The BCA is creating new opportunities for local kids and youth to get together with their peers and engage with the wider community. The BCA is proud to support new ways for kids and youth to:
- socialize and have fun;
- learn something new;
- develop or improve a skill, including leadership skills; and
- have a greater say in the type of youth activities, projects and clubs that are supported by the BCA
Are you ready to have fun and get more involved with your community? If so, the Blackburn Community Association wants to hear from you!
- Witty Wintry Writers, Rally!
Published in The BANAR November 2024 (try saying that tongue-twister five times!) Ages 5-17 Creative Comic Contest: Create a comic of 1 panel or more, that has a theme of winter/ cold/ snow, etc. You can draw the comic yourself (Stick figures are OK!), or you can use images you create with the help of - Youth events and activities
Published in The BANAR November 2024 Melanie Mathieu, BCA Youth Director **Interested in volunteering for any of these events? Send an email to youth@blackburnhamlet.ca.** Holiday Crafts: Saturday November 30 from 10:30am to 12:30 pm at the Blackburn Community Hall. Kids and youth of all ages are invited to come by the Hall and use their - Short Story Competition Results
In August 2024, the BCA invited local youth aged nine to 17 to write an original short story on one of two topics: a family discovers a mysterious door in the middle of a wooded path while out for walk; or a story about an alien or monster visiting your school/neighborhood for the first time. - Community Closet Pop-Up: kids and costumes event!
Published in The BANAR September 2024 Our next Community Closet event will provide FREE access to donations of children’s clothing and Halloween costumes. Date: October 19, 2024 10 to 11 am: BCA members 11 am to 3 pm: everyone Early admission will be given to those with active BCA memberships. Do you have clothing or - Fall 2024 Youth & Kids Activities
Ready, Set, Write! As part of its youth engagement activities this fall, the BCA is inviting Blackburn youth aged nine to 17 to participate in its Wonderful Writers 2024 Short Story Competition. Youth who attend school or live in Blackburn Hamlet are invited to submit an original, unpublished short story (225-300 words) on one of - CANCELLED – Back to School French Clinic
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Back to School French Clinic scheduled for August 18 has been cancelled.