Published in The BANAR September 2015 by Laura Dudas. Lois Kemp has been described as Blackburn Hamlet’s “matriarch”; an original resident who dedicated her life to her family, her friends and her community. Lois passed away peacefully in her home on July 16 after suffering
Published in The BANAR September 2015 by Justine Payne Planting a tree comeback against the Emerald Ash Borer Invasion continues this fall. In the fall of 2014, we had a successful tree planting at Harold Diceman Park. More than 20 volunteers from around the community
Published in The BANAR, June 2015 by Barb Sweazey We had a beautiful day! Held on Saturday, April 18th more than 130 volunteers from the community participated in the yearly litter and graffiti removal effort. With this many volunteers we were able to have excellent
Published in The BANAR April 2015 by Don Budd. Leo Mainville, a bachelor, was a blacksmith when I was a child growing up in Blackburn. His gray wooden shop with two big doors that swung wide open was located in Blackburn Corners (where the daycare
Published in The BANAR February 2015 and Gloucester Leader October 1983 by Evelyn Budd. Perhaps you have noticed that we have a street and a park named “Diceman …” and wondered why. Harold and Yvonne Diceman moved into the Blackburn area in the 1950s. Their
Published in The BANAR November 2014 by Karine Nijdam On August 22nd, to the delight of many neighbourhood kids and their parents, a new rocket ship made its home in the playground of École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marie. Although it just seemed to suddenly appear out
