Community Hall Update September 1998

Published in The BANAR September 1998 by Al Ross, Civic Affairs The Community Hall construction is running about two months behind schedule; but it is running. There are two incidents that are responsible for this delay, one is political, the other financial. The first delay

Blackburn in for many changes

Published in The BANAR June 1998 by Al Ross Community Hall Update The architect has sketched 6 layout options for the Community Hall and these plans have been reviewed with the City, BCA and RPB. Based upon feedback, a seventh option is under preparation and

Community Centre Update December 1997

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

Community Hall

Community Hall Update October 1997

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

Blackburn Public School

The life of the Blackburn School

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

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