The City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Police Service can now send emergency information directly to your personal devices through their Ottawa Alert App, email, SMS text or a phone call. In an emergency, guidance and recovery information will be sent through Ottawa Alert to
The presentation of the Blackburn Hamlet Emergency Preparedness Plan scheduled for March 26 at the Community Centre has been postponed until a later date. The Blackburn Community Association and the City of Ottawa are awaiting legal questions that must be clarified before publication of the
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
Published in The BANAR, August 2023 Don Kelly, BCA Safety In June, Brad Hampson and Don Kelly (on behalf of the BCA) met with the City of Ottawa’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) regarding the development of an emergency preparedness plan for Blackburn Hamlet. In
The recent Ottawa Hydro presentation to the Blackburn Hamlet Community regarding their work to improve the resiliency of the electrical grid as well as remind community members to be prepared for unexpected outages – especially after major storms – is now live on our Youtube
Good morning everyone! I have truly appreciated seeing the community support during this crisis and I thank everyone who has been able to help their neighbours make it through this. For most of us, the worst is over, but not for everyone. Some people still