Category: News
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Santa’s Pancake Breakfast was a Big Success!
Don Kelly, Coordinator On December 6, 2025, the BCA held its annual Santa’s Pancake Breakfast, with over 300 people attending. An extra sitting was added to accommodate this very popular event. Still, some folks were not able to be accommodated and we are sorry for that. The BCA must follow the Fire Regulations for the…
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2025 BCA Christmas Market
Don Kelly, Event coordinator On November 8, 2025, BCA held its annual Christmas Craft Market, an opportunity for local vendors to display their artisan wares. 22 vendors provided the community with a wide assortment of items, ranging from food products to jewelry, household essentials and more. Attendance was down from previous years but still sales…
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February Discovery Café
The Future of Wireless Communications Networks: A Foresight towards 2050 – Dr. Halim Yanikomeroglu Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive Today, most people access the Internet through their mobile devices, so Internet access implicitly means mobile Internet. The immersed connectivity of humans, robots, and all…
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The February 2026 BANAR is now available!
The February 2026 edition of the Blackburn Area News and Reports (BANAR) is now available at blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Banar_2026_02.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 Events.
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Seniors Corner February 2026
Shirley Sheppard, Director Seniors Action Committee members Barbara Whittaker, Connie Mattey, Elena Leggiadro, John Moores, Marion Hall Seniors Breakfast Get-togethers Our monthly breakfasts continued with between 28 and 38 people participating at each breakfast in November, December and January. Garth Hampson entertained us once again with his wonderful voice at the breakfasts in November and…
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BCA Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Blackburn Community Association (BCA) The BCA AGM will be held in-person at the Community Hall (190 Glen Park Drive) on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Doors open at 7:00 PM for refreshments and voter registration. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM. Participation is open to all residents of Blackburn Hamlet, however,…