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SUMMARY:Garden Stroll
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for July 5 & 6 from 10am to 4pm for the 4th annual Blackburn Hamlet Garden Stroll! \nThis free\, self-guided tour invites you to explore the beauty of local gardens without the need for tickets—just bring your curiosity and enthusiasm.  You can either follow the map online or you can download and print a brochure with the locations and activities. \nOpen to the public\, the event welcomes visitors from across the city and beyond. This year\, you can look forward to enjoying 17 gardens\, featuring both returning favourites and new additions. Two Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions\, and various artists will be present with their easels and paints\, adding a creative touch to the stroll. \nNew this year\, Adrian will be roaming the Hamlet in his ice cream truck\, offering sweet treats on both days. Also\, Just Food\, located on 150 acres of NCC property off Pepin Court\, will open their farm and gardens for visitors. Printed maps with more information will be available and will be posted on social media. \nFor inquiries contact Cynthia Hoisak at 613-799-9514 or choisak@rogers.com\, and Miriam Hampson at miriam@blackburnhamlet.ca. \n \nEntertainment: \nSATURDAY JULY 5TH \nMUSICIANS \n\nJenifir & David Thies-Thompson\, Flute & Viola @ 11 Redberry Crt 10-11:30am\n\nPLEIN AIR ARTISTS \n\nDulce Juvet @ 62 Eastpark Dr 10am-1pm\nZoe Michel Hoisak @ 47 Westpark Dr 10am-4pm\nPat Coulombe @66 Eastpark Dr 10am-1pm\nDan Edward @ 25 Parkwood 10am-4pm\nPierre Cloutier @ 12 Woodview 10am-4pm\n\nJUST FOOD COMMUNITY FARM \n\nSelf Guided Tours 10am to 4pm\n\nSUNDAY JULY 6TH \nMUSICIANS \n\nThe Fake McCoys @ 1 Bearbrook\, Light Rock Band Trio\, 1:00-2:30 pm\n\nMASTER GARDENERS \n\nBelinda Boekhoven & Pauline Yelle @ 47 Westpark Dr 10am-2pm\n\nPLEIN AIR ARTISTS \n\nMarion Jean Hall @ 62 Centrepark Dr Starting at 10am\nDan Edward @ 62 Eastpark Dr 10am-4pm\nPierre Cloutier @ 12 Woodview 10am-4pm\n\nJUST FOOD COMMUNITY FARM \n\nBirch Path Healing Garden\, Storytelling in Nature 10:30am-12pm\nFarm Stand 11am-2pm\nBountiful Beaver plot tours and daisy picking Noon-1pm.\nGuided Tours by Foret Capitale Forest 1pm\, 2pm\, 3pm\n\nEXTRAS \n\nCOOL TREATS Ice Cream Truck\, making the rounds of the Hamlet Saturday and Sunday!\nDRONE FOOTAGE of GARDENS will be available on the BCA Facebook page throughout the weekend!\nFOOD BANK DONATIONS will be accepted at the garden locations.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/garden-stroll/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Beautification
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250503T080000
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SUMMARY:Community Garage Sale
DESCRIPTION:Were you inspired to declutter your home this winter\, but have yet to have a chance to get rid of everything due to all the snow? Now is your chance to pass these items along\, hoping they may ‘spark joy’ in someone else\, and make some extra cash in the meantime! Or maybe you’ve been searching for a great deal on something that will make you smile and help keep our landfills\, well\, not full. Join the fun with our annual community garage sale Saturday\, May 3 from 8am to 2pm\, rain or shine. \nHamlet residents do not need to register or sign up – simply put out a table and join in! As we have done in past years\, we will be assembling an unofficial map of participating houses. If you would like your house to be included\, please let us know at garagesale@blackburnhamlet.ca.   \nPlease keep visiting the BCA website Garage Sale Page for more up-to-date information as it becomes available. \n\nThink green! Help minimize what goes in the trash. 
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/community-garage-sale-4/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Environment,Garage Sale
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SUMMARY:Garden Tour 2024
DESCRIPTION:Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour\nJuly 6th-7th\n10:00 am – 4:00 pm\nCalling all gardeners\, aspiring gardeners\, and anyone who enjoys the beauty and tranquility of nature! Please join us on July 6 & 7 between 10am and 4pm for the 3rd annual Garden Tour\, right here in the Hamlet. Come and enjoy all 14 wonderful gardens that are participating in this year’s tour. \nNew this year will be the addition of Hamlet artists: Marion Jean Hall\, Zoe Hoisak and Dulcet Juvet will be sharing their talents by painting and drawing in the garden on their canvases. \nJenifir and David Theiss-Thompson (flute and violinist from NAC)\, Garth Hampson and Pat Messier (Retd RCMP Staff Sgt/Singer with RCMP band accompanied by organist) will once again perform beautiful music in some of the most lovely gardens on the tour. \nThe tour is free\, but select gardens will have a clay flower pot for donations to the Lifecentre Food Bank. \nOn tour days\, signs will be placed at the end of the driveways to indicate the locations of the gardens on display. \n** NOTE ** There will be many road closures along highway 174 in Orleans\, including the Montreal Road exits.  If you are traveling from Orleans\, please use Innes Road.  If you are travelling on the Queensway Eastbound\, please take the Innes road exit off of the 417 and travel east on Innes to reach Blackburn Hamlet. \nEntertainment: Saturday July 6th\nMusicians- \n\n Tim McFarland Band\, Hunks & Punks\n11 Redberry Court 11-2:30pm\, #3 on the map\n\nPlein Air Artists- \n\nDulce Juvet 62 Eastpark 10-1pm\, #11 on the map\nSupattana Bolger 66 Eastpark 10-4pm\, #13 on the map\nPierre Cloutier 12 Woodview 10-4pm\, #12 on the map\nZoe Michel Hoisak 47 Westpark 10-4pm\, #8 on the map\n\nEntertainment: Sunday July 7th\nMusicians- \n\nGarth Hampson & Pat Messier (vocalist and pianist)\n7 Parkwood 1-1:30pm\, #7 on the map\nJenifir and David Thies-Thompson (flute and viola)\n11 Redberry Court 10-12:30pm\, #3 on the map\n\nPlein Air Artists- \n\nMarion Jean Hall 62 Centrepark 10-12pm\, #4 on the map\nSupattana Bolger 66 Eastpark 10-4pm\, #13 on the map\nPierre Cloutier 12 Woodview 10-4pm\, #12 on the map\nZoe Michel Hoisak 47 Westpark 10-4pm\, #8 on the map\n\nMaster Gardeners- \n\nBelinda Boekhoven & Pauline Yells\n47 Westpark 10-2pm\, #8 on the map\n\nCheck out the Tour Map below and download the brochure to take with you as you explore the gardens in our neighbourhood.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/garden-tour-2023-2/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Beautification
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SUMMARY:Community Garage Sale
DESCRIPTION:The sale will be held on Saturday\, May 4th from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. The entire community is invited…rain or shine!  \nHamlet residents do not need to register or sign up – simply put out a table and join in! As we have done in past years\, we will be assembling an unofficial map of participating houses. \n\nNEW FOR 2024! The Mission Thrift Store Orleans will have a truck parked at the Blackburn Community Hall\, 190 Glen Park Drive from 9:30am to 4:30pm. They will be selling a selection of items for $1 and will be accepting donations of household goods in good condition and electronic waste. \nThey CANNOT accept beds\, cribs\, car seats\, old tube tvs\, freezers\, air conditioners\, hazardous waste or construction materials (such as paint\, building materials\, or cabinets requiring installation). \nPLEASE ENSURE THE ELECTRONIC WASTE IS CLEARLY MARKED. \nElectronic Waste includes Flat Screen Televisions (Old Tube tv’s and Monitors are NOT accepted)\, Desktop computers\, Laptops\, Desktop printers\, Fax machines\, Disk drives\, Keyboards and mice\, Amplifiers\, stereos\, speakers\, receivers\, Cameras\, digital cameras\, Copiers\, fax machines\, scanners\, Pagers\, PDAs\, Radios\, Telephones\, cellphones\, answering machines\, VCR and DVD players. \nElectronic Waste DOES NOT include Fluorescent light bulbs\, CF bulbs and Old style thermostats\, which are hazardous waste\, smoke detectors\, CD’s & DVD’s\, which are trash and paper documentation\, which should be recycled. \nIf you can assist with the collection of goods in the afternoon\, please join us at the Community Hall. \n\nPlease keep visiting the BCA website Garage Sale Page for more up-to-date information as it becomes available. \nClick Here to view the 2024 Garage Sale Map \n\nThink green! Help minimize what goes in the trash. 
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/community-garage-sale-3/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Environment
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SUMMARY:Garden Tour 2023
DESCRIPTION:Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour\nJuly 8th-9th\n10:00 am – 4:00 pm\nJoin us for the second Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour. There are two ways of participating: include your garden on the tour\, or join in on touring the gardens\, for free\, with family and friends. \nJoin us for the second Blackburn Hamlet Garden.  Tour the participating gardens\, for free\, with family and friends. Cash donations for the Life Centre Foodbank will be gratefully accepted at each garden. \nCheck the Tour Map for a list of participating homes and Download a Brochure to take with you as you visit each garden.
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/garden-tour-2023/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Beautification
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SUMMARY:Community Garage Sale
DESCRIPTION:The sale will be held on Saturday\, May 6th from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. The entire community is invited…rain or shine!  \nHamlet residents do not need to register or sign up – simply put out a table and join in! As we have done in past years\, we will be assembling an unofficial map of participating houses. If you would like your house to be included\, please let us know at garagesale@blackburnhamlet.ca.  To view the current Map\, Click Here. \nPlease keep visiting the BCA website Garage Sale Page for more up-to-date information as it becomes available. \n\nThink green! Help minimize what goes in the trash. 
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/community-garage-sale-2/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Environment
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220710T170000
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SUMMARY:Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour\nJuly 9th-10th\n10:00 am – 4:00 pm\nFor more information contact us at gardentour@blackburnhamlet.ca or 613-799-9514 \nA Tour Map is available on Google Maps and in our Brochure. \nFood Bank donations will be collected!
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/garden-tour/2022-07-10/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Beautification
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220709T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220709T170000
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SUMMARY:Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Blackburn Hamlet Garden Tour\nJuly 9th-10th\n10:00 am – 4:00 pm\nFor more information contact us at gardentour@blackburnhamlet.ca or 613-799-9514 \nA Tour Map is available on Google Maps and in our Brochure. \nFood Bank donations will be collected!
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/garden-tour/2022-07-09/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Beautification
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220508
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SUMMARY:Community Garage Sale
DESCRIPTION:After a two year hiatus\, the Blackburn Hamlet Community Garage Sale is back! The sale will be held on Saturday\, May 7th from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm (subject to public health guidance on major events at the time of the sale). The entire community is invited…rain or shine! \nHamlet residents do not need to register or sign up – simply put out a table and join in! However\, in past years Lino Demasi has been kind enough to put together aa unofficial map of participating houses. If you would like your house to be included\, please let him know at garagesale@blackburnhamlet.ca. \nThis year we would like to make special efforts towards environmental stewardship and the responsible\, proactive disposal of left-over items.  We hope to provide a drop off point to donate to local organizations or charities for reuse or recycling.  Please keep visiting the BCA website Garage Sale Page for more up-to-date information as it becomes available. If you are interested in helping deliver donations\, please contact us by email at enviro@blackburnhamlet.ca. \n\nThink green! Help minimize what goes in the trash.  Check out our Donation Guide for unsold items.  Monetary donations are also accepted at the LifeCentre Food Bank.  Together let’s make a difference! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlackburn Hamlet Garage Sale – Donation Guide\n\n\n\n\nDrop off: Blackburn Community Hall\, Saturday\, May 7th\, 2:00 – 4:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nItem Type \n\n\nDestination \n\n\nRequirements \n\n\n\n\nClean linens\, Cookware and kitchen items\, \nIrons\, Ironing boards \n\n\nFrom House to Home Ottawa \nfacebook.com/FromhousetohomeOttawa \n\n\nItems cannot be dirty\, stained\, ripped\, or noticeably worn out. \nNo large appliances\, futons\, large desks\, or buffets \nNo blinds. \nDisassembled items must have all hardware in a bag attached to the item \n\n\n\n\nFurniture\, housewares\, hangers\, small appliances\, books and toys for children. \n\n\nHelping With Furniture \nhwfottawa.org \n\n\n\n\nLightly used computers/laptops \n\n\nHelping With Furniture \nhwfottawa.org \n\n\nSoftware must be reasonably up to date (2-3 years old) \n\n\n\n\nBikes \n\n\nDr. Cycle Service \ndrcycleservice.ca \n\n\nAny bicycle \n\n\n\n\nBooks \n\n\nBlackburn Hamlet Funfair Book Sale \n\n\nBooks must be in good condition. \n\n\n\n\nMoney \n\n\nLife Centre Food Bank \n\n\ne-transfer to foodbank@lifecentre.org\, \ndonate on their website at foodbank.churchcenter.com/giving/to/food-bank \nor bring cash or cheque to 2675 Innes Rd. on the morning of Tuesday\, May 10th
URL:https://blackburnhamlet.ca/event/community-garage-sale/
LOCATION:Blackburn Hamlet\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BCA,Environment
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