Published in The BANAR June 2013 by Barb Sweazey The Blackburn Spring Clean-up was another great success this year. Held on Saturday, April 27th, more than 100 volunteers from the community showed up despite the cool and overcast day. Considering this was our rain date,
Published in The BANAR November 2012 by François Trépanier At the end of August, a piece of Blackburn Hamlet history, Wally’s “Fine Italian Cuisine”, closed its kitchen for good. The Elias brothers, Bob, Wally, Nehme and Sam, originally opened the Revoly restaurant in 1979 with
Published in The BANAR November 2012 On September 15th in the Blackburn Community Hall, four very deserving Blackburn residents were recognised for the outstanding contribution they had done for the community. They were surrounded by a host of like-minded volunteers at the annual dinner. Community
Published in The BANAR November 2012 by Councillor Rainer Bloess There is change in the air throughout the city as Ottawa grows in all directions. Attention has been focused on new high-rises in the downtown and in the condo developments in the Westboro area and
Published in The BANAR November 2012 by Bill Horne The first annual Blackburn Hamlet Cancer Chase was a smashing success. On Sunday, October 14, some 213 Chasers took to the streets and parks of the Hamlet to show they cared about defeating cancer in Ottawa.
Published in The BANAR September 2012 by Trisha Cloutier, Blackburn’s Fun Fair Chair As usual the annual Fun Fair was an excellent way for our community to start off the summer. Everyone who helped to plan and organize this year’s Fun Fair had a great