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
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
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.
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
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: 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
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
Tap Dancing, Rhythm and Flow When: Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7:00 PM Where: Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive Have you ever become so totally immersed in an activity that you were “in the zone”, where your only thought was on the activity at hand and where hours may have passed without
The BCA AGM will be held in-person at the Community Hall (190 Glen Park Drive) on Thursday, March 21, 2023 at 7pm. Participation is open to all residents of Blackburn Hamlet, however, only residents who have renewed their BCA membership at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting are eligible to vote (https://blackburnhamlet.ca/about/bca-membership/). In
Join us on Saturday, March 16, 2024, from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM, at the Blackburn Community Centre, 190 Glen Park Drive, for our 2024 Seniors Winter Social. No registration is necessary. Bring your favourite dish (appetizer, salad, main or dessert) for our potluck lunch. We ask that you also bring your own serving utensils
On Monday, March 7, the BCA, in collaboration with the Ottawa Police, will be a holding a Neighborhood Watch (NW) Seminar at the Community Hall (190 Glen Park Drive). The event will start at 7pm. The event will look at the planned expansionary role of the NW in Blackburn Hamlet, including its role within the
Science is proving that climate change is affecting the frequency, duration, and intensity of many climate-related hazards and disasters occurring around the world, including Ottawa. In Canada, 2023 was the warmest summer in 76 years, dating back to the start of national record-keeping in 1948. Canadians in cities, including Ottawa, suffered with some of the