There was a record crowd in attendance at the September 26th Discovery Café, where the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre gave a captivating presentation on current Fraud Trends and how to identify and avoid them. For those who are interested in this important topic, a copy of
Published in The BANAR September 2024 Don Kelly, BCA Safety Director Scams seem to be everywhere. Scenario 1: You get an email from your bank that says there has been an adjustment to your account and the bank owes you money. The email requests that
Published in The BANAR June 2024 Don Kelly, Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator The BCA is looking for residents to support the safety of our community by joining the Neighbourhood Watch program! Neighbourhood watch is based on a simple concept: neighbours helping neighbours. The program allows communities
Excerpt from The BANAR June 2024 Don Kelly, BCA Safety Help deter bike theft! With the arrival of spring, many of us have moved our bikes out of the shed with anticipation of joyful rides along the many bike paths and trails offered to us
NOTE: The next First Aid course is now scheduled for JUNE 15! The BCA, in association with PSMK First Aid Training Inc., is planning a series of First Aid courses to be held in the Hamlet throughout the year. The first BCA course was held on April 8
On February 26, 2024, the BCA Hall was full with folks discussing EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS planning. This has been ongoing since the recent citywide power outages in 2022-23, which left some homes in Blackburn without power for 12 days (thankfully not in dead of winter, but
