Published in The BANAR June 1998 by Al Ross Community Hall Update The architect has sketched 6 layout options for the Community Hall and these plans have been reviewed with the City, BCA and RPB. Based upon feedback, a seventh option is under preparation and
Published in The BANAR June 1998 by Gail Kajiura We’re so excited!! Sunday, June 21, rain or shine, the first Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour is set to go. Twelve enthusiastic gardeners here in Blackburn have volunteered to open their gardens for viewing, answer questions, trade
Published in The BANAR April 1998 by Al Ross I always seem to start the Community Hall update with “In the last BANAR we reported; well, I believe we really have made a very encouraging breakthrough since the last BANAR. A couple of joint meetings
Published in The BANAR December 1997 by Al Ross, Civic Affairs In the previous BANAR, we reported that the Community Hall project was essentially at a standstill, since the tenders for the Arena Annex came in significantly over budget. This is still the case, but
Published in The BANAR October 1997 by Al Ross, Civic Affairs In June, the City hired a Construction Manager to oversee the construction, and co-ordinate the sub-trades for the construction of the Community Hall. Tenders were requested for the various parts of the construction, but
Published in The BANAR August 1997 by Lois Kemp In the 1850’s three families of Daggs settled in the area and it became known as Daggville. As more settlers arrived, a school known as Public School Section #21, was built on the farm of Richard