Good Afternoon All, We've just received word that the Provincial grant portal will finally open tomorrow - Friday, January 15th. Below are two links: one for the actual application; and, one which provides information on the grant. I encourage you to apply as soon as possible once the portal opens up. As a reminder, this grant is for small businesses and ranges from $10,000 to $20,000 in funding. Application Link: https://www.app.grants.gov.on.ca/msrf/#/ Application Guide: https://www.app.grants.gov.on.ca/msrf/assets/guide.pdf Thanks, Susan

Good Afternoon All, I'm sure that many of you watched Premier Ford's announcements this afternoon. He has declared a 2nd 28 day State of Emergency for the Province and is implementing a Stay at Home order beginning at 12:01am this coming Thursday, January 14th. Below is the full release from the Province which provides further details on these new restrictions. As a quick overview for our retail, restaurant and office members: - non-essential retail can continue to do on-line sales…

Hi All, I want to make sure that you're all clear on the various Provincial funding programs currently available to you. My earlier email was about the Provincial grant which is NOT currently available. However the list of programs below are available. I've sent you these before but.... I know there's so much information coming your way that you may have missed one or two of these that you might be eligible for. So please read through the list and…

Good Afternoon All, Well I believe this will be my last email for this year (at least I'm hoping it is). I want to start with a quick reminder that we have a number of Broadview Danforth certificates that were given out over the holidays. 680 News used them as their corporate gift this year, our restaurants still have some left from the Thrill of the Chill event, and one of our Board Members bought some to give to their…

Good Afternoon All, For those who weren't able to watch Premier Ford's announcement this afternoon the Province of Ontario will be going into a full lock-down starting at 12:01am this Saturday, Dec. 26/20. For those of us currently in the Grey Zone this lock-down will last for 28 days. Below is the Province's release which provides full details. The Premier did announce that Ontario will be launching a new grant for small businesses. The grant will range from $10,000 to…

Good Afternoon All, Premier Ford made a brief statement this afternoon and, as we probably all expected, the current lock-down will not be lifted this coming Monday. The restrictions that Toronto is currently under will continue. Premier Ford will be providing more details on Monday (Dec. 21st) at 1pm. I will provide you all with a summary immediately afterward. Thanks,Susan