BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Blackburn Community Association - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Blackburn Community Association
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Blackburn Community Association
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Toronto
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250903T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250903T110000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215756
CREATED:20240923T172814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T210314Z
UID:10000287-1756890000-1756897200@blackburnhamlet.ca
SUMMARY:Blackburn Seniors Breakfast Get-together
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, September 3\, 2025 at 9:00 AM \nWhere: Halibut House\, 2672 Innes Road in Blackburn Hamlet \nBlackburn Seniors (55+) are invited to gather for a great meal\, wonderful conversation and lots of laughs. \nAmple parking is available. Guests are welcome. \nFor questions or to RSVP\, please email seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca. \nHope to see you there.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/blackburn-seniors-breakfast-get-together-26/
LOCATION:Halibut House\, 2672 Innes Road\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1B 4Z5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Seniors
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Seniors-Breakfast-Halibut-House.png
ORGANIZER;CN="BCA Seniors":MAILTO:seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250917T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250917T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215756
CREATED:20250828T233757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T233757Z
UID:10000352-1758114000-1758117600@blackburnhamlet.ca
SUMMARY:Seniors Walk & Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join your local community for a 5km stroll in the neighbourhood. \nWhen: Wednesday September 17\, 2025 @ 1:00 PM \nWhere: Meet outside the Blackburn Community Hall at 190 Glen Park Drive \nWhat to expect: Meet new people\, enjoy the outdoors and support mental wellbeing together.  Everyone welcome – even 4 legged paw friends.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/seniors-walk-talk/
LOCATION:Blackburn Community Hall\, 190 Glen Park Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2B 5A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Seniors
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Seniors-Walk-and-Talk.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250918T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250918T220000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215756
CREATED:20240923T171253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241027T210252Z
UID:10000272-1758223800-1758232800@blackburnhamlet.ca
SUMMARY:BCA Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This in person meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada. Email secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca for more information.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/bca-board-meeting-33/
LOCATION:Blackburn Community Hall\, 190 Glen Park Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2B 5A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA Board
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BoardMeeting.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250920
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250921
DTSTAMP:20260428T215756
CREATED:20250419T143954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250419T143954Z
UID:10000343-1758326400-1758412799@blackburnhamlet.ca
SUMMARY:BCA Volunteer Appreciation
DESCRIPTION:More details will be posted in late Summer.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/bca-volunteer-appreciation/
LOCATION:Just Food Farm\, 2391 Pépin Court\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1B 4C4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hands1-colour.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTSTAMP:20260428T215756
CREATED:20250416T190823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T183600Z
UID:10000340-1758672000-1758758399@blackburnhamlet.ca
SUMMARY:Free Heart-Valve Disease Screening Clinic (65+)
DESCRIPTION:When: Wednesday\, September 24\, 2025 \nWhere: Aspira Bearbrook Retirement Residence\, 2645 Innes Road \nAspira Bearbrook Retirement Residence\, the BCA and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are working together to offer to Blackburn residents aged 65+ with no known heart issues the opportunity to have a free heart-valve disease screening appointment. \nFor more information about the screening and how to book your appointment\, please see the Brochure.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/free-heart-valve-disease-screening-clinic-65-2/
LOCATION:Aspira Bearbrook Retirement Home\, 2645 Innes Road\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1B 3J7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Seniors
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cvhd-poster-english-letter_2025_Blackburn-Hamlet-Aspira-1-scaled.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250925T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215756
CREATED:20250116T001643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T182635Z
UID:10000308-1758826800-1758832200@blackburnhamlet.ca
SUMMARY:Discovery Café (Free event)
DESCRIPTION:Dementia Update 2025 – Dr. Christopher Skinner \nWhen: Thursday\, September 25\, 2025 at 7:00 PM \nWhere: Blackburn Community Hall\, 190 Glen Park Drive \nJoin Dr. Skinner for this informative session during which he will: \n\nreview the different types of dementia and how dementia affects daily life;\nreview strategies to delay the progression of the different types of dementia; and\nreview some the medications available and their side effects.\n\nA period for questions and discussion will follow. \nDr. Skinner received his B.Eng (Electrical) from the Royal Military College in 1970. He worked as a CELE officer in Moosonee and then at NDHQ between 1970 to 1975. \nHe received his medical degree from Queen’s in 1979 and then served as a Flight Surgeon at CFB North Bay and then as the Base Surgeon at CFB Ottawa. He received his specialist certification in General Internal Medicine in 1986 in Neurology in 1987 and qualified as a Diplomat of the American Board of Sleep Medicine in 2005.\nIn 2011\, Dr. Skinner completed a three-month sabbatical with the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Space Agency in Moscow studying the neurological and sleep related complications of long duration space flight. \nHe has co-authored two editions of a textbook of neurology entitled “The Integrated Nervous System” with Dr Walter Hendelman and Dr. Peter Humphreys which includes an interactive web site “integratednervoussystem.com”. \nHe is currently a member of the Aviation Medical Review Board at Transport Canada and is a consultant for the Department of National Defence in Aerospace Medicine. \nHe has taught clinical neurology\, aviation medicine\, and sleep medicine at all levels including medical students\, residents\, physician assistants and military Flight Surgeons\, and continues to teach Neurology\, Psychiatry and Neuropathology to medical students and residents at the University of Ottawa\, Faculty of Medicine. \nAdmission is free\, refreshments will be served and people of all ages are invited to attend. \nQuestions & Suggestions? Please email barbara@blackburnhamlet.ca.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/discovery-cafe-free-event-17/
LOCATION:Blackburn Community Hall\, 190 Glen Park Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2B 5A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discovery Café
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DiscoveryCafe-AllAges-logo.png
ORGANIZER;CN="BCA Discovery Caf%C3%A9":MAILTO:barbara@blackburnhamlet.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250927T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250927T130000
DTSTAMP:20260428T215756
CREATED:20250116T000554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250517T142147Z
UID:10000307-1758963600-1758978000@blackburnhamlet.ca
SUMMARY:Cancer Chase 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Annual Blackburn Hamlet 5K Walk/Run Cancer Chase event\, supported by the Blackburn Community Association and countless community volunteers and sponsors\, will be held on September 27\, 2025 at the Community Hall\, 190 Glen Park Drive. \nALL funds raised go to the Ottawa Hospital Foundation for Cancer Research.   \nMore details\, including the route map and the event schedule\, are posted on the Cancer Chase Page. \nBe a participant in the fun walk/run\, Be a donor\, Be a volunteer.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/cancer-chase-2025/
LOCATION:Blackburn Community Hall\, 190 Glen Park Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K2B 5A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Cancer Chase
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Cancerchase-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="BCA Cancer Chase":MAILTO:cancerchase@blackburnhamlet.ca
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR