Blackburn Community Association

Seniors Summer Social
2024-06-22 11:30 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Around the World in 80 Minutes – Potluck Lunch and Travel Stories
When? Saturday, June 22, 2024, 11:30am to 3:30pm
Where? Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Dr.
Bring a favourite shareable dish (appetizer, salad, main or dessert) and join us for a potluck lunch and an afternoon of trading stories with other Blackburn residents who have lived and travelled all over the world and have a wealth of wonderful stories about their experiences.
The community hall kitchen is equipped with an oven, a microwave, a fridge and kettles. Cutlery, napkins, plates and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Please bring your own serving utensils and, if you wish, a copy of your recipe… just in case people ask you for it.
No registration is necessary. If you would like to tell others about a particular place you have lived or visited, or if you have questions about this event, please email seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca. For more information on these and other BCA activities, please visit the BCA Website and Facebook page and watch for posters around the community.

BCA Board Meeting
2024-06-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
This in person meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Email secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca for more information.

First Aid Course (New Date)
2024-06-15 | Aspira Bearbrook Retirement Home, 2645 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 3J7, Canada
The BCA, in association with PSMK First Aid Training Inc., is planning a series of First Aid courses to be held in the Hamlet throughout the year.
The first BCA course was held on April 8 at the Aspira Retirement Residence, where 16 participants successfully completed the course and received First Aid certificates! The BCA would like to thank Aspira for providing a work space for the course.
Our next scheduled course is June 15. To sign up for this course, contact safety@blackburnhamlet.ca

SENIORS WALK-AND-TALK
2024-06-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-05-29 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-05-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-05-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-04-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Diceman Park, 75 Diceman Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Our Spring series of walks will depart at 1:00 PM from the southernmost entrance to Diceman Park, off Ridgeburn Gate, and will take place on the following Wednesdays:

April 17, 2024
May 1, 15 and 29, 2024
June 12, 2024

Routes will vary for each walk and participants will have the option to do a shorter or a longer route.
Water bottles are recommended.
Should we have inclement weather on a scheduled walk day, check the BCA public Facebook page at facebook.com/blackburnhamlet/ for walk updates. Please note that you do not need to have a Facebook account to view the public page.
Looking forward to walking with you!
Questions? Please send an email to seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca

Blackburn Seniors Breakfast Get-together
2024-06-05 09:00 - 11:00 | Halibut House, 2672 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 4Z5, Canada
When: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Where: Halibut House, 2672 Innes Road in Blackburn Hamlet
Blackburn Seniors (55+) are invited to gather for a great meal, wonderful conversation and lots of laughs.
Ample parking is available. Guests are welcome.
For questions or to RSVP, please email seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca by Friday, May 31 2024.
Hope to see you there.

FunFair 2024
2024-05-31 - 2024-06-02 | 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!

Bike Rodeo / Rodéo de vélos
2024-05-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Good Shepherd Catholic School, 101 Bearbrook Road, Gloucester, Ontario, K1B 3H5, Canada
Rain date May 26.
See the Youth Bike Rodeo Page for more details!

Date de pluie le 26 Mai.
Voir le page Rodéo à vélo pour les jeunes pour plus de détails!

Neighbourwoods
2024-05-25 08:00 - 2024-05-26 14:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
What is Neighbourwoods? The city has very limited information about trees on private property. The purpose of Neighbourwoods is to gather information such as the type, size, and health of trees on private property, as well as in some of our parks to help us plan better diversity in our tree canopy. Volunteers receive free training from forestry professionals to learn how to identify, measure and assess the health of trees.
The Blackburn Neighbourwoods Program is launching its 3rd season. Volunteers will be trained to take inventory of the trees on private property in Blackburn Hamlet. Our next training session with Dr. Andrew Kenny will be May 25 and 26 at the Blackburn Community Centre from 9am to 4pm.
Everyone is welcome, even if you can only attend a portion of the training. Bring your lunch and dress for the weather as most of the training is outdoors.
To register or for more information about this program please contact Clifton Charie at treeinventory@blackburnhamlet.ca.

Volunteer Appreciation
2024-05-25 | Just Food Farm, 2391 Pépin Court, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 4C4, Canada

Discovery Café (Free event)
2024-05-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Dr. Paul Villeneuve: Breathing Life into Cities: The Importance of Greenness and Walkable Neighbourhoods
When: Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 7:00 PM
Where: Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive
The design of cities plays an important role in the health of its residents. Walkable neighbourhood and access to green spaces has been shown to have direct and indirect health benefits. Some of these benefits include improved mental health, healthier babies, and reduced risks of several diseases. Nature also plays an important role in exposure to air pollution, noise, and the effects of urban heat island. Dr. Villeneuve will discuss these topics while drawing on some research he has led, including Ottawa-based assessments of associations between greenness and physical activity, environmental exposures studies in and around the Central Experimental Farm, and the benefits of access to parks during the COVID-pandemic.
Dr. Paul Villeneuve is an environmental and occupational epidemiologist, and received his PhD in epidemiology from the University of Toronto. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University. Before joining Carleton, he was a Senior Research Scientist in the Healthy Environment and Consumer Safety Bureau at Health Canada. His research activities have focused on estimating the impacts of a number of environmental and occupational exposures on human health such as: air pollution, diesel, radon, electromagnetic fields, cigarettes, radiation, and features of the built environment (greenness, noise, and walkability). He has led many record linkage studies where occupational or survey data have been linked to national or provincial administrative health data and is currently investigating health effects among Canadian workers exposed to ionizing radiation. He also serves on the editorial boards of the Canadian Journal of Public Health, and Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, and is chairing WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on the Occupational Burden of Disease Estimation.
Admission is free and no registration is required. Refreshments will be served.
People of all ages are welcome.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Questions? Please email barbara@blackburnhamlet.ca

Board Games and Goodies
2024-05-17 18:30 - 21:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Kids and Youth ages 7-17 are invited to come play some board games with their friends and family at the Community Hall. There will be many different games to choose from for all ages, ranging from Guess Who? For the younger kids to What do you meme? For youth. Snack and beverages will be provided. Feel free to bring your own game. Kids 11 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No adults will be admitted without a child or youth.
Admission is free and no registration is needed.
Please email youth@blackburnhamlet.ca if you have any questions.

BCA Board Meeting
2024-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Aspira Bearbrook Retirement Home, 2645 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 3J7, Canada
This in person board meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The May 16 meeting will be held at Aspira Bearbrook, 2645 Innes Road in the Theatre (take the elevator down to the basement).
Doors open at 7pm and all attendees must register at the front desk. The meeting will start at 7:15pm and will finish no later than 8:45pm as we must leave the building before 9pm.
Please note there is limited parking at this site so plan accordingly.
The minutes from the April board meeting are posted at https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BCA_minutes_2024-04-18.pdf
If you have any questions, please contact secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca.
Thank you.

Community Closet Pop-Up - Adult Clothing Only
2024-05-11 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Although we weren’t able to run a larger Spring Community Closet event this year, we are moving ahead with plans to run tailored
Pop-Up Events for residents in the coming months! Each of these pop-ups will serve a specific age group. Our first event on May 11 will offer adult clothing.
Schedule:

10:30am: Doors open for residents with valid BCA memberships
12pm: All members of the community are welcome to come and shop
3:30pm: Doors close

We need your donations to make this event a success! Donations of clean, untarnished clothing for adults will be accepted from April
27 to May 10. Donations can be dropped off at one of the following locations:

121 Westpark Dr.
2188 Orient Park Dr.

Watch our website for more details on our August Kids Back-to-School Pop-Up Event.
Want to volunteer to help make these events a success? Please contact Jenny at jenny@blackburnhamlet.ca.

Community Garage Sale
2024-05-04 08:00 - 14:00 | Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The sale will be held on Saturday, May 4th from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. 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! As we have done in past years, we will be assembling an unofficial map of participating houses.

NEW FOR 2024! The Mission Thrift Store Orleans will have a truck parked at the Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive from 9:30am to 4:30pm. They will be selling a selection of items for $1 and will be accepting donations of household goods in good condition and electronic waste.
They CANNOT accept beds, cribs, car seats, old tube tvs, freezers, air conditioners, hazardous waste or construction materials (such as paint, building materials, or cabinets requiring installation).
PLEASE ENSURE THE ELECTRONIC WASTE IS CLEARLY MARKED.
Electronic Waste includes Flat Screen Televisions (Old Tube tv’s and Monitors are NOT accepted), Desktop computers, Laptops, Desktop printers, Fax machines, Disk drives, Keyboards and mice, Amplifiers, stereos, speakers, receivers, Cameras, digital cameras, Copiers, fax machines, scanners, Pagers, PDAs, Radios, Telephones, cellphones, answering machines, VCR and DVD players.
Electronic Waste DOES NOT include Fluorescent light bulbs, CF bulbs and Old style thermostats, which are hazardous waste, smoke detectors, CD’s & DVD’s, which are trash and paper documentation, which should be recycled.
If you can assist with the collection of goods in the afternoon, please join us at the Community Hall.

Please keep visiting the BCA website Garage Sale Page for more up-to-date information as it becomes available.
Click Here to view the 2024 Garage Sale Map

Think green! Help minimize what goes in the trash.

Blackburn Seniors Breakfast Get-together
2024-05-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Broadway Bar & Grill, 1615 Orleans Blvd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1C 7E2, Canada
When: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Where: Broadway Bar and Grill, 1615 Orleans Blvd.
Blackburn Seniors (55+) are invited to gather for a great meal, wonderful conversation and lots of laughs.
Ample parking is available. Guests are welcome.
For questions or to RSVP, please email seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca by Friday, April 26, 2024.
Hope to see you there.

Annual Blackburn Hamlet Spring Clean-up
2024-04-27 09:30 - 13:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
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 27th 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.
If you have any questions or would like to help with the event, contact the BCA Environment Committee at: cleanup@blackburnhamlet.ca.
When: Saturday April 27th at 9:30 a.m.
Rain date: Sunday April 28th at 9:30 a.m.

Discovery Café (Free event)
2024-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Discovery Café: YOW – A Primer on Its Operations
When: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Where: Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive
Take a journey through the Ottawa airport as Dick Brown explains each step in the experience of a passenger flying out of Ottawa. He will also talk about the impact that COVID-19 has had on flights and flying from Ottawa.
Dick Brown was born and raised in Ottawa. He attended Fisher Park High School and then Carleton University. After one year of teaching, Dick returned to Carleton in 1966 as an employee and remained there until he retired in 1999. During his years at Carleton Dick served as Assistant Dean of Students, Coach of the Raven Basketball team, Director of Student Housing and Food Services and Director of Human Resources for 18 years. Following his retirement Dick Brown joined the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association (OGHA) as their first Executive Director. In this role Dick helped establish the very successful Destination Marketing Fee program which generates some $7M in support of Ottawa’s tourism industry.
Dick and his wife Heather are enthusiastic canoe trippers, cross country skiers and cyclists. Holidays are often spent cycling or hiking in European destinations. Dick’s two children, Patty and Danny reside in Ottawa as does his step-son Jamie. All three are married and in total have provided Dick and Heather with 6 grandsons and one granddaughter.
Dick has been, and remains, active in both business and community service activities. These include:

Member, Ottawa Congress Centre Board of Directors – 2006 to 2019
Member, Ottawa Business Journal Editorial Board – 2006 to 2012
Member, City of Ottawa Business Advisory Committee – 2005 to 2007
Member, Ontario Restaurant Hotel Motel Association Board of Directors – 2004 to 2010
President, Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors – 2003 to 2005
Chair, United Way Agencies Benefits Committee – 1993 to 1998
Member, United Way of Ottawa/Carleton Board of Directors – 1992 to 1996
President, Family Services Centre, Ottawa/Carleton – 1990 to 1992
President, Ontario Association of University Personnel Administrators – 1989 to 1991
Member, Consultative Panel, Ontario Pay Equity Commission – 1988
Member, Board of Directors, Canada’s Capital Visitors & Convention Bureau – 1974 to 1989

Admission is free and no registration is required. Refreshments will be served.
People of all ages are welcome.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Questions? Please email barbara@blackburnhamlet.ca

BCA Board Meeting
2024-04-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Online
This Zoom meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Email secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca for meeting details.

FREE tax clinic
2024-04-10 15:00 - 18:00 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Need help preparing and filing your 2023 tax return?!
Students studying taxation at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University will be hosting a FREE tax clinic at the Blackburn Hamlet Community Hall on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, 3-6pm. Students will be supervised by professors and tax professionals from local accounting firms – so don’t worry – your return is in good hands!
If you are interested in having your return filed with us, please fill out this intake form to ensure you are eligible (overly complicated returns will not be accepted, given the experience level of the preparers), and to indicate your availability the day of.

First Aid Training Course
2024-04-06 09:00 - 15:30 | Aspira Bearbrook Retirement Home, 2645 Innes Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1B 3J7, Canada
The Blackburn Community Association has organized a First Aid Training course for adults (18 years & older) , scheduled for Saturday, April the 6th. This training session will start at 9am and finish at 3:30pm. The fee is $65 plus tax.
The course is certified by the Canadian Red Cross and will be conducted by PMSK First Aid Training Inc.

Subjects will include:
Responding to Emergencies
Check, Call, and Care
Airway Emergencies
Breathing & Circulation Emergencies
CPR, Cardiac Arrest & AED

Includes a written exam (passing grade: 75%).
The maximum course capacity is 16. To join us for this important life skill, contact Don Kelly at safety@blackburnhamlet.ca

Blackburn Seniors Breakfast Get-together
2024-04-03 09:00 - 11:00 | Broadway Bar & Grill, 1615 Orleans Blvd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1C 7E2, Canada

Discovery Café (Free event)
2024-03-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Tap Dancing, Rhythm and Flow
When: Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7:00 PM
Where: Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive
Have you ever become so totally immersed in an activity that you were “in the zone”, where your only thought was on the activity at hand and where hours may have passed without you realizing it? Then you have experienced “flow”.
Join tap dancer, choreographer, author and award-winning dance teacher Carolyn Hébert as she talks about the history of tap dancing and her research on the concept of flow. She will also provide us with a demonstration of her amazing tap-dancing skills. You never know…you might even be inspired to try a few steps yourself!
Carolyn completed her PhD in Education at the University of Ottawa, focusing her research on the phenomenon of flow as experienced in improvisational tap dancing. She has been a dance educator for over 15 years, teaching recreational and competitive dance students in studios and community programs. She is a member of the Ottawa Rhythm Initiative Ensemble and was recently awarded an Ontario Arts Council grant to continue work with the YOW Tap collective. Additionally, Carolyn works in policy in the federal public service and is a mom of two.
Admission is free and no registration is required. Refreshments will be served.
People of all ages are welcome.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Questions? Please email barbara@blackburnhamlet.ca.

SENIORS WALK-AND-TALK
2024-03-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Greenbelt Pathway E @ Tauvette, 59 Tauvette Street, Ottawa, ON, Ontario, Canada
Seniors are invited to gather for a leisurely walk around our lovely Blackburn Hamlet community.
When: Wednesday, March 27, 2023, 1:00 PM
Where: The walk will begin at the end of Tauvette Street, where Greenbelt Pathway E begin.
Water bottles and traction aids (crampons) for boots are recommended.
Should we have inclement weather on a scheduled walk day, check the BCA public Facebook page at https://facebook.com/blackburnhamlet/ for walk updates. Please note that you do not need to have a Facebook account to view the public page.
Looking forward to walking with you!
Questions? Please send an email to seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca

BCA Annual General Meeting
2024-03-21 19:00 - 22:00 | 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 21, 2023 at 7pm. 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/).
In addition to the review of the BCA Budget and 2023 activities and the election of the board, there will also be a vote on changes to our articles of incorporation and a meet and greet/social activity that will be announced in early March.

The motion is for BCA Members to approve the following addition to our articles of incorporation in order to comply with the new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA).
Blackburn Community Association has two types of memberships: Regular and Associate
Regular members reside within the boundaries of Blackburn Hamlet. Membership gives them the right to vote on motions raised at Members’ Meetings and to vote on the election of the Directors.
Associate members reside outside the boundaries of Blackburn Hamlet. Membership gives them the right to vote motions raised at Members’ Meetings. Associate members are not eligible to vote on the election of the Directors.

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

Seniors Winter Social
2024-03-16 11:30 - 15:30 | Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 5A3, Canada
Join us on Saturday, March 16, 2024, from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM, at the Blackburn Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive, for our 2024 Seniors Winter Social. No registration is necessary.
Bring your favourite dish (appetizer, salad, main or dessert) for our potluck lunch. We ask that you also bring your own serving utensils and, if you wish, a copy of your recipe…just in case people ask you for it.
The Community Centre kitchen is equipped with an oven, a microwave, a fridge and kettles. Cutlery, napkins, plates and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
Lunch will be followed by an afternoon of card games and board games. We will have a few games available, but if you have one you really like to play, please bring it along.
Oh…and if you’re feeling a little bit Irish on this day before St. Patrick`s Day, why not wear a green outfit or a fun green accessory!?
Hope to see you there!
Questions? Please email seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca

SENIORS WALK-AND-TALK
2024-03-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Greenbelt Pathway E @ Tauvette, 59 Tauvette Street, Ottawa, ON, Ontario, Canada
Seniors are invited to gather for a leisurely walk around our lovely Blackburn Hamlet community.
When: Wednesday, March 13, 2023, 1:00 PM
Where: The walk will begin at the end of Tauvette Street, where Greenbelt Pathway E begin.
Water bottles and traction aids (crampons) for boots are recommended.
Should we have inclement weather on a scheduled walk day, check the BCA public Facebook page at https://facebook.com/blackburnhamlet/ for walk updates. Please note that you do not need to have a Facebook account to view the public page.
Looking forward to walking with you!
Questions? Please send an email to seniors@blackburnhamlet.ca
