Good Afternoon All, I have a few items to pass along today: 1. Lifting of the Mask Mandate You've all heard that the mask mandate will be lifted on Monday, March 21/22. Masks will still be required in certain settings: TTC, hospitals, long term care facilities, jails. I know that there are mixed feelings about the lifting of this mandate. Each business can decide what they wish to do. If you decide to continue to implement the use of masks…

Good Afternoon All, Below is a very comprehensive list of Rules and Regulations associated with tomorrow's lifting of some restrictions. Thanks to ORHMA for compiling and sharing this with us. Although this information is primarily for our restaurant, cafe and bar members, I'm sharing it with all of our BIA members so everyone knows what to expect if you are planning to go out for a meal or drinks. Thanks, Susan Rules & Regulations for Restaurants, Bars and Meetings &…

Good Morning All, This morning the Province has announced the further lifting of some restrictions a bit earlier than expected. The full release is below. Highlights include: As of Thursday, February 17/22: Removing capacity limits in the following indoor public settings where proof of vaccination is required, including but not limited to: Restaurants, bars and other food or drink establishments without dance facilities Non-spectator areas of sports and recreational fitness facilities, including gyms Cinemas Meeting and event spaces, including conference…

Good Morning All, The portal for the Provincial $10K grant is now open for new businesses or businesses that didn't apply during the last grant cycle. Link to apply is below. For businesses who did receive the Provincial grants in the last cycle you should have received an email from the Province with instructions on how to reapply. If you did NOT receive this email then please use the same link that is provided below. Also a reminder that the…

Good Morning BIA members, Following yesterday's announcement from the Premier I had a number of calls and emails from you asking for some clarifications. Here's what I've been able to hunt down and find so far..... 1. Last Call For our restaurant and bar members, the rumour from sources at Queen's Park is that the last call restrictions will be lifted on Jan. 31 and you can return to your normal operating hours. This would be great news - however, …

Good Afternoon All, Today Premier Ford has announced a plan for the slow lifting of restrictions with the first phase beginning on January 31/22. There will be a 21 day period between the start of each new phase of restrictions. Please read through the information below to see what is being allowed in each proposed phase: Jan 31, Feb. 21 and March 14/22. I've also highlighted in BOLD the section re: property tax and energy cost rebates. That portal is…