Blackburn Community Association

BCA Annual General Meeting
2026-03-12 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
The BCA AGM will be held in-person at the Community Hall (190 Glen Park Drive) on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Doors open at 7:00 PM for refreshments and voter registration. Meeting starts at 7:30 PM. Participation is open to all residents of Blackburn Hamlet, however, only residents who have renewed their BCA membership at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting are eligible to vote (https://blackburnhamlet.ca/about/bca-membership/).
The main areas of discussion at the AGM will be:

Vote to approve the 2025 AGM Minutes
Presentation of our 2025 financial statements and 2026 budget
Vote to appoint Kelly Huibers McNeely Chartered Professional Accountants as Accountants for the 2026 financial year
Vote to approve changes to our updated not for profit purpose statement
Review of our 2025 activities
Election of the board (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, 11 Directors)

Documents for this AGM will be posted in early March.
Agenda
https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BCA_agenda_2026-03-12.pdf
Draft Minutes from the March 20, 2025 Annual General Meeting
https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/BCA_minutes_2025-03-20-AGM.pdf
2025 Financial Report
2026 Budget
Updated BCA not-for-profit purpose statement
https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BCA-Purpose-2026-revision.pdf
2025 Summary Video
https://youtu.be/w_zyUi1_iuk?si=KJwFDLiWtw_sNzDy
BCA Board Roles
https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/BCA-Roles-2021.pdf
BCA By-law
https://blackburnhamlet.ca/about/bca-by-law/

Board Elections

Voting Members must be present at the Members’ meeting
Members must have paid for membership at least 7 days prior to the AGM
Voting is restricted to two adults (18 years or older) per household
Associate Members are not entitled to vote on the election of the Directors
Candidates must be BCA Members or Associate members and nominated and seconded by BCA Members
If there is only one candidate for President, Vice-President, Treasurer or Secretary, the candidate will be elected without a vote unless there is an objection raised
If there are 11 or fewer candidates for Director, the candidates will be elected without a vote unless there is an objection raised
If a written vote is required, the President shall appoint a Member of the BCA to conduct the voting
Portfolio Chairs / Co-Chairs will be determined at a board meeting after the AGM.

We look forward to your active participation in this year’s AGM!
Blackburn Community Association
