Published in The BANAR June 2008 In the weeks leading up to the Spring Clean-up this year, my little four-year-old took to carrying home great bundles of discarded pop cans, old plastic bags and other miscellaneous litter he’d come across on his travels through the
The City of Ottawa is proposing to build a road that would like Innes Road, west of the Anderson intersection to Walkley Road and Hunt Club road. This plan includes the installation of Multi-Use pathways. It should be noted that this plan is conditional on
Published in The BANAR November 2007 On September 30, Blackburn’s fifth annual community Run for the Cure saw over 150 adults, kids, pets and people raise a record breaking $22,470 for breast cancer research. People ran, walked and rolled the 5K course with pride and
Published in The BANAR September 2007 by Al Haggerty, Proud resident since 1969 All of the volunteers who contributed to the success of this year’s Fun Fair are to be thanked and congratulated. The joy and excitement displayed on the faces of the children and
Published in The BANAR June 2007 By Barb Sweazey It was our biggest year yet! More than 260 people joined in the 7th annual Blackburn Hamlet Spring Clean-up, held on Saturday, April 21st. Each year, this event grows and the impact on our community grows
Published in The BANAR April 2007 by Evelyn Budd In the early 1800’s, a timber limit for the area extending several miles along the Ottawa River and as far south as the Mer Bleue was bought from the government by Mr. Erskine. When the timber