Blackburn Area News And Reports Vol. 54 No. 4 BANARApril 2021 Blackburn Hamlet welcomes first Neighborhood Watch streets Don Kelly, Neighborhood Lastly, the hard work involved Constable Marc Leroux, Watch Coordinator in getting the required number Don Kelly, and Lynn Lefevre, of residents signed up to the our BCA secretary. The BCA is proud to announce program was done through This announcement is a that Blackburn Hamlet now the resolve of the Highburn good step forward for the is officially recognized as a Crescent Street Captains, Neighborhood Watch program. Neighborhood Watch area by Richard Manicom and Lisa However, to be the effective the City of Ottawa. Through Margeson. Bravo to both! voice that a Neighborhood the BCA’s partnership with The Neighborhood Watch Watch can be, we need more the Ottawa Police, and signs were installed at the residents to sign up. Our goal is especially the leadership of entrances to Highburn to have all of our streets show the our Community Police Officer, Crescent. Signs are to be Neighborhood Watch symbol. Constable Marc Leroux, the installed on Glen Park Drive This will make our community a Hamlet now has two streets, shortly. To mark the occasion, safer and better place to live. Highburn Crescent and Glen and following public health Remember, joining the Park Drive, officially named as guidelines, a small ceremony Neighborhood Watch program Neighborhood Watch streets. and photo opportunity was is easy. Go to the BCA website Another important partner in held on Highburn. In the photo, and you can find an application this achievement has been the from right to left are, Richard form, or contact me at safety@ City of Ottawa, and the support Manicom, Lisa Margeson, blackburnhamlet.ca and I will of our councillor, Laura Dudas. Councillor Laura Dudas, ensure that you get the form. 2 • The BANAR April-May 2021 President’s message The BCA recently held our For those taking advantage first virtual AGM, and while of the spring weather to dust we miss gathering in person off your bikes, see page 21 for in our community hall, it was our annual reminder on bike great to see so many members safety. And later this summer Page 15 – Spring Clean Up come out virtually to hear we will welcome the reopening Contents about the work our volunteers of our arena (progress on 4 BCA Updates have done for the community page 8); the project is coming 5 BANAR info over the past year. While along smoothly, and it 6 Welcome to the new BCA board we had to pass on hallmark will be awesome to see the 8 Backburn Arena expansion community events, like the finished product when it 9 Tribute to Dr. Denis Cyr FunFair, the community reopens. Once the arena is 9 Sunflower growing contest garage sale, and the Cancer complete, construction on our 11 Just Food Community Garden info Chase in order to adhere to new splash pad next to the 12 History of Green’s Creek, Part 3 14 A vastly changed landscape health guidelines, it was clear community hall will begin. 15 BCA Annual Spring Clean Up that community engagement The BCA is happy to report 17 Gord Brown’s shrimp stir-fry recipe continued, albeit looking a bit that we have secured 2 more 18 Blackburn tree talk different. picnic tables to bring the total 20 Blackburn Tennis Club This past year the BCA to 3, and some additional tree 20 Free Little Library opening soon hosted a grad walk, a coverage in the area beside the 21 Community and cycling safety Halloween contest, and the splash pad. 22 Library activities TD ‘Blackburn is Beautiful’ 23 Ladies’ softball; FunFair photo contest. It was great to I would like to close my 24 April anagrams see our volunteers putting so message by congratulating 25 Speed Walking much time and effort into the our hard-working volunteers 26 Harvey Wittenberg, Part 2 community in a year that was on making our community very difficult for all of us. a safer place. Two streets Looking ahead we will have have now been designated Websites to pass again on the FunFair Neighborhood Watch streets, www.BlackburnHamlet.ca this year, but our volunteers with more to follow. Great www.BlackburnFunFair.ca are already planning a glorious work and dedication by all www.BANAR.ca www.CancerChase.com return in 2022! Other events we our volunteers! If you are hope to be able to introduce in interested in learning more Facebook a safe way as we navigate the about Neighborhood Watch, • Blackburn Hamlet Community pandemic include the Annual please reach out to our Association–BCA Spring Cleanup (page 15) Safety Officer Don Kelly at • Blackburn Hamlet Community which we will host over the [email protected] Association full month of April, and invite you to join us in cleaning up Mark Lister Twitter Blackburn after a long winter. BCA President @BlackburnOttawa April-May 2021 The BANAR • 3 Blackburn Community Association (BCA) Mailing address: P.O. Box 47062, Ottawa K1B 5B0 BCA Board Meetings 2021 BCA Board of Directors & Committee Chairs Did you know that the Blackburn Community President: Mark Lister [email protected] Association has been holding their monthly Vice-President: Brent Lawrie [email protected] Secretary: Lynn Lefevre [email protected] board meetings virtually since the beginning of Treasurer: Lisa Margeson [email protected] the pandemic, and that residents of the Hamlet Community Hall: Currently closed Please contact BCA president are encouraged to participate? Virtual BCA Communications: TBD [email protected] meetings are usually held on the third Thursday Transportation & of each month from 7:30 to 10pm. If you are a Community Safety: TBD [email protected] resident of the Hamlet and wish to sit in on a Environment: TBD [email protected] Membership: TBD [email protected] meeting, all you need to do is email secretary@ Parks and Rinks: TBD [email protected] blackburnhamlet.ca to receive an invitation and the Website: TBD [email protected] Zoom access code. Please remember that board Funfair Chairperson: Ian Chamberland [email protected] meetings follow an agenda, so if you have any Seniors: Don Kelly [email protected] questions or topics that you wish to raise, please Canada Day: Tracy Scott [email protected] advise the secretary at least two days prior to the and Jason Wegner [email protected] Santa’s Breakfast: Tracy Wilson and [email protected] meeting. Jason Wegner [email protected] The next BCA board meetings are scheduled BANAR Editor: Kendra Brett [email protected] for: Thursday, April 15 2021, and Thursday, May BANAR distribution: Joanne Smith [email protected] 20, 2021. BCA Membership! Your $10 annual membership helps support BCA Time to renew your activities such as the BANAR, representation to BCA Membership! various levels of government, FunFair, Hockey Day, Canada Day, Santa’s Breakfast and many Your $10 annual membership helps support BCA activities such as the BANAR, representation to various levels of other initiatives for youth, seniors, and local government, FunFair, Hockey Day, Canada Day, Santa’s groups. The membership year is from July 1 to Breakfast and many other initiatives for youth, seniors, and local groups Each membership is good for all family June 30 every year. Each membership is good members living at the same address. for two adults (who have voting privileges at To renew your BCA membership please email: the AGM) and any dependent family members membership@ blackburnhamlet.ca living at the same address. 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