Good Morning All, As most of you know today (Thursday, Oct. 6/22) is the first day that businesses can charge credit card fees back to the consumer. Some of you may decide to do this, some may not and some of you may not have decided yet. I've done a little hunting and here are the guidelines that I've been able to find - please take a moment to read: Starting Thursday, merchants must give card providers 30 days' notice…

Good Morning Folks, Some of you may have already signed up for these sessions but if you haven't space is still available for De-escalation Training Webinars (Level 1 and Level 2) scheduled over the next 3 months. Dates and details are shown in the attached flyer. De-Escalation Training for Street-Front Retailers The City of Toronto is offering De-Escalation Training Sessions for Street-Front Retailers. The sessions are geared to managers or employees who interact with the general public regularly and would…

Good Afternoon All, Just a quick reminder that the minimum wage in the Province of Ontario increases as of tomorrow, Saturday, October 1/22. I've included a link to a previous release from the Province - the release contains additional links should you require specific information. Quick Facts In October 2022, Ontario’s new minimum wage rates will be: General: $15.50 per hour, a raise from $15 per hour Students under 18: $14.60 per hour, a raise from $14.10 per hour Hunting,…

Good Morning All, Thank you to those members who were able to attend the on-line meeting this past Monday with officers from 55 Division. One of the requests that came out of the meeting was for the police to provide some safety tips for businesses and their staff. Many of you have staff that are either coming into work in the very early hours of the morning or leaving late at night; as well, we're heading into the Fall and…

Good Morning All, Sadly this Saturday (Sept. 17) is the last Saturday of Summer 2022. Seriously, how did the summer go by so darn fast???? We're hosting a BD Beats live music finale and we're doing BIA gift certificate give-aways! Samples of the 2 gift certificates (which have been emailed to you) we will be giving away are in $5 and $10 denominations. Please make sure your staff members know to accept these as cash. As we've done before, once…

Good Afternoon All, We have organized a members virtual meeting for this coming Monday, September 19th at 1pm with officers from our 55 Police Division. This meeting is open to all of our Broadview Danforth BIA members and business members from the Greektown BIA. The purpose of the meeting is to provide updates on crime incidents within our 2 BIAs and it will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions and express any concerns that you may have. I…