Welcome to the Blackburn Hamlet Community Association (BCA)

The Blackburn Community Association (BCA) is a grassroots, volunteer-run organization that supports and advocates on behalf of residents, businesses and groups in Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa, Canada.

Hockey and Skate Day

2026 Hockey Day in the Hamlet

Don Kelly, Event Coordinator This year’s Hockey Day in the Hamlet will be held on January 17, 2026 at the Norman Johnson outdoor rink. Our event will coincide with Hockey Day in Canada, which celebrates the sport across the country. This year’s event will be

Christmas Tree Lighting

Community Christmas Tree Lighting

This year’s lighting of the Blackburn Community Christmas Tree will be held on December 13. The tree, with its array of decorations, will be positioned directly in front of the Blackburn Pharmacy, located at 2575 Innes Road (intersection of Southpark & Innes). This year’s theme

Lisa Margeson, Melanie Mathieu and Don Kelly helping plant 1000 Trees

Community Tree Planting

Don Kelly, BCA Director Many hands made light work on October 4 to plant over 1,000 new trees! Earlier this year, the City of Ottawa acquired the property at 1754 St. Joseph Boulevard (the former convent and dormitory grounds off St. Joseph Boulevard). Councillor Dudas

“Mayor Greg” Kazmierski,

Councillor’s Update

By Laura Dudas Published in The BANAR November 2025 I have some very exciting news. Recently, I had the great honour of bringing forward a motion to name the baseball diamond at Blackburn Park in honour of our own Gregory Kazmierski, aka “Mayor Greg.” The

Cancer Chase 2025

BCA Cancer Chase 2025

David Purchase & Don Kelly The BCA and the 2025 Cancer Chase committee would like to thank our community for their generous support of this year’s big event! The Cancer Chase is a charity event that raises funds for cancer research at the Ottawa Hospital

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