By Maureen Forsythe, BCA Youth Director. As you turn off of Innes Road onto Glen Park Drive near the Metro, it will be hard to miss the colourful new rainbow mural on the side of the Lois Kemp Arena. As part of its youth engagement
Published in The BANAR September 2022 Brent Lawrie, FunFair Co-Chair The FunFair committee would like to express its gratitude to the whole Blackburn Community for coming out and supporting this annual event. It was great to see everyone back enjoying a fantastic fun-filled weekend after
Published in The BANAR September 2022 Cynthia Hoisak We couldn’t have planned a better weekend for the sun to shine on the two glorious days of July 9 and 10 for the Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour. It was a great success! There were 16 gardens
Published in The BANAR September 2022 Sarah Morgan-White, BCA Director of Environment, Tree Team Lead Thanks to the financial contributions from the Friends of Mer Bleue, the Blackburn Community Association’s Enviro Committee was able to get more birds fed in Blackburn Hamlet! In the spring,
Published in The BANAR September 2022 Sarah Morgan-White, Co-Director Seniors Portfolio Director of Environment Tree Team Lead On July 24 we held our first CPR C & AED training at the Blackburn Community Hall, offered by the Ottawa Paramedic Service. Our instructor Pierre Pierre led
Published in The BANAR September 2022 Sarah Morgan-White, BCA Director of Environment, Tree Team Lead “Where flowers bloom, so does hope” – Lady Bird Johnson Earlier this year, (thanks to the efforts of Miriam Hampson) the BCA’s Environment Committee was allocated funds from the Friends
