Celebrate soccer, music, and community on the Danforth with The World Within Our Neighbourhood — a free summer event bringing people together through the joy of the beautiful game. Join the Broadview Danforth BIA on June 12 and 13 for outdoor match-day fun, live music, family-friendly activities, local performances, and a special viewing party for Canada’s opening match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The celebration continues through July 2 with musicians performing in CafeTO parkettes across the neighbourhood, representing cultures and countries from around the world. Come cheer, explore, dance, eat, shop, and experience the incredible mix of global sounds, local businesses, and community spirit that make Broadview Danforth feel like the world in one neighbourhood.
BD Beats Event Listings
Venues
Parkette 1 and Parkette 2 are CafeTO outdoor spaces, designated on Toronto Soccer Match Days only.
| Venue | Address |
|---|---|
| Zed-80 | 185 Danforth Ave. |
| Papyrus | 337 Danforth Ave. |
| Carrot Common | 348 Danforth Ave. |
| Parkette 1 | 185 Danforth Ave. |
| Parkette 2 | 337 Danforth Ave. |
JuneThu Jun 4
Fri Jun 5
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Thu Jun 11
Fri Jun 12 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Canada · 6–9pm
Sat Jun 13 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Canada / Bosnia · noon–2pm
Sun Jun 14
Wed Jun 17 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Panama / Ghana · 6–8pm
Thu Jun 18
Fri Jun 19
Sat Jun 20 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Germany / Côte d'Ivoire · 3–5pm
Sun Jun 21
Tue Jun 23 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Croatia / Panama · 6–8pm
Thu Jun 25
Fri Jun 26 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · Senegal / Iraq · 6–9pm
Sun Jun 28
JulyThu Jul 2 — Toronto Soccer Match Day · 2nd Round (teams TBD) · 6–9pm
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Member Resources & Reference
Website
A. Banner Advertising
Any member business can submit an ad to be displayed site-wide on theDanforth.ca website for free. Simply email us your ad and we will add it in random rotation with other members' ads. Banners have so far been averaging about 6500 views per month. Currently, we are only accepting ad sizes for 468px wide by 60px tall (JPG, PNG, or GIF). Email your banner to our webmaster at
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and specify which url you would like the banner to point to (your own website or your directory listing).
B. News updates from our members & Special events listing
If there is anything you wish to announce about your business, (events, promotions, general news), send an email to our webmaster Keven at
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. Provide as much information as possible and be sure to include at least one picture. Also, if you know of any special events that are upcoming in the area and/or related to your business, let us know.
C. Extended Business Directory Entries
We are updating the business directory to show more information about your business. Please have a look at your listing and inform us if you would like to see any changes. In addition, if you have a Twitter or Facebook account,
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. If your current description is short, send us a paragraph or two about your business. If your business is favourably rated on popular ratings sites, let us know and we can link back to it.
Toronto Police Services
- 54 Division: 416-808-5400
- 55 Division: 416-808-5500
Who does what in the neighbourhood
Has something broken down near your business? Click here to find out who to contact for repair.
Annual General Meeting
Every Fall, an Annual General Meeting is held for members to come out and meet each other and the Board to find out what happened the year before and what's planned for the year to come. To confirm your attendance at the next AGM, please contact us at 416-429-4479.
Discounts & Savings
As a member of a Business Improvement Area you are eligible for specially-negotiated discounts and savings programs. Please visit the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas website for more details.
Preferred Suppliers
As we have already set up a relationship with some businesses, we recommend the following suppliers:
| Banners | Original Flagstore - 1-800-375-7271 |
| Staffing | Newcomer Women's Services Toronto - 416-469-0196 |
| Website Services | Keven Menager - RocketBuilt.com - 416-554-9460 |
| Flyer Distributors | Paul's Reliable Flyer - 416-422-2221 |
| Mirek Welenc - 416-604-4822 | |
| Jason Borokowsky - 416-557-2551 | |
| Accurate Distributing - 416-429-9102 | |
| Graffiti | Goodbye Graffiti - 416-989-8279 |
| Lighting | Viana Electric - 416-534-7933 |
| Printers | Deca Publications - 416-461-0449 |
| Printman & Graphics - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
| Fargo Printing - 416-462-9622 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |
| UPS Store - 416-406-5866 | |
| Signs | Sign-A-Rama - 416-422-2622 |
| Video Security | ADT Authorized - 416-493-3939 Frank Soule |
| Landscaping | Peter MacDonald - Green Touch Exteriors - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Bylaws
A-Frames and Mobile Sign Bylaw
Graffiti (New Toronto Graffiti Bylaw )
It is YOUR responsibility as a property owner to keep your site free of graffiti. Report any graffiti to 416-39-CLEAN.
Nothing Butt Litter (Toronto Municipal Licensing & Standards Division )
Businesses, restaurants and bars are invited to do more to keep our streets and sidewalks clean. Please cooperate by providing and maintaining cigaretter butt receptacles that are safe and conveniently located for smokers to use. Cigarette butts are not biodegradeable - in fact it can take as long as 12 years for a cigarette butt to decompose - let's encourage smokers to use the receptacles.