Good Afternoon BIA Members, The City will open the 2026 Commercial Facade Improvement grant portal at 9am on Monday, March 2. Although the submission deadline is April 30, this grant is allocated on a first-come first-served basis and until funds are committed. This means that the allocation of available funds goes quickly and usually is done before the closing date. Please share this email with your property owners. If you are interested in applying for this grant here is the…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, Councillor Fletcher will be hosting a virtual budget town hall this coming Tuesday, Feb. 3 starting at 7pm. Full details are below. Please note that you need to register to join the meeting - the registration link is included below as well. As business owners I encourage you to attend. Your collective voices about what the City could be doing better for business owners is so important. The City has the small business property tax subclass…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, Some of you have been reaching out about parking on Broadview and Danforth and the ticketing that is happening for people parking their cars on these streets given that the streets have been plowed. The streets have been plowed but the snow mounds have not been removed. I've been working with Councillor Fletcher's team all this week in terms of getting updates and clarifications. Below is a detailed explanation of the situation - please take a…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, I've just spoken with 311 and yes garbage will be picked up tonight - trucks may be delayed due to the snow conditions. If your bins are not picked up please call 311 and make a report - they will send a truck out to you. Okay so the challenge is where to put your bins. 311 has said that you need to cut a clearing in the sidewalk curb snow mound and place the bin…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, The City has activated another Major Snow Event. This means that snow routes are back in place which means that there is no parking allowed on these routes. Those who do park will be fined and possibly have their car towed. Danforth and Broadview are snow routes. The full release from the City is below. Eszter will be posting this information on our sm platforms but it would be helpful if you consider passing this information …

Good Afternoon BIA Members, I know many of you are hunting for salt for the sidewalks outside of your businesses - we've found a business that has a good supply of salt for a good price! Parkview Building Supplies 46 Northline Road Open Mon - Fri from 8am to 4pm Closed Sat & Sun They have 20 kg bags of salt for $10 a bag. You can google directions to Northline Road - it's not too far from our area…