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BIA DESCRIPTIONS AND CONTACTS Bloor Yorkville Ms. Briar de Lange – General Manager – (416) 928-3553 ext. 25 The neighbourhood is home to the award winning Village of Yorkville Park, Sante: The Bloor-Yorkville Wine Festival, designer boutiques, spas, restaurants, plush hotels and world class galleries - over 700 in all! Stroll our quaint laneways and unique side streets, and experience the ultimate fusion of historic charm and modern seduction. Tune into jazz at a cafe, meet a friend for brunch or shop for the season’s most sought after fashions. Whatever your pleasure, whatever your whim, let us transport you to a world like no other - the incomparable Bloor-Yorkville. www.bloor-yorkville.com Bloorcourt Village Coordinator – (416) 537-7698 Located along Bloor Street West, from Montrose Avenue to Dufferin, Bloorcourt Village, which became a BIA in 1979, is well known for its great variety of shops and services catering to all tastes and ages. Shoppers are pleasantly surprised at the reasonable price ranges to be found here. The Annual "Sidewalk Sale and Music Festival" takes place in September, featuring live entertainment, a fashion show, and international cuisine tasting. The ethnic mix includes Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian, and Jamaican to name just a few. A well-known shopper attraction is the Long & McQuade Musical Instruments store, a strong supporter of the musical arts community. Bloordale Village Mr. Spiro Koumoudorous – Chair – (416) 259-1601 Here is a shining example of how people working together in a common cause can make a real difference. An infectious spirit of revitalization and renewal is much in evidence along Bloor Street West between Dufferin and Lansdowne these days, as community leaders, merchants and residents have joined together in an ambitious program to make their neighbourhood a better place in which to live, work, shop and visit. Bloordale Village, founded in 1976, is playing a major role in this endeavour. Restaurants and bicycle shops predominate in this area. Chinatown Mr. Stephen Chan – Chair – (416) 979-3988 Chinatown is a vibrant neighbourhood in the centre of Toronto’s downtown. Home to ethnic Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and elsewhere, the intersection of Dundas and Spadina is the focal point of this dynamic community. Chinatown offers a wealth of oriental shops and a vast selection of authentic Chinese restaurants featuring such delicacies as dim sum. The sidewalks of Chinatown, in particular on weekends, are crammed with fruit stalls, vendors, and thousands of people from all backgrounds eager to shop, eat, and socialize. Visitors to Chinatown will also find a diverse range of shops offering baked goods, herbal medicines, books, videos, household items, and Chinese arts and crafts. Street signs in the area are written in both English and Chinese, and there are two large shopping malls that cater to the ethnic Chinese - the Dragon City and the Chinatown Centre complex 29
BIA DESCRIPTIONS AND CONTACTS Church-Wellesley Village Mr. Dwayne Shaw – Coordinator – (416) 393-6363 The Church Wellesley Village is one of Canada’s most vibrant communities and became formally recognized as a BIA in 2002. In 1826, Alexander Wood, a pioneering gay magistrate & merchant, bought the land our community now sits on. Being a molly, as gay men were known then, the locals came to call the area Molly Wood’s Bush. The shops, restaurants, bars, and other businesses of the Village are known for their friendly, helpful, and entertaining atmosphere. Throughout the year we are the home of many exciting events including Pride Week, the Church Street Fetish Fair and Halloween. www.churchwellesleyvillage.ca College Promenade Mr. Mike Sinopoli – Chair – (416) 533-7294 Welcome to College Promenade - wine, dine and shop on one of Toronto’s most colourful streets. We offer you a wide variety of premier restaurants, shops and services. You can hit the treadmill, shop for fabulous clothes, get your hair done at the salon or barbershop, do yoga, play some pool, and so much more. Best of all, you can enjoy the vivid nightlife that College Street has become famous for, with great restaurants offering cuisine that ranges from cool brunch fare to the most refined and acclaimed dishes in the city. College Promenade is home to a diverse community of families, young professionals and students. Corso Italia Mr. Jeff Gillan – Executive Director – (647) 223-9064 The Corso Italia strip is one of the liveliest parts of St. Clair Avenue located just minutes away from downtown. Corso Italia stretches along St. Clair Avenue West from just east of Dufferin to just beyond Lansdowne. Corso Italia is known for its fashionable shops offering an impressive selection of European-styled highfashion merchandise. Top-of-the-line fashion shops draw crowds, as do a multitude of cafes, restaurants, trendy gelaterias and cappuccino houses offering the flavors of various Italian Regions making it the place to go when you’re in the mood for something with an Italian flavour. www.torontocorsoitalia.com The Danforth Ms. Judy Worsley – Administrator – (416) 429-4479 It all starts here! Located on “the Danforth” just east of the Don Valley Parkway and extending north and south on Broadview Avenue, the Danforth features a host of culturally diverse shopping, eating and live entertainment facilities. The Music Hall attracts audiences from all over while local residents flock to the Carrot Common, a trendy neighbourhood mews filled with a unique mix of boutiques specializing in organic and alternative health products and services. The 250+ destination shops, restaurants, pubs and cafes that characterize this Riverdale community will make you feel welcome and just one visit will convince you to come back again and again. www.thedanforth.ca 30
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- Page 10 and 11: TAX COMMITTEE The provincial budget
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<strong>BIA</strong> DESCRIPTIONS AND CONTACTS<br />
Church-Wellesley Village<br />
Mr. Dwayne Shaw – Coordinator – (416) 393-6363<br />
The Church Wellesley Village is one of Canada’s most vibrant communities and became formally<br />
recognized as a <strong>BIA</strong> in 2002. In 1826, Alexander Wood, a pioneering gay magistrate & merchant, bought<br />
the land our community now sits on. Being a molly, as gay men were known then, the locals came to call<br />
the area Molly Wood’s Bush.<br />
The shops, restaurants, bars, and other businesses of the Village are known for their friendly, helpful, and<br />
entertaining atmosphere. Throughout the year we are the home of many exciting events including Pride<br />
Week, the Church Street Fetish Fair and Halloween.<br />
www.churchwellesleyvillage.ca<br />
College Promenade<br />
Mr. Mike Sinopoli – Chair – (416) 533-7294<br />
Welcome to College Promenade - wine, dine and shop on one of Toronto’s most colourful streets. We offer<br />
you a wide variety of premier restaurants, shops and services. You can hit the treadmill, shop for fabulous<br />
clothes, get your hair done at the salon or barbershop, do yoga, play some pool, and so much more. Best<br />
of all, you can enjoy the vivid nightlife that College Street has become famous for, with great restaurants<br />
offering cuisine that ranges from cool brunch fare to the most refined and acclaimed dishes in the city.<br />
College Promenade is home to a diverse community of families, young professionals and students.<br />
Corso Italia<br />
Mr. Jeff Gillan – Executive Director – (647) 223-9064<br />
The Corso Italia strip is one of the liveliest parts of St. Clair Avenue located just minutes away from<br />
downtown. Corso Italia stretches along St. Clair Avenue West from just east of Dufferin to just beyond<br />
Lansdowne.<br />
Corso Italia is known for its fashionable shops offering an impressive selection of European-styled highfashion<br />
merchandise. Top-of-the-line fashion shops draw crowds, as do a multitude of cafes,<br />
restaurants, trendy gelaterias and cappuccino houses offering the flavors of various Italian Regions<br />
making it the place to go when you’re in the mood for something with an Italian flavour.<br />
www.torontocorsoitalia.com<br />
The Danforth<br />
Ms. Judy Worsley – Administrator – (416) 429-4479<br />
It all starts here! Located on “the Danforth” just east of the Don Valley Parkway and extending north<br />
and south on Broadview Avenue, the Danforth features a host of culturally diverse shopping, eating and<br />
live entertainment facilities. The Music Hall attracts audiences from all over while local residents flock<br />
to the Carrot Common, a trendy neighbourhood mews filled with a unique mix of boutiques specializing in<br />
organic and alternative health products and services. The 250+ destination shops, restaurants, pubs<br />
and cafes that characterize this Riverdale community will make you feel welcome and just one visit will<br />
convince you to come back again and again.<br />
www.thedanforth.ca<br />
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