Published in The BANAR September 2006 by Don Budd, Budd Gardens Several years ago, Budd Gardens began renting lands from the NCC in Blackburn south of the Blackburn Bypass. These fields had been used as pasture land for decades and as we began to till
Published in The BANAR November 2004 Working with the City of Ottawa under the Public/Private Partnership (3P) TMSI Sports Management has entered into a 25-year lease of the Hornets Nest field #12 to erect an air supported dome structure. The Ottawa Thunderdome Sports Centre was
Published in The BANAR February 2001 A third Blackburn sign has been installed at the eastern entrance of Blackburn Hamlet. The three signs were designed by the architectural firm of Corush, Sunderland and Wright. The firm also won an award this past year for the
Published in The BANAR November 2000 The Blackburn Recreation and Parks Board and Blackburn Community Association recently received a submission from Lois Kemp suggesting changes to the names of some parks in the Hamlet. Ms Kemp would like to see parks named to recognize those
Published in The BANAR June 2000 by Al Ross Community Hall Patio The Blackburn Little League has designated funds in their reserve account for a community project, which includes the construction of a large patio off the South end of the community building. Plans for
The original BCA Logo was sewn in fabric and was initially used by the Blackburn Hornets! Alan B. Beddoe wrote concerning the meaning of the elements in the logo design as follows: The black wavy diagonal stripe edged with white is a symbol for a