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Our BIA, TABIA and Councillor Brad Bradford are all pushing for the province to better support ALL businesses. Big Box stores have been allowed to be open, yet all our small local and independent shops mandated to close. We need fair H&S regulations from the Province!

The document is attached please share widely if you can!

The KMBIA is happy to announce one of its upcoming projects for 2021 in collaboration with the City of Toronto’s ArtworxTO Grant and local non-profit community arts organization, Red Pepper Spectacle Arts.

Please note the KMBIA is always trying to support our neighbourhood during this time with the following positions on supporting small businesses. 

1) Covid has highlighted some of the weaknesses of our political and economic structures. Small business have to function in a system that’s stacked against them. We are trying our best to highlight those issues.

2) We know there is little to no protection for commercial lease holders. That’s a major factor in many of the closures during covid shut downs and prior to COVID.

3) Many of the businesses that have closed are also cultural institutions in their own right and losing them will have a disastrous effect on our neighbourhood. We are trying to advocate for these important institutions

4) We know some new businesses in the neighbourhood do not apply for the CERS program STILL, we will be actively pushing for reassessment on this process as well.

PLEASE SHOP LOCAL, SEND LETTERS TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND SIGN PETITIONS!

PETITIONS

• SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE

• SUPPORT NEW BUSINESSES WHO NEED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

IN THE NEWS..

CHECK OUT KENSINGTON MARKET FEATURED IN THIS NOW ARTICLE 

We’ve thrown together some tips to navigate the CERS application process, we hope this helps with any questions for now! We may have missed a few things, as we too are learning ( businesses teaching businesses)

So please let us know if we need to update or adjust our information!

Click here to download the PDF 

The purpose of this meeting is to approve the TBBIA budget and program for 2020. This program is paid for by a special levy charged to BIA members. As a member of the TBBIA, the best way to participate in decision making is to get involved

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Contact us at kensingtonmarketinfo@gmail.com if you are interesting in attending our AGM and we will send you our access to the meeting on November 19th!

Click here for more information on our AGMS

We’ve paired with MPP Jessica Bell to find out what the market is most worried about as we approach the long winter months.

Please take our survey so we can better inform the official opposition on what the market needs to help us survive the pandemic this winter

MPP Jessica Bell Small Business Round Table

Tomorrow there will be a Small Business RoundTable, with guests MPP Catherine Fife, Official Opposition Critic for Economic Growth and Job Creation and John Kiru, Executive Director of TABIA (Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas).

We will be discussing the impact of the pandemic on local business, the governments’ response, and the ONDP’s Save Main Street plan.

We are losing our “Main Streets” which threatens our economy, our jobs, and the vibrancy of our neighbourhoods. That’s why the ONDP is calling for:

• A ban on all evictions, lockouts or eviction threats by commercial landlords until the pandemic ends
• A utility payment freeze for small and medium-sized businesses
• A stand-alone emergency 75 per cent commercial rent subsidy, up to $10,000 per month
• A fund for businesses that face historic barriers

The virtual gathering will be held on Thursday October 22^nd

If you would like to join in the conversation please register here.

If you have questions in advance of the Round Table, please submit them by email to jbell-co@ndp.on.ca.