• Kids & Youth Art in the Park

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Blackburn Community Hall and exterior park (weather permitting) Kids and Youth ages 5-18 are welcome to come by and create some art at the Community Hall. There will be various stations with crafting activities where kids and youth from all levels can participate. Kids 11 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

  • Seniors Summer Social

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Around the World in 80 Minutes – Potluck Lunch and Travel Stories When? Saturday, June 22, 2024, 11:30am to 3:30pm Where? Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Dr. Bring a favourite shareable dish (appetizer, salad, main or dessert) and join us for a potluck lunch and an afternoon of trading stories with other Blackburn residents

  • BCA Board Meeting

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    This in person meeting is open to residents of Blackburn Hamlet in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Email secretary@blackburnhamlet.ca for more information.

  • FunFair 2024

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    The annual Blackburn FUNFAIR celebrates community spirit in the first weekend of June. The fair features a carnival style midway, music, local vendors, a used book fair, beer garden and fireworks!

  • Neighbourwoods

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    What is Neighbourwoods? The city has very limited information about trees on private property. The purpose of Neighbourwoods is to gather information such as the type, size, and health of trees on private property, as well as in some of our parks to help us plan better diversity in our tree canopy. Volunteers receive free training from

  • Discovery Café (Free event)

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Dr. Paul Villeneuve: Breathing Life into Cities: The Importance of Greenness and Walkable Neighbourhoods When: Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 7:00 PM Where: Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive The design of cities plays an important role in the health of its residents.  Walkable neighbourhood and access to green spaces has been shown

  • Board Games and Goodies

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Kids and Youth ages 7-17 are invited to come play some board games with their friends and family at the Community Hall. There will be many different games to choose from for all ages, ranging from Guess Who? For the younger kids to What do you meme? For youth. Snack and beverages will be provided.

  • Community Closet Pop-Up – Adult Clothing Only

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Although we weren’t able to run a larger Spring Community Closet event this year, we are moving ahead with plans to run tailored Pop-Up Events for residents in the coming months! Each of these pop-ups will serve a specific age group. Our first event on May 11 will offer adult clothing. Schedule: 10:30am: Doors open

  • Annual Blackburn Hamlet Spring Clean-up

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Along with many other communities of the Ottawa area, the Blackburn Community Association holds an annual Spring Clean-Up.  Please volunteer to help us out; we will assign you a small area of Blackburn for litter pick-up plus provide you with garbage bags and latex gloves. The litter and recyclables can be brought back to the

  • Discovery Café (Free event)

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Discovery Café: YOW – A Primer on Its Operations When: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 7:00 to 8:30 PM Where: Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive Take a journey through the Ottawa airport as Dick Brown explains each step in the experience of a passenger flying out of Ottawa. He will also talk about

  • FREE tax clinic

    Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Need help preparing and filing your 2023 tax return?! Students studying taxation at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University will be hosting a FREE tax clinic at the Blackburn Hamlet Community Hall on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, 3-6pm. Students will be supervised by professors and tax professionals from local accounting firms – so