Blackburn Community Association

Category: Neighbourhood Watch

  • Neighbourhood Watch Info Session

    Neighbourhood Watch Info Session

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    LOOKING FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH BLOCK CAPTAINS The BCA Safety team are holding an evening information session on Monday, February 24, at the Blackburn Community Centre (190 Glen Park Drive) on the new look of the Neighborhood Watch Program. The information session will be from 7-9pm. The event will be presented by the Ottawa Police Services…

  • BCA Safety Corner

    BCA Safety Corner

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    Published in The BANAR February 2025 Don Kelly – Director of Safety Winter has arrived in Ottawa, and with it comes a need for an extra level of safety. As recent events have shown, both the road and sidewalk conditions can change significantly compared to the warmer months. Icy conditions, hardened snow banks and concentrated…

  • Neighbourhood Watch

    Neighbourhood Watch

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    Published in The BANAR June 2024 Don Kelly, Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator The BCA is looking for residents to support the safety of our community by joining the Neighbourhood Watch program! Neighbourhood watch is based on a simple concept: neighbours helping neighbours. The program allows communities to work together and combat crime – before it starts.…

  • NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SEMINAR

    NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SEMINAR

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    Published in the BANAR February 2024 Brad Hampson & Don Kelly On March 7, starting at 7pm, at the Community Hall, the BCA will be conducting a Neighborhood Watch (NW) seminar. The event will be a joint collaboration between the Ottawa Police (OPS) and the BCA. The aim of the event is to inform residents…

  • News from your Neighborhood Watch

    News from your Neighborhood Watch

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    Neighborhood Watch, Don Kelly & Brad Hampson This November is Crime Prevention Month and the Blackburn Hamlet Neighborhood Watch, in cooperation with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), would like to make residents aware of two criminal activities that are becoming quite prevalent in our area. Car thefts in Ottawa are on the rise. Over 230…

  • Neighbourhood Watch 2021 Update

    Neighbourhood Watch 2021 Update

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    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 morning, an immediate notification was sent to the 83% of…