Category: History
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Why doesn’t Blackburn Hamlet have a dog park?
Published in The BANAR June 2024 Laura Dudas This was one of the first questions I was asked when I became the Blackburn Community Association President back in, what was it, 2007? It feels like that was a lifetime ago now. The question really resonated with me on a personal level, as a resident, dog…
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30 Years of Community Service
Published in The BANAR April 2024 Since May 1994, Stephane Crete and his dedicated staff cared for generations of Blackburn Hamlet residents’ vehicles, as well as those of many former residents. In fact, quite a few people from other communities heard about the good service and came to J&S. Regardless of a vehicle’s make, model…
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Local Youth Create a Brand New Mural at Lois Kemp Arena
by Maureen Forsythe, BCA Youth Director. As you drive down Glen Park Drive toward Innes and the Metro, it will be hard to miss the colourful new mural on the Lois Kemp arena, which features a scattering of leaves blowing across the wall, a large black-capped chickadee perched on a branch and a beautiful butterfly…
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Blackburn Hamlet Heritage Properties
The Heritage Inventory Project, a city-wide heritage study, began in January 2016 and was completed in December 2019. City staff studied Ottawa’s urban, suburban and rural areas and evaluated buildings for design and context. The project resulted in the inclusion of 3,402 properties on the Heritage Register as non-designated listings under Section 27 of the…
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Local Youth Light up the Lois Kemp Arena with Rainbow Mural
By Maureen Forsythe, BCA Youth Director. As you turn off of Innes Road onto Glen Park Drive near the Metro, it will be hard to miss the colourful new rainbow mural on the side of the Lois Kemp Arena. As part of its youth engagement activities, the BCA invited local youth to participate in the…
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Electric vehicle charging now available
The BCA is proud to announce the new Flo Dual Head Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charger is now installed and running in the arena parking lot next to the Community Hall.