Published in The BANAR May 1994 In about a month’s time, another edition of the Blackburn Fun Fair will be underway. This year is the 23rd year of the Fun Fair. In this month’s column, I draw from a history of the Fun Fair which
By Steve Palmer, President Published in The BANAR February 1993 In this my fire message of the New Year I’d like to talk about what the BCA does. The BCA is a volunteer organization over 25 years old. In 1980 the BCA was officially incorporated
Published in The BANAR, March 1990 The Region’s Transportation Department is responsible for ensuring that Ottawa-Carleton has an efficient road network which offers convenient access to employment centres, housing and other facilities throughout the Region. The Blackburn Hamlet By-Pass is one of the major roads
Steve Palmer Published in The BANAR, March 1990 As Bob Jamieson has mentioned already in this Banar, he and I met with a consultant who was conducting an environmental assessment of an area of land at the east end of the Hamlet. The assessment was
Published in The BANAR, September 1977 During each summer Blackburn Hamlet, like many other communities lose some families who move away and gain others who come from various parts of Canada and beyond. We hope this article will be of some value to those families
From The BANAR June 1974 At their April 29/74 meeting, the Township of Gloucester Council approved the hiring of D.W. Graham and Associates (landscape architects) to supervise the completion of basic standards on Bearbrook Park, the construction of a baseball diamond and tennis courts, preparation