Published in The BANAR August 2023 Miriam Hampson This year, the BCA partnered with RainBarrel.ca to sell rain barrels to our community. RainBarrel.ca reclaims food grade barrels and repurposes them as rain barrels. Once used to transport fruits and vegetables, they now offer years of
Published in The BANAR August 2023 Miriam Hampson If you have noticed some flowery blooms when entering our Hamlet, then you can thank the 16 volunteers that diligently water these plants weekly to welcome and beautify our community! This volunteer job is not for the
Published in The BANAR, August 2023 Cynthia Hoisak How do you push the boundaries from last year’s successful garden tour, to a more wonderful one this year? You add two wonderful musicians, a vocalist with a keyboard, and two master gardeners to answer questions, to
Published in The BANAR, August 2023 Dr. John Apsimon and Barbara Whittaker We are pleased to announce that Discovery Café is back! Before the pandemic, this popular series of public lectures, held at the former Blackburn Hamlet Community Church, featured experts in their fields sharing
Published in The BANAR, August 2023 Councillor Laura Dudas When talking with folks in the city about Blackburn Hamlet, one of the most common comments I get is how engaged and giving our community is. The Hamlet has a rich history of volunteerism and for
Published in The BANAR, August 2023 Don Kelly, BCA Safety In June, Brad Hampson and Don Kelly (on behalf of the BCA) met with the City of Ottawa’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) regarding the development of an emergency preparedness plan for Blackburn Hamlet. In