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…

Good Morning All, I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Some good news to start this week - the Federal government announced that they are extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Lockdown Support. Below is a quick overview and the link to the announcement - please take a few minutes to review all of the details. Extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Lockdown Support The wage subsidy, rent subsidy…

Good Morning All, Just a quick alert that one of our BIA members received a counterfeit $100 bill yesterday. It has been reported to the police. Shayne, the manager of the Green Merchant where the bill was used, has put together a few helpful tips and has provided a guidebook from the Bank of Canada for all of you to review. Please take a few minutes to read through he attachment - the last thing we want is for you…

Good Morning All, Just a heads up that we've had a return of an old scam where a person goes into a business and claims that they work for another neighbouring business and need help to pay for something. In the recent incident it was their Green P ticket. The machine isn't accepting their card and they don't have cash etc. and they ask for cash and PROMISE they will pay it back. These scams disappeared during the lock-down but…

Good Afternoon All, As the subject line indicates I've got a few things to share with you today. We had CityTV in the hood yesterday doing a piece on how the first weekend of Step 3 went. Vito Marinuzzi, the owner of 7 Numbers was available to do the interview. Here is the link: https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2021/07/19/back-to-business-ontarios-first-weekend-in-step-three/ Buy Toronto Time Campaign: Once again thanks to all members who participated in this campaign and who have your Buy Toronto Time posters displayed. This…

Good Afternoon All, Some good news ..... the Province announced that we're moving into Step 3 earlier than expected. As of 12:01am next Friday, July 16/21 we will be in Step 3. Below is the full list of what can happen in Step 3 - please read through carefully. I've also included the link for the full list of safety measures and restrictions. Highlights include: Indoor dining with no capacity restrictions BUT social distancing rules must be maintained. Indoor retail…