Good Afternoon BIA Members, I've received notice that the Greek Community of Toronto will be hosting their Greek Independence Day parade next Sunday, April 6/25. As most of you know, these parades close Danforth from Donlands to Broadview Avenues to all traffic. The timing for the parade is as follows:start time: 1;30pmend time: 3:30pm Danforth closure to traffic is usually from about noon to 4pm. Thanks, Susan

Good Afternoon Broadview Danforth BIA Members, Over the past while many of you have said that you could really use a social media seminar so you could brush up on some tips and how to's when it comes to managing your own business' social media. We would like to offer a seminar, led by our Social Media Manager - Eszter Czibok, on Monday, April 14th from 6:30 to 7:30pm via Zoom. Before we confirm this seminar I'm hoping that you…

Good Afternoon BIA Members, The City has just announced that the 2025 Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program applications are now being accepted until April 30, 2025, or until all the grant funding has been expended. Eligible applicants can apply online by going to Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program – City of Toronto. For questions about the Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program, please contact Michael Saunders at 416-392-1005 or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Please feel free to share this email with your property…

Good Afternoon All, Below is the link to the KPMG report that was released yesterday highlighting the significant shifts happening with consumers supporting Canadian products. I would recommend taking a few minutes to read through the report. There are some interesting results. A couple that stand out: 93% of Canadians would like businesses to identify and promote their Canadian products 85% say that the current situation with the US has prompted them to support more local producers and companies 77%…

Hi Folks, I wanted to share a few things in addition to the KPMG report that I emailed to you earlier today. We did a couple of media things this week as follows: Interview with the Toronto Star pertaining to the state of the city's snow removal. I've included the link to the article below. It's a long article, a good one, and our Board Chair's, Albert Stortchak, part is towards the end of the article. Yesterday (Thursday) Albert did…

Good Afternoon All. I've received the following update from my contact at Transportation Services regarding our snow removal. I will also be getting an update from them every morning for the next few days. This will be a huge help in allowing me to keep each of you updated. Okay here's where we're at today: Last night the snow removal crews did the south side of Danforth from Broadview to Greenwood. They removed the snow mounds on the road side.…