Mark your calendar for August 14: First-ever Downtown Scavenger Extravaganza
Fun for families and friends, amazing cool prizes to be won
Saturday August 14 -
BDBA Second Saturday event: Downtown Scavenger Extravaganza
From 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Facebook and Twitter based clues, photo clues.
Teams/ Families register at Village Square at 1:30 p.m.
Minimal registration charge for Teams, with proceeds going to United Way. Scavenger Hunt starts at 2 p.m.
Top 3 Teams each win an exciting prize pack from participating Downtown businesses.
After-Hunt Party in Village Square featuring foods and drinks at minimal cost: Starts at 4 p.m.
This is our Second Saturday event for the month of August.
A Taste of Burlington Summer 2010 Dining Programme, Presented by Wines of Ontario
The Summer Programme will run from Monday July 19 to Monday August 2, 2010:
Enjoy a Great Culinary Experience! Experience again, the eclectic styles and flavours of the world, as tens of Burlington’s finest restaurants will be offering prix-fixe lunch and/or dinner 3-course menus at great value, showcasing to you all that these restaurants boast. Keep tab on the website and sign up today for e-newsletter updates, also find on Facebook and Twitter.
Downtown Restaurants participating, Summer 2010 Programme:
The Dickens
423 Elizabeth St.
905.333.4991
Elgin Terrace
1445 Elgin St.
905.333.5050
Downtown Bistro & Grill
441 Elizabeth St
905.639.7577
La Costa Nouva
421 Brant St.
905.634.7421
Latitude
390 Brant St.
905.333.3309
Martini House
437 Elizabeth St.
905.333.9553
The Pearl Street Café
383 Pearl St.
905.639.9450
Paradiso
2041 Pine St.
905.639.1176
Pepperwood Bistro
1455 Lakeshore Rd.
905.333.6999
The Queen's Head Pub
& Restaurant
400 Brant St.
905.632.1300
Red Canoe Bistro
398 John St.
905.637.6137
The Rude Native
370 Brant St.
905.632.6682
SB Prime
380 Brant St.
905.634.6275
Siam Dish
1477 Lakeshore Rd.
905.632.2525
Spencer’s at the Waterfront (outside BIA region)
1340 Lakeshore Rd.
905.633.7494
The Water Street Cooker
2084 Old Lakeshore Rd
905.634.2084
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Visit tasteofburlington.ca
Taking it to the streets: BDBA Chair Debra Schreiber's My View column in Post June 2nd
With summer just around the corner, many of us are planning a vacation with our families. Whether your plans are daytripping throughout Ontario or finding refuge in a cottage up north the quest to get away is top of mind.
For those of us in downtown Burlington, our eyes are firmly fixed on festival season.
www.InsideHalton.com - Click here to read the column
Buskers Wanted -
Submissions Request
Creative Burlington and the Burlington Downtown Business Association have partnered to present a busker program for Downtown Burlington: From June 21st to October 11, 2010.
Creative Burlington is seeking submissions from performers to busk.
The Program:
•5 designated locations in the Downtown Burlington Area
•Performers to be provided with authorized identification by Creative Burlington/ Burlington Downtown Business Association
•Performance times: Every day from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., on a first come, first served basis (some exceptions due to festivals and special events)
•In order to accommodate performers, performances will change on the hour .... Click link for further info:
www.CreativeBurlington.ca
View Sandra Krueger of Vogue Models & Talent Burlington.Toronto
As interviewed by Deb Tymstra for Cogeco's The Source - Fashion Forward
On Burlington Downtown FASHION WEEK 2010, which took place the first week of May 2010. Footage locations are Modella Ladies' Wear, Honey West Restaurant, and, main location: Joelle's.
Click here to view the clip
Sunday September 26th, 2010: the inaugural Amazing Bed Race -
on Brant Street between Caroline and Elgin Streets.
In the spirit of community: Families, businesses and community organizations will have a fun-filled day raising money for the Joseph Brant Memorial Foundation and the Rotary Club of Burlington North, by racing "beds" in pursuit of bragging rights as the Grand Bed Racing Champion.
Rent a bed to race, or a make a "bed" to reflect your business and draw attention to your team to be eligible for the Best Decorated Bed prize.
Each team comprises of 1 rider and 4 pushers, and is guaranteed a minimum of 3 races. Entry fees are only $250 and rental beds are available for $100. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
"We look forward to your participation in this exciting community building fundraising event. We hope that you will take advantage of the many opportunities for visibility to promote and position your business as a strong community supporter." -
Fareen Samji - Race Director, Rotary Club of Burlington North,
Jenna Vaicius - Race Communications Director, JBMH Foundation.
AmazingBedRace.ca - click here
Celebrating the Big 3-0, and, More Pedestrian-Friendly Downtown Part of City Plan
Read this column and separate article in the Burlington Post , online:
"Celebrating the Big 3-0", My View column by Debra Schreiber, Jan. 27, 2010,
And, "More pedestrian-friendly downtown part of city plan", by Jason Misner, front page of the Burlington Post, Jan. 21, 2010:
"What do you think of an open-air, seasonal pedestrian mall in the downtown? A four-star hotel? Or, perhaps, a farmers market or a lunchtime music series?
These are some of the ideas the city is kicking around as it looks to find ways to make an even bigger splash on downtown shoppers over the next several years..."
Click link for these online archives:
www.BurlingtonPost.com and www.InsideHalton.com
MoneySense Magazine has named Burlington the 3rd Best City in which to live, in Canada, for 2010
www.MoneySense.ca
Debra Schreiber, My View : Why shop locally?
Mar 30, 2010, Burlington Post
“Shop local” or “buy local” campaigns are familiar mantras for many downtown shopping districts south of the border. There’s a lot to be learned from our American cousins.
The Downtown Business Association is one of a chorus of voices in our city, including our community newspaper, which encourages Burlington residents to do the same.
The “shop local” phenomenon is not just a catchy tagline. There are very good reasons to spend your money in Burlington.
Some estimates suggest that spending at locally-owned businesses has three times the impact on your community dollars than dollars spent elsewhere.
Your decision to put money in the hands of local merchants means that you are simultaneously creating jobs, funding more city services through sales tax and promoting community development.
Burlington Post online - InsideHalton.com
Read on The Burlington Performing Arts Centre's website...
about this building project in Downtown Burlington.
and the Groundbreaking Ceremony that took place in March 2009.
DONATE:
Through the Take Your Seat program, all 730 main theatre seats are available for purchase; As a seat sponsor, your gift to the Burlington Performing Arts Centre will be recognized with a plaque with your name or business name placed directly on the seat.
There are also opportunities to make a donation to the Burlington Performing Arts Centre in any dollar amount. Follow the Donate Now button at the top of the burlingtonpac.ca website to make a donation, or contact a member of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre Fundraising Campaign team, at 905-335-7600.
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre will be located at the corner of Elgin and Locust Streets in Downtown Burlington. The latest design of the centre is the product of extensive public consultation.
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre will have three principal areas:
The Main Stage Theatre,The Studio Theatre, Family Lobby and Mezzanine.
When completed, the Burlington Performing Arts Centre has the potential to become one of the only freestanding green performing arts centres in Ontario. The centre will be built to Leadership in Environmental Design (LEED) principles.
Click here to visit www.BurlingtonPAC.ca
The City of Burlington's website announces the Brant Street Pier and Updates on this project.
Excerpt: The city believes it has upheld its responsibilities under the contract. The previous council approved the contract for the pier project in summer 2006. The city retained professional engineers to design the pier, hired a professional contractor to build the pier, and retained a professional engineering management firm to oversee the construction. With an incomplete pier on public display at our beautiful waterfront, it is the city and our taxpayers that have been harmed. Council will continue to pursue a course of action that fully protects taxpayers’ interests. Council and our community are anxious to get the pier completed. However, we need to protect taxpayers’ investment to date...
The pier project represents the final phase of the Downtown Waterfront Project that includes the now-completed
• Expansion of the Burlington Art Centre
• Construction of the 380-vehicle Locust Street parking facility (with retail and office space at street level)
• Addition of Discovery Landing at the foot of Maple Avenue (including an observatory, restaurant, water-jet feature and pond for skating and model boats).
Click here for Burlington.ca
