In a wonderful example of how chance can bring together like minded partners, the 2017 Cancer Chase partnered with organizers from the Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Michele Karen Chung Legacy Endowment Fund for Oncology to benefit cancer fighting causes. Briefly, Michele Karen grew up with many
Published in The BANAR November 2017. It’s always a great honour to present awards to people in our community who go above and beyond to make Blackburn Hamlet a better place to live for everyone. The winners of the 2016-2017 Volunteer Appreciation Awards, presented at
Published in The BANAR September 2017 by Brent Lawrie, Blackburn FUNFAIR Chair This year’s FUNFAIR started off a little cool on Friday night but the rain held off until Sunday afternoon. All in all it was another great FUNFAIR as we celebrated our community and
Published in The BANAR, June 2017 The Grade 3 students in Room 210 at Glen Ogilvie Public School have been working hard to fundraise this year to buy two buddy benches for their schoolyard. The purpose of a buddy bench is to have a place
Published in The BANAR, June 2017 Despite some questionable weather, the 16th annual Blackburn Hamlet Spring Cleanup, held on Saturday, April 22nd was a great success! Over 110 volunteers cleaned up various areas all over the hamlet and picked up a mountain of garbage! Thank
Published in The BANAR, February 2017 by Laura Dudas “So what exactly does the community association do?” It’s a question I’ve heard before from some Hamlet residents. It’s a valid question and I would be happy to shed some light. If you’ve attended a community
