Good Afternoon All, Premier Ford made a brief statement this afternoon and, as we probably all expected, the current lock-down will not be lifted this coming Monday. The restrictions that Toronto is currently under will continue. Premier Ford will be providing more details on Monday (Dec. 21st) at 1pm. I will provide you all with a summary immediately afterward. Thanks,Susan

Good Morning All, Following yesterday's Think Outside The Big Box rally we've been approached by local ad agency Zulu Alpha Kilo and they would like to create a campaign that would continue the message of shopping local and helping small businesses. This campaign would start this coming Tuesday, Dec. 15 and run to Thursday, Dec. 17. They are asking if any of you would be interested in participating - You would need to confirm your participation by tomorrow (Sunday). Here's…

Hi All, Just a quick note to thank you for taking the time today to stand up for our small businesses. It was great to see so many of you participating. I know how frustrated, stressed and tired everyone is at this point so your participation was greatly appreciated. We received a lot of media coverage and are compiling it all into a file which I will share with you once it's complete. Our BIA and you, our members, have…

Good Morning All, First, thank you to all of the business owners who have agreed to stand up for small businesses tomorrow at noon. Attached please find the following: 1. Our media release - already sent out 2. Instagram template - for those who wish to promote tomorrow's protest on your social media 3. Business sign templates - these are currently being printed for those who need a sign; some of you have made your own signs which is great!…

Hi All, I'm following up on my message from yesterday re: taking a stand for small business. Thanks so much to those of you who have already said you'd stand in front of your business this Friday at noon. All BIAs in the city are asking their members to do this, We are pushing the government to Think Outside The Box on how they manage the current lockdown and any future lockdowns. We met with Minister Sarkaria (Provincial Minister for…

Good Afternoon All, I know that everyone is stressed and frustrated right now. So I wanted to share the following message from our friends at the Riverdale Share Concert. I also highly recommend clicking on the Holiday greeting link and watching the video they've produced - it is really wonderful - it takes about 7 minutes but it is so worth the time. We are sad that the 28th Annual Riverdale Share Concert did not occur this year. We have…