Blackburn Community Association

Let's Connect Outdoors
2022-06-01 06:30 - 07:30 (America/Toronto) | Eric Danis Clubhouse, 1660 Bearbrook Road, Gloucester, ON, K1B 1C4, Canada
-Walk the NCC trails (led by Anna-Sarah)
-Meet in the parking lot of Hornet’s Nest

Tree Giveaway
2022-05-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Blackburn Metro, 2636 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 4Z8, Canada
Ecology Ottawa and BCA tree team will be handing out free saplings near the entrance to the Blackburn Metro store from 9am to Noon.
What trees will we have available?
We’re going to have more tree species variety than ever before this year! This will include 22 species of native coniferous and deciduous trees—including more fruit, nut, berry, and sap-bearing trees than ever to help address food security in the region. A full species list is coming soon!
We are proud to source all of the trees we distribute from the Ferguson Tree Nursery in Kemptville. They only grow native and proven non-invasive naturalized trees, shrubs, and perennials hardy for the south-central and eastern Ontario climate.
*Please note:

The trees available through this program are between half a foot and a foot and a half tall.
We are not able to make any guarantees of which tree species will be at any given event. We will always do our best to bring as many different species as possible to each giveaway, however, we cannot guarantee that we will have every species on the 2022 list available at any one time.
Trees are living things and Mother Nature doesn’t always want to follow our schedule. We appreciate your understanding in advance that the trees available through this program are subject to change based on nursery availability.

Let's Connect Outdoors: Glen Park Drive
2022-05-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Tauvette Park, 2436 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 3A1, Canada
Let’s Walk Glen Park Drive
Friday May 27th from 7-8pm.
Meet at the Baseball Diamond at the corner of Glen Park Drive and Innes Road.
Hope to see you there!

Neighbourwoods Training
2022-05-22 09:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-21 08:30 - 17:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Neighbourwoods is a community-based tree inventory, monitoring and stewardship planning program. Volunteers will receive free training from forestry professionals and work in Blackburn Hamlet to conduct a tree inventory to inform our community on issues and opportunities relating to our urban forest.
The 2-day training will be held on Saturday May 21st 8:30am to 5pm and Sunday May 22nd 9am to 4pm at the Blackburn Community Hall (190 Glen Park Drive). Training is in English.
Register by emailing: TreeInventory@blackburnhamlet.ca
For more information:
email treeinventory@blackburnhamlet.ca or
visit www.neighbourwoods.org

BCA Board Meeting
2022-05-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2022-04-21 19:30 - 22:00, 2022-03-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2022-02-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2022-01-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Online
This virtual meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Email secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca for meeting details.

Development Process Information Session
2022-05-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
An online information session on developments within Blackburn Hamlet will be taking place this Wednesday, May the 11th at 7pm. City staff will walk through an hour long presentation with the goal of providing clarity for the community on the development process and what to expect.

Thank you, Laura Dudas, for organizing this for us!

To join this session, email: Laura.Dudas@ottawa.ca

Community Garage Sale
2022-05-07 | Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
After a two year hiatus, the Blackburn Hamlet Community Garage Sale is back! The sale will be held on Saturday, May 7th from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm (subject to public health guidance on major events at the time of the sale). The entire community is invited…rain or shine!
Hamlet residents do not need to register or sign up – simply put out a table and join in! However, in past years Lino Demasi has been kind enough to put together aa unofficial map of participating houses. If you would like your house to be included, please let him know at garagesale@blackburnhamlet.ca.
This year we would like to make special efforts towards environmental stewardship and the responsible, proactive disposal of left-over items. We hope to provide a drop off point to donate to local organizations or charities for reuse or recycling. Please keep visiting the BCA website Garage Sale Page for more up-to-date information as it becomes available. If you are interested in helping deliver donations, please contact us by email at enviro@blackburnhamlet.ca.

Think green! Help minimize what goes in the trash. Check out our Donation Guide for unsold items. Monetary donations are also accepted at the LifeCentre Food Bank. Together let’s make a difference!

Blackburn Hamlet Garage Sale – Donation Guide

Drop off: Blackburn Community Hall, Saturday, May 7th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Item Type

Destination

Requirements

Clean linens, Cookware and kitchen items,
Irons, Ironing boards

From House to Home Ottawa
facebook.com/FromhousetohomeOttawa

Items cannot be dirty, stained, ripped, or noticeably worn out.
No large appliances, futons, large desks, or buffets
No blinds.
Disassembled items must have all hardware in a bag attached to the item

Furniture, housewares, hangers, small appliances, books and toys for children.

Helping With Furniture
hwfottawa.org

Lightly used computers/laptops

Helping With Furniture
hwfottawa.org

Software must be reasonably up to date (2-3 years old)

Bikes

Dr. Cycle Service
drcycleservice.ca

Any bicycle

Books

Blackburn Hamlet Funfair Book Sale

Books must be in good condition.

Money

Life Centre Food Bank

e-transfer to foodbank@lifecentre.org,
donate on their website at foodbank.churchcenter.com/giving/to/food-bank
or bring cash or cheque to 2675 Innes Rd. on the morning of Tuesday, May 10th

Spring Cleanup
2022-04-30 09:30 - 11:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
20th Annual Blackburn Hamlet Spring Clean-up
When: Saturday April 30 at 9:30 a.m.
Rain date: Sunday May 1st at 9:30 a.m.
Where: Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glenpark Drive
Along with many other communities of the Ottawa area, the Blackburn Community Association holds an annual Spring Clean-Up. Please volunteer to help us out; we will assign you a small area of Blackburn for litter pick-up plus provide you with garbage bags and latex gloves. The litter and recyclables can be brought back to the Community Hall. This event runs on April 30th from 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning. Volunteers are then invited to a BBQ (including vegetarian options) to say thanks for all your ‘dirty’ work. The Ontario Covid-19 protocols will be in place.
If you have any questions, contact the BCA Environment Committee at: cleanup@blackburnhamlet.ca.

EnviroCentre-BCA lunch-n-learn Webinar on Home Energy Retrofits
2022-04-27 12:00 - 12:45 | Online
Join us on April 27th , from 12:00 – 12:45 pm to learn more about where to start with home retrofits and energy audits. During this 45-minute webinar, you will also learn about the rebates and grants available to help you create a greener home, including the Better Homes Ottawa Loan Program. This session is hosted by the Blackburn Hamlet Community Association and features Melanie Johnston, director of Energy Programs at EnviroCentre.

Wild Poetry Party in the Park
2022-04-09 14:30 - 16:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Local poetry enthusiasts (aged 11-14) are invited to participate in a special Wild Poetry Party in the Park event on Saturday, April 9th, 2022. This event will give local youth a chance to get together with friends and peers and celebrate the arrival of spring in the great outdoors! The event will feature fun & games & prizes & poetry readings! Participants are, of course, welcome to bring their own poem to share with everyone.

BCA Annual General Meeting
2022-03-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Ontario
This meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, however voting is only available to those who hold a valid membership.
Email secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca for meeting details.

2022 Poetry Party In The Park
2022-02-12 14:30 - 16:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Local poetry enthusiasts (aged 10-14) are invited to participate in a special Valentine’s Poetry Party in the Park event on Saturday, February 12, 2022. This outdoor event will feature poetry readings, a scavenger hunt, prizes and refreshments!

Holiday Pancake Breakfast
2021-12-19 08:00 - 12:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Come spread some community cheer with a pancake breakfast at the Blackburn Community Hall.
This year we are asking guests to pre-register for a time slot so we can better manage the capacity of the space. Also all guests and volunteers 12+ must be fully vaccinated.
To pre-register for your preferred time slot and for all other information check out the link below:
https://blackburnhamlet.ca/2021-holiday-breakfast-registration/
For any other questions feel free to reach out to santasbreakfast@blackburnhamlet.ca

BCA Board Meeting
2021-11-18 14:30 - 17:00 | Online
This meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Email secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca for meeting details.

Halloween Poetry Party
2021-10-30 14:30 - 17:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Let’s Get Spooked!
Join us at the Blackburn Community Hall for an outdoor haunting on October 30th starting at 2:30pm.
This event is open to youth aged 10-13 and parents need to send an email to youth@blackburnhamlet.ca to confirm participation of their child by Oct 27th.
Participants are welcome to wear a costume or mask over their PPE mask.

Halloween Drive-In
2021-10-30 10:30 - 17:45 | 2170 Mer Bleue Rd, Orleans, ON K4A, Canada, 2170 Mer Bleue Rd., Orleans, Ontario, K4A 3T8, Canada
The BCA and east-end councillors Tim Tierney, Matt Luloff, Catherine Kitts, and Laura Dudas have a special Halloween treat in store for our communities!
Drive-in, sit back and enjoy one of three feature films at the Mer Bleue Snowdump– located at 2170 Mer-Bleue Rd, Orléans, ON K4A 3T8 (between Brian Coburn and Innes).

Please be sure to pick only one film from the provided links, due to limited tickets available.

HALLOWEENTOWN (2:30-4:30PM)
https://www.universe.com/…/halloween-drive-in-early…

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (4:45-6:45PM)
https://www.universe.com/…/halloween-drive-in-the…

GHOSTBUSTERS (7:00-9:45PM)
https://www.universe.com/…/halloween-drive-in…
We can’t wait to see you there

Cancer Chase
2019-09-08 04:00 - 08:30 | Eric Danis Clubhouse, 1660 Bearbrook Road, Gloucester, ON, K1B 1C4, Canada
Blurb about Cancer Chase
OLD INFO BELOW
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 8.
Our focus continues to be raising funds for The Ottawa Hospital Foundation (OHF) for cancer research.
ALL funds raised go to the OHF. You can donate directly here!
Last year over $14,000 was raised for cancer research.
Be a participant in the fun walk/run, Be a donor, Be a volunteer.
