On the afternoon of Saturday October 30th, five young poetry enthusiasts in our neighbourhood braved grey skies, wind and rain to gather outdoors near the community hall to read and present scary poems and have fun. The event kicked off with the reading of a
Published in The BANAR November, 2021 by Christopher Brett If you drive down Bearbrook Road near Good Shepherd Catholic School you may have noticed signs announcing the installation of automated speed enforcement cameras. Those signs have to be posted 90 days before any tickets can
Published in The BANAR November 2021 by Don Kelly & Brad Hampson With the opening of the border many residents will be looking for the warm sun rays to the south. Remember that leaving your home unattended for any extended period is not a safe
Published in The BANAR November 2021 by Don Kelly & Brad Hampson The value of Blackburn’s Neighborhood Watch program revealed itself recently on one of our Hamlet streets, when multiple overnight crimes (thefts from vehicles in driveways) occurred. When the block captain was queried the next
The September edition of the Blackburn Area News and Reports (BANAR) inadvertently had the incorrect dates for the Advance Voting days to be held at the Blackburn Community Hall. The correct dates are September 10th to 13th from 9am to 9pm as indicated on your
Read the September 2021 BANAR online now! Paper copies have been delivered and extra copies are usually available at the Metro, Shoppers Drug Mart and the Library.