Hi All, Last night we attended the TABIA (Toronto Association of BIAs) annual dinner and awards night. This year the City of Toronto and TABIA presented awards to our BIA and Greektown's BIA in recognition of the work that both of our communities did following the shooting in July. We weren't able to take all of you, our BIA members, to the dinner but you were so very well represented by two of our BIA business members: Keiley Abbat, owner…

Happy December All, Where on earth did this year go???? Here is a list of updates and information for the start of this month: 1. New Name & Logo Voting: Thank you to everyone who took a moment to participate in the voting process for the new name and logo for our BIA. We had 2 logo options and a 3rd option which was for neither of the options. Here's the results: Option 1 (bridge with train): 32 votes Option…

Good Morning All, First - a big thank you to everyone who has voted on the proposed new name and logo samples so far - we've had a huge response!!!! This is a reminder for those who haven't cast their vote yet to please do so. Below is my original email from last Monday along with the attachments. You can vote until end of day this Wednesday, November 28th. Some of you have asked if names such as Riverdale North…

Good Afternoon All, As discussed at this year's AGM, the BIA Board has begun the process of rebranding the current Danforth BIA by creating new samples for both the name and logo for the BIA. We have found over the past several years that as more BIAs come into operation along the Danforth our Danforth BIA name has become too generic. It doesn’t indicate where on the Danforth we are located. The Danforth BIA could be anywhere between Broadview and…

The holiday season is fast approaching and we want to help promote whatever you may have on the go to tempt customers! Our social media manager, Eszter, and I would love to pop into your business and do a quick video that captures your holiday offerings. We will post the videos on all of our social media platforms throughout December. If you're interested in this please email me back and let me know and Eszter and I will book a…

Hi All, Just a reminder that if you're interested in supporting the Riverdale Share Concert this year you need to submit your donor information as soon as possible. Here's a quick and easy link to make your contribution: http://riverdaleshare.com/become-a-friend/ Otherwise the donor package is attached again to this email. Remembrance Day Remembrance Day this Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. At sunset this Sunday bells will ring at Parliament Hill, City Halls, places of…