Career Opportunity: Marketing & Communications Specialist
Position Opening - Career Opportunity: BDBA Marketing & Communications Specialist (1 year contractor role)
Burlington Downtown Business Association (BDBA) is looking for a dynamic individual with innovative forward thinking to provide leadership and expertise in the successful development and delivery of a variety of marketing and communication projects.
Click through for detail and information on how to apply. www.burlingtondowntown.ca
December 21 My View column by Peter Andreana, BDBA Chair
See you downtown in 2012
Click here to read
Many downtown destination businesses are on the new Burlington Chocolate Trail
Visit website for full details:
burlingtonchocolatetrail.ca/
Catch up with blogger Victoria Hughes Al-Samadi, often turning the spotlight to Downtown businesses
Visit Girl It Up! - girlitup.blogspot.com
Girl It Up! blog
Read all the latest updates on The Waterfront Hotel at Downtown Burlington
There are many updates and you will be thrilled to stay here!
thewaterfrontdowntown.com
Contest now closed: Burlington Downtown Holiday Shopping Spree Contest
You could win one of two $500 Burlington Downtown Shopping Sprees
One $500 Shopping Spree Awarded each month: November And December.
Enter at www.resistsameness.com for your chance to win.
resistsameness.com
Visit the original Pane Fresco Bakery & Cafe at 414 Locust Street
: Pane Fresco breads and fine foods now available at select local Fortino's locations
Click here to read story from the Burlington Post
Congratulations to November's ResistSameness.com Burlington Downtown Shopping Spree Winner
The winner of November 2011's $500 Shopping Spree is Rebecca (Becky) Dumais.
Another winner will be randomly chosen at the end of December 2011. Enter your email at resistsameness.com for your chance to win!
Pictured at right with Becky, center, are Jennifer Walker of Fairhome, and Ondrea Crockett of Ohh!! Beautiful Things.
www.resistsameness.com
Mayor's State of the City Address
January 26, 2012
www.burlingtonchamber.com
Ice Skating at Rotary Centennial Pond, Discovery Landing
Weather permitting.
Check website for details -
www.burlington.ca - The Waterfront at Downtown Burlington
burlington.ca - Click here for skating info, Rotary Centennial Pond
Read about Burlington Downtown shops and services in the Winter 2011 Ed. of Hamilton Magazine
hamiltonmagazine.com
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2011 Burlington Downtown Christmas Window Display Competition
The Awards Ceremony was held November 28, 2011.
The enjoyable Awards Evening took place in the Shoreline Room at the Burlington Art Centre on Monday November 28.
Returning judges Deb Tymstra and Doug Cockell made exciting while difficult decisions to arrive at the Winners List. Each winning business received a keepsake trophy, created exclusively for the BDBA by Digital Marking & Engraving of Burlington. The winners' names are also engraved on identical larger-scale trophies housed permanently at the Burlington Downtown Business Association office.
Twenty-six businesses officially participated in the 2011 Burlington Downtown Christmas Window Display Competition. They are from every business sector and from every corner of the Burlington Downtown BIA.
The 2011 Winners in each category are as follow:
Exterior Display – Professional
Scrivener's Men's Apparel
(Runner Up Jury's Choice: Elizabeth Interiors)
Best Window/ Exterior – Non Professional
Centro Garden
(Runner Up Jury's Choice: Tumblehome Source for Adventure)
Best Interior Design
Ohh!! Beautiful Things
(Runner Up Jury's Choice: Deeth & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants)
Best Restaurant/ Eatery Design
Coffee Culture Café & Eatery
(Runner Up Jury's Choice: Red Canoe Bistro)
Best Design by a Service Provider
Davies Condos
(Runner Up Jury's Choice: The Waterfront Hotel - Downtown Burlington)
BEST OVERALL DESIGN 2011 Award Presented to-
* RAYHOON PERSIAN EATERY * www.rayhooneatery.com
Photographer for this event: John Bauld Photography.
Also covered in SNAP Burlington newspaper
Winners Photo, 2011 Burlington Downtown Christmas Window Display Competition
Photo, John Bauld Photography
Click here for photo, November 28, 2011 Awards Ceremony
Seasonal spirit downtown: October 19, Burlington Post. My View Column
By Peter Andreana, BDBA Chair
Seasonal spirit downtown
The downtown business community is in full swing preparing for the holiday season.
The next two months promise some fun, exciting and novel events for you and your whole family.
Trick or treat downtown on Saturday, Oct. 29 as we present Pumpkins and Pancakes.
Civic Square outside City Hall comes alive from 1-5 p.m.
The festivities start at 2 p.m. with a pancake cook-off between the Alex Restaurant and Red Canoe Bistro.
There’s free face painting, games and balloons leading up to a costume parade at 3 p.m.
Please bring a food bank donation when you pick up your map at city hall. This event is co-sponsored by Continuum II Inc.
If dancing is more your style, how does four downtown restaurants and a free dance lesson sound for $15? Friday, Nov. 18 is the date for our exciting Footloose and Fancy Feast event from 6-8 p.m.
Embark on a casual-chic cruise ship themed evening of cuisine-sampling and an introductory dance lesson. If you’d like to join us for this festive evening, call the BDBA office at 905-333-9868 to get your boarding pass.
Things really pick up when we roll into December. Our second annual Downtown Candelit Stroll is slated for Friday evening on Dec. 2.
Enjoy the holiday spirit with your family as you stroll the downtown sidewalks and celebrate the season. Carol along or just come and enjoy treats and special guests along the way.
That same weekend Santa Claus visits the downtown as the guest of honour at the Burlington Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 4. We encourage you to join us for the whole day.
Spencer Smith Park will be aglow at dusk as the Burlington Lakeside Festival of Lights kicks off with a 4:45 p.m. performance by the Welsh Men’s Chorus.
There will be complimentary hot chocolate provided by Coffee Culture Café & Eatery and the Tree of Hope tree lighting. The BDBA is a proud sponsor of this annual festival, now in its sixteenth year.
You’ll find the holiday spirit all throughout the downtown as we ramp up for the Christmas Window Display Competition. This friendly competition encourages our business community to decorate for the holidays and presents will come a bit early for a few lucky readers. Our Find the Lucky Stars contest starts soon, so pick up a copy of the Burlington Post for your ballot. More information is available online at www.burlingtondowntown.ca.
Peter Andreana is chair of the board of directors for the Burlington Downtown Business Association.
insidehalton.com/community/burlington
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre, First Season
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Call the Box Office 905-681-6000 or purchase tickets online:
burlingtonpac.ca
Excerpt from their announcements: "Our season kick-off is October 1, opening week is November 27-December 3 with the official opening celebrations taking place on Saturday December 3. Prior to the opening, watch for details announcing Open Houses and Tours taking place in September."
Click link below for recent news and updates:
burlingtonpac.ca/archive
... On burlingtonpac.ca, sign up to be on Burlington Performing Arts Centre's Volunteers list;
Join the main Burlington Performing Arts Centre mailing list,
Take a Sneak Peek at the Upcoming Season.
See For Members on this website: BPAC Inaugural Season for 2011/ 2012 Performing Arts Centre Mail Brochure.
Tickets can be purchased -
In-person at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre Box Office:
440 Locust Street
Downtown Burlington
Parking available at adjacent municipal parking garage.
By phone:
Purchase by calling the Burlington Performing Arts Centre: 905-681-6000
Or, Purchase tickets online, at:
BurlingtonPAC.ca - Click here
Check out Pepperwood Restaurant Group's 2011 YouTube video
Click link below to learn about Pepperwood Group. Pepperwood's Downtown Burlington restaurants include Pepperwood Bistro and La Costa Nuova/ Big Tomato.
pepperwood.on.ca/events.html
Burlington Downtown partnered with the Amazing Bed Race: September 25, 2011
The 2nd Annual Amazing Bed Race for Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital
The BDBA sponsored Sunday's Kids Zone during the Amazing Bed Race, and the Kids' Stroller Race.
There were also Sidewalk Sales throughout Downtown Burlington all weekend long. The Amazing Bed Race takes place on Sunday.
Fairhome Interiors (Temp. location: 518 Brant Street www.fairhomeinteriors.ca) had one of the Bed entries! Congratulations Fairhome Interiors on your involvements.
amazingbedrace.ca - Click here to visit website
Jacqueline Boggs, a downtown Burlington resident, wins the $2000 shopping spree in downtown Burlington
Release by Play Advertising August 19:
Downtown Burlington woman wins $2,000 shopping spree.
The Burlington Downtown Business Association was excited to present Jacqueline Boggs, a downtown Burlington resident, with the $2000 shopping spree in downtown Burlington. Mrs. Boggs won the prize in a draw as part of Burlington Downtown’s “Resist Sameness” campaign promoted on www.resistsameness.com.
She was thrilled about her win. “I’m excited and will enjoy spending my windfall,” says Jacqueline. She received her prize on Friday from Burlington Downtown officials. She’ll have $2000 in Burlington Downtown “Burlington Bucks” to spend in many shops, restaurants and services downtown.
The campaign, developed by Play Advertising – a downtown Burlington-based branding and advertising agency - kicked off in May this year. Resist Sameness promotes shopping in Burlington Downtown as the perfect antidote to big box stores and shopping malls.
The campaign generated interest in stores and on-line with 5,500 visits to the web site www.resistsameness.com, including close to 2,700 e-mail sign ups by shoppers, mostly from Burlington, who were invited to discover the unique shops, services and restaurants in Burlington Downtown. They were offered great deals to try shopping, and a grand prize of a $2000 shopping spree.
“We now have close to 2,700 more people who are discovering Burlington Downtown,” says BDBA Chair, Peter Andreana. “It means we can now bring all sorts of interesting information, ideas and special offers to these shoppers in a low cost conversation on-line.”
“More and more people are beginning to discover the destination appeal of our downtown,” says BDBA General Manager Brian Dean, “plus our unique proximity to the waterfront, underscores how much better a shopping experience awaits in the heart of the city.”
Photo courtesy Eric Riehl – Burlington Post.
Burlington Post features ResistSameness.com winner
Click here for Burlington Post article
Pathways to Peace - Western Corridor 1812
Travel the journey into the War of 1812.
Learn about the Route 1812 Trail:
Tourism Burlington announces:
"A number of events and initiatives are occurring in 2012-2014 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812-14.
In anticipation and preparation of the upcoming commemoration of the Bi-Centennial of the War of 1812-14, Burlington Ontario, due to the strategic position she held on Lake Ontario, the events that took place in her jurisdiction and the contributions by the locals who heeded the call of duty, is joining in the commemoration of this 200th anniversary and 200 years of peace. Discover the past... Explore the past... Learn from the stories of our past."
Click this link found now on TourismBurlington.com -
tourismburlington.com/what-to-see-n-do/history-n-museums/war1812
Discovery Landing named one of the GTA's Top Public Spaces
As covered in the Burlington Post
Click here for full article
Carriage Gate Group Inc.'s Medica One facility moving forward, pending approvals
Update as covered by the Burlington Post online: City of Burlington Updates
Click here to view July 5, 2011 update
Brant Street Pier Project Update now available
: Pier project moves ahead with tender process
Click here for Burlington.ca
July 6, 2011: Walkable is workable. Column in Burlington Post by BDBA Chair Peter Andreana
Click here to view column on Burlington Post online
Burlington ranks Number 3, in MoneySense Magazine's best places to live in Canada list for 2011
Burlington remains consistent in its upper rate ranking
Visit www.moneysense.ca for the full running list.
Click here to view a slideshow of how we place, among the very best cities in Canada
Check out some other interesting websites with local Burlington information too,
Such as,
www.burlingtonhoteldeals.com
www.theheartofontario.com
www.discoverburlingtonontario.blogspot.com
There's so much to discover, to plan for local adventures this season and beyond.
discoverburlingtonontario.blogspot.com - Click here
Burlington Transit has a new website
Learn about the PRESTO card and more...
Welcome Aboard!
The newly redesigned site is created to help you use the Burlington Transit network of buses in an easier and more user friendly way. It has the information you need about Burlington Transit services, fares, transfers, and passes, as well as complete schedules for all Burlington Transit bus routes.
You can even plan your ride with the Google Transit ride planner, making it easy to find your way around the city.
See further info via Burlington.ca - click here
Bike Rack Competition and Installation –
And the winners are …
The City of Burlington has commissioned a series of artist designed bike racks, currently being installed throughout the Downtown. Recently, artists were invited to submit designs for decorative laser cut steel panels that turn ordinary bike racks into works of art... Enjoy all the beautiful designs that have been installed through the downtown to provide important function as well as beauty to the area for years to come.
burlingtonpublicart.com/news - Click here
You can map your own personal Bike and Transit routes, to- and around Downtown Burlington;
Check out www.bikeandtransit.com for ideas
Also see Burlington Transit online -- Save this link to your Favourites - http://cms.burlington.ca/Page4370.aspx goes to Burlington Transit information
www.bikesandtransit.com/bikeroute/burlington
See YouTube clip featuring danceScape at The Sound of Music Festival's Downtown Streetfest event June 2010:
Click here to view
Downtown Streetfest from June 17 through to June 19, 2011 was an ultimate success
Congratulations to the countless businesses and event organizers who added to
the entire event's features and ambiance. Thousands of Burlingtonians and tourists alike came to Downtown Burlington for this 6th Annual Downtown Streetfest event and the Sound of Music Festival -- a Burlington highlight and tradition for decades.
Civic Square on Brant Street was a sophisticated sit-down venue where visitors enjoyed local fare and took in numerous high caliber concerts. See www.soundofmusic.ca for all the highlights, and the band and performance listings that took place.
John Street bustled and was filled with the energy of Beach Party on John, a new component for this year. The Tahiti hut umbrellas, leis, hula skirts, and inflatable palm tree decorations gave an amazing setting. The band pod at John and Pine was graced with talented rock and pop musicians. Kids flocked to Creative Burlington's face painting table run by Heather Ableson. The surf practice wave, an enormous motorized contraption surrounded by a giant blue blow-up wave, was a big hit and kids of all ages summoned up their inner surfer while the fellow running the ride watched for talent and increased speed when called to do so!
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre music pod at Elgin and Locust Streets was well attended, also as people gathered to view the progress on the construction of the Centre and its perimeter decorative sidewalks, etc.
It was an exciting co-presentation of Streetfest 2011 with the Burlington Performing Arts Centre (see www.burlingtonpac.ca ), Creative Burlington, Burlington Downtown, and the Burlington's Sound of Music Festival team, at the helm.
Many thanks and congratulations go out to our Downtown Streetfest 2011 Coordinator for the Burlington Downtown Business Association, Jennifer Leung.
Next year 2012 will bring even more amazing components and features for Downtown Streetfest. We look forward to seeing you there again.
soundofmusic.ca
Downtown Dining 2011 - July 10: Thanks to the hundreds of attendees
Hats off to the twenty Downtown restaurants that hosted the four Tours
Downtown Dining was in support of Creative Burlington and was organized annually by its office.
downtowndining.ca
Congratulations to Carol Greenwood, Jamie Gee, and all the organizers of the first ever Burlington Country and Blues Bar B Que festival
July 8-10, 2011 were the dates of this first-time event at Spencer Smith Park. Downtown Burlington and the community look forward to the 2012 event.
burlingtoncountryandbluesbbq.com
Congratulations to Greg Pace of the Moon In June Road Race
Mayor Rick Goldring has presented him with a Civic Recognition Award - City of Burlington
In the last 20 years, the Moon In June Road Race has raised over $450 000 for local charities. And it brings thousands of people into Downtown Burlington annually.
The Burlington Downtown community looks forward to the 2012 event.
mooninjune.ca
Check out Town Media's 2011-12 Hamilton-Halton Visitors Guide
Hamilton-Halton Visitors Guide
Obtain your copy of the 2011-12 Hamilton-Halton Visitors Guide to see the Downtown Burlington spread and a great Downtown reference map on the back page!
townmedia.ca
