Good Afternoon All, This afternoon the Province released the regulations and guidance for businesses and organizations to support them in implementing proof of vaccination requirements, which take effect on September 22, 2021. You can click on each of the links shown above to get full information however I've downloaded the Guidance document and have attached it to this email. I'm urging all of you to take the time to read through the attached document even if you aren't one of…

Happy Friday All, During all of the craziness that we've been dealing with I don't get to send nice, fun emails to you that often but.... today is our fun Friday email day! We have a few nice things to let you know about: Show LoveTO Heart comes to our Broadview Danforth BIA This is an initiative from the City of Toronto's ShowLoveTO campaign. LoveTO features 26 illuminated hearts distributed across each ward in our city and one at City…

Good Afternoon All, I'm sure most of you have heard that the Province released their Proof of Vaccination plan earlier this afternoon. Below is the information that the Province has sent out - please take a few minutes to read through. This plan goes into effect on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Proof of vaccination will be required for indoor dining, use of gyms/fitness centres, concert halls etc. It seems that proof will NOT be required for outdoor patio dining, retailers,…

Good Morning All, This month, the City of Toronto will be engaging with the small business sector on the potential creation of a separate property tax class for small businesses in Toronto, which if implemented, could provide a measure of property tax relief for small and Main Street businesses in the city.As part of the 2020 provincial budget, municipalities were given the ability to create a small business tax class to provide a lower property tax rate to small businesses…

Good Evening All, Many of you may have heard that the City is rolling out a pilot music program designed to feature local musicians playing within the CafeTO curb lane patios. Our Broadview Danforth BIA was selected as one of the areas in the City to host this pilot. We weren't given a lot of time to organize this program but I'm pleased to say that we have some great music booked for this coming weekend! We have designated two…

Good Morning All, This is a reminder that the Don Valley Parkway will be closed for maintenance this weekend. The annual maintenance and improvement closure of the Don Valley Parkway, from the Highway 401 to the Gardiner Expressway, is planned from Friday, August 6 at 11 p.m. until Monday, August 9 at 5 a.m. Businesses that rely on weekend deliveries and shipments that would normally use the DVP should notify drivers, agents, vendors and customers of the closure so that…