Blackburn Community Association

Let’s Connect Outdoors - Practicamos nuestro espanol!
2022-08-01 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Joshua Bradley Park, 22 Westpark Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
“A walk for those interested in learning or practicing their spanish with professor Auramarina”
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Led by : Auramarina and Sarah
Meet at play structure in Joshua Bradley park
This is a free, informal and inclusive event open to all persons. No registration required. Rain or shine.

Let’s Connect Outdoors - On Pratique Notre Francais
2022-07-27 19:00 - 20:00 | École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marie, 2599 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 3J8, Canada
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Led by : Sarah, Devon and Jenny
Meet at Sainte-Marie parking lot
This is a free, informal and inclusive event open to all persons. No registration required. Rain or shine.

CPR C & AED Training
2022-07-24 08:30 - 12:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Interested in high quality, affordable first aid training? The Blackburn Community Association has arranged for a four hour CPR C & AED training by the Ottawa Paramedic Service, Public Education Section.
Training will be held Sunday July 24th from 8h30am to 12:30pm (4 hours), in English and costs $45+ HST/participant. The training will be held at the Blackburn Community Hall (190 Glen Park Drive). To hold a course we require a minimum of eight (8) participants with a maximum number of 16 participants.
Specifically, the course teaches participants how to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies. Students will learn to administer CPR to adults, children and infants as well as choking procedures and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). This course is suitable for any person. Certification is valid for one year.
If you are interested, email enviro@blackburnhamlet.ca with your name, phone number, and e-transfer $50.85 to treasurer@blackburnhamlet.ca with the message “First Aid Course”. Registration will be confirmed once payment is received. If the training is canceled as a result of insufficient registrations, the amount will be reimbursed. Otherwise, the amount is non-refundable. Deadline for registration is July 15th at noon.”
Participants have the following responsibilities.

Complete and pass a COVID-19 self assessment
Bring and wear a mask at all times while indoors
Wear additional PPE when directed to by the instructor
Practice physical distancing of 2m throughout the course
Avoid sharing personal issue equipment (bandages, face mask, textbooks, etc.)
Perform hand hygiene throughout the course
Alert the instructor if the student begins to experience COVID-19 symptoms

CPR C & AED Training
2022-07-24 08:30 - 12:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Interested in high quality, affordable first aid training? The Blackburn Community Association has arranged for a four hour CPR C & AED training by the Ottawa Paramedic Service, Public Education Section.
Training will be held Sunday July 24th from 8h30am to 12:30pm (4 hours), in English and costs $45+ HST/participant. The training will be held at the Blackburn Community Hall (190 Glen Park Drive). To hold a course we require a minimum of eight (8) participants with a maximum number of 16 participants.
Specifically, the course teaches participants how to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies. Students will learn to administer CPR to adults, children and infants as well as choking procedures and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). This course is suitable for any person. Certification is valid for one year.
If you are interested, email enviro@blackburnhamlet.ca with your name, phone number, and e-transfer $50.85 to treasurer@blackburnhamlet.ca with the message “First Aid Course”. Registration will be confirmed once payment is received. If the training is canceled as a result of insufficient registrations, the amount will be reimbursed. Otherwise, the amount is non-refundable. Deadline for registration is July 15th at noon.”
Participants have the following responsibilities.

Complete and pass a COVID-19 self assessment
Bring and wear a mask at all times while indoors
Wear additional PPE when directed to by the instructor
Practice physical distancing of 2m throughout the course
Avoid sharing personal issue equipment (bandages, face mask, textbooks, etc.)
Perform hand hygiene throughout the course
Alert the instructor if the student begins to experience COVID-19 symptoms.

Let’s Connect Outdoors - Walk in the Neighbourhood
2022-07-19 06:30 - 07:30 | Glen Ogilvie Public School, 46 Centrepark Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 3C1, Canada
6:30am – 7:30am
Led by: Anna-Sarah
Meet in front of Glen Ogilvie School (Centrepark Drive)
This is a free, informal and inclusive event open to all persons. No registration required. Rain or shine.

Public Consultation 98-100 Bearbrook Road
2022-07-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
The City and the developer will hold a public consultation on the development proposal on Thursday, July 14, at 6pm through Zoom (online video conferencing). To register for public meeting please use the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/community-meeting…

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If you cannot attend the meeting, you can still share your thoughts directly with the City Planner, Lucy Ramirez, by email at lucy.ramirez@ottawa.ca, or by phone at 613-580-2424 x23808.

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For detailed documentation on the application, visit the City’s development application portal at: https://devapps.ottawa.ca/en/applications/D07-12-22-0075/detailshttps://devapps.ottawa.ca/…/appl…/D07-12-22-0075/details

Let’s Connect Outdoors - Sensory Tour
2022-07-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Just Food Farm, 2391 Pépin Court, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 4C4, Canada
Let’s Connect Outdoors – Sensory Tour of a Just Food Community Garden & Gardening
Experience Mary and Kristen’s new herb and flower garden, learn about the Just Food community garden application process, and for those interested, stay afterwards to help prepare the balance of the plot for planting!
6:00 – 7:00pm Sensory Tour & sharing of plant knowledge
7:-00 – 7:30pm Gardening (*some gloves and tools will be available, but feel free to bring your own)
Led by: Kristen and Mary
Meet at the red barn, Just Food farm
This is a free, informal and inclusive event open to all persons. No registration required. If it is raining at 1pm the event is automatically canceled.

Let's Connect Outdoors - Pokemon Go Walk
2022-07-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Diceman Park, 75 Diceman Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Learn to play or play Pokemon Go and meet new friends! Bring your device and download the Pokemon Go app
6:00- 7:00pm
Led by: Sarah and Adele
Meet at Harold Diceman Park sign (entrance off Diceman Crescent)
Let’s Connect Outdoors is a free, open and inclusive event for all people. No registration required. Rain or shine.

Garden Tour
2022-07-10 10:00 - 17:00, 2022-07-09 10:00 - 17:00 | Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour
July 9th-10th
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
For more information contact us at gardentour@blackburnhamlet.ca or 613-799-9514
A Tour Map is available on Google Maps and in our Brochure.
Food Bank donations will be collected!

Let’s Connect Outdoors - Just Food Walk
2022-07-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Just Food Farm, 2391 Pépin Court, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 4C4, Canada
Walk around Just Food farm with Sun Shan
6:30-7:30pm
Led by : Sun Shan
Meet at the red barn, Just Food farm
This is a free, informal and inclusive event open to all persons. No registration required. Rain or shine.

Let's Connect Outdoors - Tree Talk
2022-07-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Joshua Bradley Park, 22 Westpark Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Let’s talk about trees!
12pm -1pm
Led by: Stephen and Sarah
Meet at: entrance of Joshua Bradley Park at Westpark Drive and HighPark Crescent.
Let’s Connect Outdoors is a free, open and inclusive event for all people. No registration required. Rain or shine.

Birdfeeder Building Workshop / Atelier de construction de mangeoires pour oiseaux
2022-06-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Birdfeeder Building Workshop
The Blackburn Community Association (BCA) Environment Committee is happy to welcome you to our first birdfeeder building workshop. This will be a family-friendly event and bilingual fun in-person activity. We will have pre-cut wood ready for you to assemble and a birdfeeder to bring home!
When: Sunday June 26th, 2022 9am to noon
Who: Open to all residents of Blackburn Hamlet
Cost: free
No equipment necessary: Participants will use Robertson screwdrivers and wood glue. We will provide everything needed.
Registration: This is a limited-space event. Registration is required and space is limited. Email enviro@blackburnhamlet.ca by June 17th to register. Please confirm in your email that you are a resident of Blackburn and the number of people in your group who will attend. Given the size of the community hall, if you plan to participate as a household or a group of friends, we ask that a maximum of 4 people attend per registration.
Limit of 1 birdfeeder per household.

Atelier de construction de mangeoires pour oiseaux
Le comité sur l’environnement de l’Association communautaire de Blackburn (BCA) est heureux de vous accueillir à son premier atelier de construction de mangeoires pour oiseaux. Il s’agira d’une activité familiale amusante et bilingue en personne. Nous aurons du bois prédécoupé prêt à être assemblé et une mangeoire pour oiseaux à ramené à la maison!
Quand: Dimanche le 26 juin, 2022 9h à midi
Qui: Ouvert à tous les résidents de Blackburn Hamlet
Coût: Gratuit
Aucun équipement nécessaire: Les participants utiliseront des tournevis Robertson et de la colle à bois. On fournira tout l’équipement nécessaire.
Inscription: Il s’agit d’un évènement à espace limité. Inscription obligatoire et places limitées. Envoyez un courriel à enviro@blackburnhamlet.ca par le 17 juin pour vous inscrire. Veuillez nous confirmer dans ce courriel que vous habitez à Blackburn et le nombre de personnes de votre groupe qui seront présents.Compte tenu de la taille du centre communautaire, si vous prévoyez participer en tant que ménage ou group d’amis, nous demandons qu’un maximum de 4 personnes y assistent.
Une mangeoire pour oiseaux par foyer.

Let’s Connect Outdoors
2022-06-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
-Brown bag lunch/picnic outside the community hall (led by Sarah)
-Bring your chairs, blankets and lunch!

BCA Board Meeting
2022-06-16 19:30 - 22:00 | Ontario
This meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Email secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca for meeting details.

Let’s Connect Outdoors
2022-06-15 06:30 - 07:30 | Eric Danis Clubhouse, 1660 Bearbrook Road, Gloucester, ON, K1B 1C4, Canada
-Walk of NCC Hornet’s Nest (led by Sarah)
-Meet in the parking lot of Hornet’s Nest

Let's Connect Outdoors
2022-06-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Norman Johnston Secondary School, 2401 Cléroux Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, K1W 1A1, Canada
Let’s practice our French! Pratiquons notre français!
Meet on Cleroux in front of Norman Johnston school.

Midsummer Poetry Party
2022-06-11 14:30 - 16:00 | Ontario
Local youth (aged 10-13) are invited to participate in a Midsummer Poetry Party in the park event on Saturday, June 11th, 2022 from 2:30pm to 4pm. This event will give Blackburn youth a chance to get together with friends and peers and celebrate the imminent arrival of summer in the great outdoors in our great community! The event will feature fun & games & poetry readings! Participants are, of course, welcome to bring their own poem to share with everyone. RSVP youth@blackburnhamlet.ca.

Let’s Connect Outdoors
2022-06-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Just Food Farm, 2391 Pépin Court, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 4C4, Canada
-Walk Just Food (led by Sun Shan)
-Meet at the Red Barn

Funfair
2022-06-02 - 2022-06-05 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
The annual Blackburn FUNFAIR celebrates community spirit in the first weekend of June.
The fair features a carnival style midway, music, local vendors, a used book fair, beer garden and fireworks!

Let's Connect Outdoors
2022-06-01 06:30 - 07:30 | 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 | 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.
