp In the 1850’s three families of Daggs settled in the area and it became known as Daggville. As more settlers arrived, a school known as Public School Section #21, was built on the farm of Richard
Published in The BANAR May 1997 by Amy Nolan At the Gloucester Volunteer Recognition Award Ceremony for 1997, six of the nineteen winners were Blackburn Hamlet residents. The presentations were held on April 6 in conjunction with the opening celebrations at the new city hall.
Published in The BANAR February 1997 by Lois Kemp When the Greenbelt around Ottawa was finally decided upon in 1959, the Hamlet of Blackburn was indicated as a small ribbon development, 200 feet deep along the south side of the Navan Road west of the
Published in The BANAR February 1997 by Al Ross and Michael Martin The recent budget of the City of Gloucester includes provisions for the construction of a long-awaited Community Centre for Blackburn Hamlet. Specific plans have not been started yet, but the preliminary feasibility study