This is a reminder that the Greek Community of Toronto will be hosting their Independence Parade this coming Sunday, March 26 on the Danforth. Danforth will be closed to traffic from 11am to approximately 5pm. Please note that sometimes the road is opened to traffic a bit quicker after the parade. Below are further details about the parade that I received from the Greek Community of Toronto's office: Parade Start Time: 1:00pm Parade Completion Time: 3:00pm Parade Route: From Eastern…

Reminder: Tomorrow (Thursday, March 16) is the last day to enter the contest to win admission to the Retail Marketing Conference on April 4, 2017. The 2 winners will be announced this Friday, March 17. Update: Recently the City's Transportation Services Department proposed some new "no stopping" regulations for Broadview south of Danforth. Some of the proposals were not ideal for our BIA. Councillor Paula Fletcher and your BIA Board of Directors worked together to successfully secure amendments to the…

The Danforth BIA invites each of you to enter to win one of two registrations to the Retail Council of Canada's RETAIL MARKETING CONFERENCE taking place on April 4, 2017. This is a full day conference and the line-up of speakers is outstanding. Here is the link so that you can check out all of the details: http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2017/2/rcc Normally you have to be a member of the Retail Council of Canada in order to register for their programs. We approached…

Attached please find a letter from the Department of Health providing information and tips for dealing with the current outbreak of mumps. Many of you have staff members born after 1970 and if these people have not had the second vaccination for mumps then they are susceptible. You are encouraged to check with your younger staff members about their vaccinations. This applies to both restaurants and retail. Please take a moment to read the attachments

Attached please find a letter of notification - there will be filming taking place at the beginning of next week for the TV Show Private Eyes starring Jason Priestman. Parking on the Danforth in the area of Chester to Playter and on Jackman will be affected on a rotating basis. Full details, dates, & times are included in the attached letter. Please take a moment to review it.

Representatives from 54 and 55 division have provided our BIA with 6 handy guides on how to ensure your business is as secure as possible. We encourage all of our members to review the content in the attachments below.