A rain garden contains a strategically located combination of grasses, perennials and shrubs that tolerate moist conditions (such as Iris versicolor, Carex, Lysimachia punctata, Lysimachia nummularia, Typhia latifolia, Scirpus). It can temporarily hold rainwater runoff from the roof, eavestroughs, slopes in your property, and excess
“A rain barrel collects water whenever it rains (Rain barrels are available at many local hardware and garden stores). You can use the saved water to keep your lawn and garden thriving and control runoff, all in one fell swoop!” -published recently in the Rosemere
The City of Ottawa has completed the Blair Road Transit Priority (Blair LRT Station to Innes Road) Environmental Assessment (EA) Study and has developed a Recommended Plan to widen Blair Road for shared bus and high occupancy vehicle lanes. Pedestrian and cycling facilities have also
This route will form the periphery of the southeast quadrant of the pathway network, between the Ottawa River Pathway at Green’s Creek and the Southern Corridor Pathway at Black Rapids Lock. The pathway connects to Greenbelt trails and destinations, and passes through or near a
Published in The BANAR September 2020. In the fall of 2000 Lois Kemp spearheaded the renaming of parks that would help pass the history of Blackburn onto future generations. A recommendation was sent to the City of Gloucester by the BCA to rename some of
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2020 Blackburn is Beautiful Nature Photo Contest! We received so many wonderful submissions through Facebook and email, and it was difficult to pick the winners. The Environment Committee is pleased to present the following winners and runner
