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April 2016 a Weekend of “Green ” Activities Blackburn Area News and Reports Vol. 49 No. 4 B A N A R April 2016 A Weekend of “Green ” activities Looking for ways to make a difference in the Hamlet? Mark your calendars for these two annual events! by Justine Payne Blackburn Hamlet Yard/Garage Sale May 7th, 9 am to 3 pm One person’s junk is another person’s treasure! This is a great way to recycle your unwanted household items. Not to mention making some extra cash as you do it! Give unwanted items a new life while clearing out your spare room, basement or garage. Any “giveaways” can be placed at your curb after 3 p.m. Annual Community Spring Clean-up May 8th, 9:30 am The 16th annual Blackburn Hamlet Spring Clean-up will be a great opportunity to join in with like-minded neighbours and make our community clean and green. Join us as we pick up litter, and remove graffiti. We will also be collecting household batteries. Meet us in front of the Blackburn Community Hall. We will provide garage bags and latex gloves and send you out to an area in the Hamlet to pick up litter. We encourage people to bring their own gloves to keep your fingers dry! You can bring your own mug if you’d like to enjoy a warm beverage. After the neighbourhood clean-up, please join us back at the Community Hall at 11:30 a.m. for the annual group photo and a BBQ compliments of the Blackburn Community Association. For more information or if you are looking for volunteer hours for your high school volunteer program, contact Justine 613-263-8105 or email [email protected]. Raindates will be posted on the BCA website and on Facebook. ( See page 3) Continued on page 4 2 • The BANAR April 2016 CONTENTS President’s message 4 Letter to the Editor Big things are happening for the Blackburn Community Association. 4 Ontario Senior Summer Games This coming April we will see the launch of a new, user friendly, 5 Senior Spring Social beautifully designed website at blackburnhamlet.ca. The new site 6 Proposed Community Hall Rates features: 7 Funfair 2016: June 3rd to 5th • more photos on all pages; 9 Blackburn Tennis Club • a regularly updated blog with all the latest information; 11 École Secondaire Louis-Riel • an upcoming events section; 13 Cancer Chase 2016 • a seniors section; • a community groups listing; and, 14 La 4e cordée Kamsok • summaries of issues affecting our community. 15 Councillor’s Corner 16 “Heroes are Human” Ride The design incorporates assessable features and was created by Honey Lane Design. The content and the ongoing hard work of keeping the 17 Ontario Leading Women website running will be done by the BCA’s very own Web 17 Child Care Connection Administrator Kaitlyn Demasi. 18 Réfugiés de la Syrie Businesses interested in advertising on the website can contact Kaitlyn 18 Ottawa Prose in the Park via the website for information. Any money generated will go back into 19 World Day of Prayer the community. 20 Blackburn Library 22 Grandmas Aiding grandmas Community Hall proposed rate increase 23 Music Nights Residents are encouraged to attend the BCA’s monthly board meeting 24 Garage Sales on Thursday, April 21st at the Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen 24 Horticulture Society Park Drive at 7:30 p.m. The public consultation about a proposed rate 25 Plant Sale increase for rental of the community hall will be on the agenda. 25 Fine Arts Exhibit and Fair Community hall rentals are administered by the BCA and revenues 26 Community Contact List that are generated from rentals support BCA community programs and services. Websites The community hall rates have not changed for nearly a decade and www.BlackburnHamlet.ca the proposed increase would improve our ability to provide these www.BlackburnFunFair.ca services in the future. www.Banar.ca The proposed options will be presented at the April 21st meeting and www.CancerChase.com we will seek input from the community until the end of May. A chart Facebook outlining the proposed rates is published on page 6. Changes to the www.Facebook.com rates will come into effect September 2016. Type one of the following in search box: I encourage residents to participate in these • Blackburn Hamlet Community consultations either by attending the Blackburn • BlackburnHamletBusiness Community Association meeting in April or by • BlackburnHamletRealEstate emailing me at [email protected]. Twitter Laura Dudas @BlackburnOttawa April 2016 The BANAR • 3 Blackburn Community Association Letter to the Editor MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 47062, OTTAWA K1B 5B0 2016 BCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS The ugliness of Spring President 613-282-4139 Laura Dudas The warming of March inevitably leads to the Vice-President 613-720-7653 Jeff Miller Environment 613-263-8105 Justine Payne showers of April and the flowers of May with it’s early Communications 613-884-4544 Norman Robillard crocus’ and daffodils. However, before the arrival of Membership 613-853-9610 François Trépanier Parks and Rinks 613-866-3126 Ali Yassine the period of beauty, Blackburn residents have to live Secretary 613-590-7559 Belinda Leung with the melting down of the snowbanks which Treasurer/Banking 613-837-1504 Alan Ross Cancer Chase 613-837-2166 Bill Horne exposes the residue of winter. Along all of the walking Seniors’ Action 613-795-1021 Lesley and Shane Silva trails of the N.C.C. property immediately west of Social 613-277-7149 Ian Chamberland Education & Youth 613-700-7009 Chelsey Wynne Tauvette Street, the increasingly bright sunshine Community Safety 613-668-8244 Ryan McKay warms the numerous brown spots which reveal the Website Administrator- [email protected] Kaitlyn Demasi canine droppings which were deposited throughout STANDING COMMITTEES/REPRESENTATIVES Fun Fair Chairperson 613-830-4824 Brent Lawrie the cold season and ignored by irresponsible dog Social Media Volunteer Satinder Sahota owners. These droppings attract more heat than the Banar Editor 613-824-9707 Evelyn Budd Councillor 613-580-2472 Jody Mitic surrounding snow and thus their exposure is Community Hall Bookings 613-837-4819 Diane Charlebois increasingly evident. Unfortunately, this display of City Liaison 613-580-2424 x29316 Suzanne Sanford THE BANAR is published an d distrib uted by the Blackburn Community Association irresponsibility is nothing new and continues five times a year to all residents and businesses in Blackburn Hamlet. throughout the year. Responsible dog owners “scoop” ARTICLES AND ADS —send in the body of an e-mail or in MS Word to Evelyn Budd at and take the residue away for appropriate disposition. [email protected]. The editor reserves the right to make changes. Please put “Banar” and subject information” in email subject line. But others have no shame. So, once the trails are again warm and dry, watch for BOXED ADS : (DIMENSIONS ARE SHOWN IN INCHES, WIDE X HIGH) PRICE FOR INDIVIDUAL ADS AND 10% DISCOUNT PACKAGE FOR 5 ADS (NO TAXES) the responsible citizens of our great community— A) • 2.4 w x 2.75 h / 3.65 w x 1.75 h: $40/issue ($180 package) carrying large plastic bags, buckets and garden B) • 3.65 w x 2.75 h / 4.95 w x 2 h: $60/issue ($270 package) trowels—collecting the excrement of other people’s C) • 4.95 w x 2.75 h / 3.65 w x 4.25 h: $80/issue ($360 package) dogs and carting it away in order to maintain the D) • 3.65 w x 5.25 h / 4.95 w x 4 h: $100/issue ($450 package) E) • 7.5 w x 4.25 h / 4.95 w x 6.25 h: $140/issue ($630 package) beauty of the area. This is not an organized “pick up” F) • 4.95 w x 9.25 h: $200/issue ($900 package) so anyone can participate whenever and wherever Full page • 7.5 x 10 h: $300/issue ($1350 package) they choose. It can be looked upon as an extension of ADS , JPEGS & PDFS are to be the correct size and high resolution (300 dpi). There the Hamlet’s annual Spring Clean-up. is an additional cost for ads to be created or corrected. Al Haggarty BUSINESS PROFILE: Free profile for 1st time ANNUAL subscribers of “C” size and up ads. Please send in a rough draft written in the 3rd person. The edited article will be approximately 300 words plus a high resolution photo. Value $175. Ontario Senior Summer Games PAYMENT OF ADS/BUSINESS PROFILE: By cheque/cash/E-transfer. Payment must be in by the deadline date (see dates below). Cheques are payable to “BCA”. The Ontario Senior Summer Games provide adults Mail/hand delivery/email to Evelyn Budd, 5729 Kemplane Court, Ottawa K1W 1B8. 55+ with an opportunity to: More info at www.banar.ca or e-mail [email protected]. • increase their social interaction with others, THE BLACKBURN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION/BUDD GRAPHICS INC . does not • increase their physical and mental well-being, endorse or guarantee products or services advertised in the Banar or take responsibility for the print or web quality or legalities of photos and artwork • maintain and enhance their psychological and provided by advertisers for the Banar or the BCA website. physiological well-being through participation in DISTRIBUTION: Circulation 4,000. Delivered to Blackburn homes and businesses recreational activities and sports. by community youth groups. Extra copies are available at the Blackburn Library, Shoppers Drug Mart, Tim Hortons and Metro while quantities last • Promote active living among 55+ adults Visit http://ontarioseniorgames.ca for more BANAR DEADLINE & DELIVERY DATES DEADLINE May 11/ DELIVERY BY May 30 information on activities in the area.
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