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Attention eateries and fitness member businesses!! Another big advocacy win!!!
Newsletter - June 2, 2021

Dear Business members, 
 
I continue to advocate at the Business Sector Task Force (BSSTF) and with letters to the Premier and to City Council and City administration for additional help for all our members but this most recent success is for eateries and fitness businesses members who have been particularly hard hit. Yesterday marked another big win for this type of targeted advocacy work on your behalf!
 
I’m pleased to let you know that City Council approved $15.9 million targeted financial support to business owners as they look to re-open, in sectors impacted most by the pandemic. The City is supporting restaurants, pubs, bars, fitness centres, and entertainment establishments, including nightclubs, in their reopening efforts through a grant. Additionally, property taxes for hotels and motels will be deferred without penalties until Dec. 31, 2022.
 
To be eligible for the grant, the applicant must be a business owner with a licensed business located within the City of Calgary limits, and must follow the criteria and application process. This will confirm that grant resources are used efficiently and effectively to support businesses that have been significantly impacted by the pandemic, specifically, restaurants, pubs, bars, entertainment establishments (including nightclubs and live music venues) and fitness centres.
 
The City will start accepting applications for the grant program on July 2, 2021 and it will remain open until August 10, 2021 or until funds are exhausted (whichever is sooner). Grant funds will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Business owners with multiple Calgary permanent physical establishments are eligible to apply for funding for each establishment. This includes scenarios where a business owner has more than one location or chapter or branch, to a maximum of three. The program will be available on calgary.ca/business.
 
You can learn more about it here: City approves more supports for Calgary's business community
 
City administration is hard at work developing the application process and the fine details for this program. I THINK grants will be for about $2,500 for eateries and fitness members but please stay tuned for more information as we work out the details.
 
As soon as I have more specifics I will share them!!

Thank you so much for all the hard work by the BSSTF stakeholders, by City administration and by City Council to help businesses. 
 

Annie

Annie MacInnis
Executive Director
Kensington Business Revitalization Zone
200 203 10A Street NW
Calgary, AB, T2N 1W7
Cell: 403-969-3216
Email: kensingtonbrz@shaw.ca
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