Good Afternoon All, The Province has just released their new 3-step plan for reopening. I've included the full release at the end of this email - please take a few minutes to read through it. So here's a summary of where we're at and the immediate next step: 1. The current Stay At Home order will continue until June 2 2. However, as of this Saturday, May 22 certain outdoor activities will be allowed - such as golf, tennis etc.…

Good Afternoon All, I have a four items for you today as follows: 1. Rapid Test Kits The Province is making rapid test kits available for free to businesses who are currently in operation - so for those of you who have offices, curbside pick-ups, take-out/delivery etc. These are handy test kits to have in order to ensure that you and your staff are okay. It's important to remember that although you and your staff may have had their first…

Good Morning All, I hope everyone was able to enjoy the lovely weather over the weekend. Councillor Fletcher is hosting a Community Safety meeting this coming Thursday, May 20 starting at 7pm via Zoom. As we all know, the incidents of break-ins have increased across the City in the past several weeks. Superintendent Stroble from 54/55 Division will be part of the panel at this meeting. Full details are listed below. Please note that you need to pre-register - link…

Good Afternoon All, Our colleagues in Greektown are sharing a pop-up vaccine clinic with us - set for Tuesday, May 18th starting at Noon. I know that a number of you have received your first AZ shot when they were available at our pharmacies but for those who weren't able or weren't eligible for that shot this is a good opportunity. The clinic is being run by staff from Michael Garron Hospital and the vaccines being offered are Pfizer and…

Good Afternoon All, As many of us expected the Province has just announced that the current Stay at Home order will be extended to at least Wednesday, June 2/21. This means that outdoor dining and activities, in-store shopping, salon services and private gatherings will continue to be prohibited. Schools will also continue with on-line learning. At least the Province made this announcement early for once - instead of its usual last minute announcements. To put the current case numbers in…

Good Afternoon Folks, In the past few weeks we've been working on a promotional campaign with TABIA and Berners Bowie Lee (BBL) ad agency. BBL have donated their time to create the Buy Toronto Time campaign. The idea is to put a new spin on the Buy Local/Support Local messages that we've been using for the past year. The message in this campaign is: SMBs are the heartbeat of neighbourhoods. Let's rally people around these beloved businesses. By supporting them,…