Author: Lynn Lefevre
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Discovery Café – Chronic Pain – Causes, Management and Activity
Discovery Café – Chronic Pain – Causes, Management and Activity – Oleg Bagrin, Activate Healing Clinic Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM, Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive If you are one of the many people that lives with chronic pain — that nagging, tingling, throbbing, aching, ever-present thing that can limit your…
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FunFair 2026 Facts, Figures & Thanks
Steve Vesely, FunFair Chair Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2026 Blackburn FunFair a successful event: our hard-working volunteers, our financial sponsors, our attraction and event partners and our community who came out to enjoy the festivities!! This year’s FunFair produced a number of fun facts & figures: Almost $7,000 in fundraising was netted…
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Flood awareness and prevention
Emergencies can happen at any time and without warning. Earlier this year at a City Council Meeting it was announced that according to climate projections and risk assessments the City can expect more frequent and intense extreme weather events, including heat waves, ice storms, and as we have seen this summer, flooding. Floods are the…
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Registration Open for 2026 Cancer Chase
Did you know that The Ottawa Hospital Foundation (OHF) fuels world-class cancer research through donor support, achieving breakthroughs in immunotherapy, cell therapy, and clinical trials. Key achievements include pioneering made-in-Canada CAR-T cell therapy, made directly of cells and viruses. This and other groundbreaking immunotherapies, developed by the OHF, are pushing the boundaries of medicine and…
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Seniors Corner September 2026
Shirley Sheppard, Director Seniors Action Committee Members Barbara Whittaker, Connie Mattey, Elena Leggiadro, John Moores, Marion Hall Seniors Breakfast Get-together Our monthly breakfast on June 3rd was attended by 39 people. $134.35 as well as grocery items were collected for the Life Centre Food Bank. Once again, our wonderful virtuoso, Garth Hampson, sang Happy Birthday…
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The September 2026 BANAR is now available!
The June 2026 edition of the Blackburn Area News and Reports (BANAR) is now available at blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Banar_2026-09.pdf. Check out updates on recent and upcoming BCA events and activities! Paper copies of the BANAR are being delivered and extra copies are usually available at the Metro, Library and BCA Event.