Category: Environment
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Upgrade Your Home for Energy Efficiency
Knowledge, tools, rebates and grants to upgrade your home’s energy efficiency – join BCA and EnviroCentre April 19 Are you ready to take the first step towards having a greener home to save you money and contribute to a more sustainable lifestyle? Then mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 19th, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, and…
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Earth day coloring contest 2023
Chère Planète Terre, Je voulais te remercier pour les gens dans notre communauté! Félicitations à Audrey Larue-Bruneau qui a gagné la carte cadeau de 50$ de Métro pour sa participation dans le Concour de coloriage pour le Jour de la Terre. Lorsque je lui ai demandé ce qu’elle envisageait acheter avec sa carte cadeau, Audrey…
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Neighbourwoods Training Time to Register! Come and spend time outdoors with new friends while learning about trees!
Clifton Charie, Blackburn Community Association’s Tree Team – Neighbourwoods Project Lead Date: May 13th and 14th, 2023 Where: 190 Glen Park Drive (Inside and Outside around the Blackburn Community Hall) Free A small team of volunteers launched the tree inventory program called “Neighbourwoods” in Blackburn Hamlet last spring. Unfortunately, our training program with Dr. Andrew Kenney was…
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UPTick Research Project
University of Ottawa researchers, led by Dr. Manisha Kulkarni, are conducting the UPTick project on ticks and Lyme disease in several Ottawa neighbourhoods. The project aims to assess the impacts of urban landscapes on tick populations and tick-borne disease transmission. The team held virtual presentation on February 1st, 2023 to share information about this project…
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Give your mom a TREE-t!
May 14th is Mother’s Day. Why not also help Mother Earth? The Blackburn Community Association’s Tree Team has made arrangements to purchase some red oak and white pine seedlings which we are offering for free to Blackburn residents. Why not show your mom(s) or mother figures in your life how TREE-mendous you think they are…
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Spring 2023 Community Closet!
WHEN: April 15, 2023 9am to 5pm WHERE: Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive DROP-OFF: Drop off clothing donations starting February 1 at 9 Catalpa Court or 2188 Orient Park Dr. Do you have enough JOY in your closet? Do you want to refresh your wardrobe and support sustainable fashion? Then you absolutely cannot…