Good Morning Broadview Danforth BIA Members, Our neighbours, the Greektown BIA, informed me that Taste registration packages will start being delivered today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday). If by Wednesday you haven't received your package please let me know and I will follow up with Greektown. The package will contain festival details and an application form. As a reminder, if your business is located on Broadview and you wish to participate we will find a spot within our section of…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, The City and the Federal Government are opening a Commercial Space Renovation Grant starting on June 1/26. Please see full details below along with the Learn More link. Note, applications will be assessed on a first-come first-served basis so if you wish to apply I recommend that you do so right at 9am on June 1st. Commercial Space Renovation Grant Program The Commercial Space Renovation Grant Program was developed in support of the recovery and long-term…

Morning BIA Folks, We've been working on our Community Celebration events that will take place in our BIA during the FIFA matches in Toronto. Attached is the poster listing all activities for the tournament's first two days. In addition to these events, we will also have bands playing in our two BIA CafeTO parkettes on each Toronto match day. The selected bands will represent the countries playing in that day's match. One event component is a Support Local To Win…

Good Morning BIA Members, Below is information from the TTC regarding early subway closures this week - Monday through Friday on Line 2 - St. George to Woodbine. Please ensure that any staff members working late are aware of this. Subway service on Line 2 between St George to Woodbine stations will end nightly at 11:59 p.m. from Monday, May 11 to Friday, May 15 due to planned track work. Shuttle buses will be operating. Wheel-Trans service will be available…

Good Afternoon BIA members, Final Call to Register: This is a final reminder that the deadline to join the Saturday, June 13 Treasure Adventure is approaching. Thanks to everyone who has already registered. This is part of our FIFA Celebration weekend. Businesses must confirm participation by Monday, May 11 at 4:00 PM. The Treasure Adventure is a one-day neighbourhood event designed to bring people into local businesses through a guided discovery experience across the Broadview Danforth area. Participating businesses receive:…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, I recently signed us up with CUI - Canadian Urban Institute. CUI is providing BIAs with monthly metrics covering different consumer categories including household incomes, ages, spending etc. Today I have the March stats to share with you: For the month of March our BIA saw 2,170,861 visitors Fridays are the busiest day in our BIA. The busiest time of day in our BIA is noon to 6pm Attached please find: Population pyramid for this area…