The Community Beautification Committee, consisting of Blackburn resident volunteers, has been hard at work since 2016, identifying big and small community beautification projects. We started small by installing 2 new benches – one on Bearbrook and one on Innes – near the Four Corners intersection
Published in The BANAR November, 2018 The 2018 Blackburn Hamlet Cancer Chase was held on Sunday, October 14 at 1660 Bearbrook Road. We had a record turn out this year and more than doubled last year’s registrant record of 80. In total, we had 67
Published in The BANAR September 2018 by the Environment and Transportation Committee As part of Parks Month, the Blackburn Hamlet Community Association’s Environment & Transportation Committee held its first OUT-is-IN Park Day in the Hamlet on June 9th in Harold Diceman Park. It was a beautiful day
Published in The BANAR September 2018 by Brent Lawrie, FUNFAIR Chair This year’s FUNFAIR started off with great weather Friday night, which continued through to Sunday afternoon, it was one of the best FUNFAIRs weather wise and a great way to kick off an incredible
Published in The BANAR June, 2018 With the arrival of the first nice day of spring, the 18th annual Blackburn Hamlet Spring Clean Up, held on Saturday, April 21st was a huge success! This year was one of the biggest turnouts with over 150 volunteers
Published in The BANAR June, 2018 by Evelyn Budd We have Roger Smiley to thank for encouraging Laura to come to the BCA’s AGM meeting in 2008 and get involved. Laura became the Community Relations director that evening. In 2009 she became Vice-president and in
