| Shop Local Gift Guide We have partnered with Old East Village BIA this holiday season to create a digital Shop Local Gift Guide! This guide will be available digitally for download and will give shoppers ideas as to where they can buy gifts for their loved ones. The focus will be on shopping local, and specifically in the core. What do I need to submit to be featured? – Your Business Name – A Photo of Your Business – A short blurb about your business/how you are gearing up for the holiday season Where will the Holiday Gift Guide be available? – Old East Village BIA website & social media channels – Downtown London BIA website & social media channels – The Shop Local Gift Guide will be launched on December 1, 2020 Our team will email a copy of the Shop Local Gift Guide to you prior to launch should you wish to promote it across your channels as well. If you would like to be featured in this magazine, free of cost, please contact Colleen at colleen@downtownlondon.ca by November 10, 2020. |
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| Our Virtual AGM is Coming Up! Downtown London’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday November 9th at 8:00am via Zoom. Join us for a recap on 2020 and a look into our priorities for 2021. Guest speaker, Jennifer Keesmaat will be joining us to give a presentation of the importance of downtowns. You can find a copy of her bio below. Attached you will find a copy of our proposed budget for your review. Please forward any questions to budgetquestions@downtownlondon.ca Registration is required using the link below. |
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| Redeem Your Construction Dollars Today! Friendly reminder that all Construction Dollars must be redeemed for payment at the Downtown London office by December 31, 2020. The funding for this program comes from the City of London’s Core Area Action Plan, and we must redeem them for payment before the end of the year. We encourage you to redeem the Construction Dollars at our office ASAP. Our office is open for Downtown Dollar & Construction Dollar redemptions on Tuesdays & Thursdays only. |
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| City of London Announcements… Notice of Public Engagement – Downtown Loop As the City of London prepares to construct Phase 1 of the Downtown Loop on King Street in 2021, we are hosting a public engagement period from October 28 – November 11 for residents and businesses to learn about the project and view the near-final designs. |
| London Community Recovery Network The LCRN has published a Get Involved portal which invites you to submit ideas to help form priorities as our community recovers from the impacts of COVID-19. |
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