Here are 7 things for you this week including 2 actions we need you to take.
1) Cybersecurity 101 - Two Webinars 2) Thank You! UM Canada & Kinesso Paint 200+ Light Poles 3) Reminder - Please fill out the I Heart Market Street Survey 4) CafeTO Removals Are Coming 5)Reminder -Please Submit Your October Highlight 6) Supporting Mental Health in the Restaurant Industry - Webinar 7) Community Police Liaison Committee Update
Cybersecurity 101 - Two Webinars
TABIA (Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas) and Digital Main Street have partnered with Mastercard Canada to present a free two-part series on Cybersecurity.
Join for a discussion on Cybersecurity, and how to improve online experience and security. In these webinars, Mastercard experts will discuss how they are committed to helping small businesses mitigate the most common cyber risks, challenges and opportunities that small businesses face. Also, learn how to empower growth, efficiency and secure your business through Cyber & Intelligence solutions.
Both sessions will be recorded and shared with registrants, so if you cannot attend live, you are encouraged to still register and receive a copy of the recording.
Thank You! UM Canada and Kinesso paint 200+ Light Poles
On July 22nd and September 22nd UM Canada and their sister company Kinesso, undertook their Global Impact Days in our BIA.
These annuals events have each company committing resources to serving local communities. Between the two dates over 150 volunteers worked in our BIA repainting 200+ of the Toronto Hydro owned short victorian light poles lining our streets.
Kevin, our Streetscape & Events Supervisor, worked to organize supplies and map the poles. This lead to successful events for these teams and helped maintain these poles for very little cost. (Both companies also made financial donations to help pay for painting supplies!)
We thank UM and Kinesso for their wonderful volunteer work and hope to work with these teams again next year to tackle another 200+ poles!
REMINDER: I Heart Market Street Project 2022 Survey
Your opinion is valued. The general public and local business representatives are encouraged to share their feedback on the I Heart Market Street project which temporarily pedestrianized Market Street this summer from June through September 2022.
The Market Street pedestrian area is from Front Street East to The Esplanade. Car and bicycle traffic are not permitted in the area while the pedestrianization is in place.
During this time the street has been transformed into a public space with seating areas, entertainment and activities.
Please complete the short survey to provide your input.
As the patio season comes to an end, the City of Toronto's CafeTO/Transportation Services department plan to remove curb lane patios.
Stand Alone Curb Lane Patios (See example photo above. No immediately adjacent cafés on either side.)
If you plan to cease operating in the curb lane on/before October 5, 2022, please email CafeTO@toronto.ca NOW, so they can coordinate removal and you won't have to wait for removal until the rest of our area's patios are removed, at a later date.
All Curb Lane Patios
CafeTO will begin their process of city-wide curb lane cafe removals shortly after the October 5th date. CaféTO will notify you in advance of the removal timeframe. We do not know the approximate date yet. We do not know exactly how much of a warning you will get. It may be smart to plan for just under 1 week of notice. The city-wide 2022 curb lane cafe season ends November 7, 2022 and the CafeTO team, working with Transportation Services, have hundreds of curb lane cafes to remove by this date.
Questions: If you have questions, please email CafeTO@toronto.ca and cc stephenm@stlawrencemarketbia.ca.
(above photos are from September submissions)
LAST CHANCE:
Need Your October Highlight
Deadline: 12 noon Thursday September 29th.
Please submit one full price or sale price product, service or event you want highlighted in our October edition of Where To Support Local.
You should choose ONE specific item or service. Please see the form for examples.
You MUST provide minimum 3-5 full and complete sentences describing this product/service and provide a photo OR poster image.
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with our readers and social media followers.
Webinar - Supporting Mental Health in the Restaurant Industry Tuesday, October 11th from 11:00 AM ET – 12:00 PM ET.
Organized by Restaurants Canada - "Join us to hear Chef Donna Dooher of Mildred’s Temple Kitchen, Rob O’Toole of the Vertical Café Sun Peaks, Chef Peter Keith of The Public Food Hub/In the Weeds, and Esther Fleurimond expert consultant for workplace health and safety share their support, resources, and best practices to create, and maintain a healthy and inclusive Kitchen Culture. This spirited discussion will be moderated by Chef Kyla Tuori, #FairKitchens ambassador.
Working in a kitchen can be tough, and pressure is always on. That's why it's all the more important to take care of you and your team's mental health. Our partner, #FairKitchens, is sponsoring this event to highlight the importance of mental health and to provide guidance on how to take care of it.
These resources are available for free on their website. Join us to celebrate and endorse these culinary leaders in Canada that are creating and building better workplaces for themselves and their staff."
Can't make it, but still interested? Register now and receive the webinar recording afterwards so you can catch up on your own time.
In a recent meeting of the Toronto Police Division 51 Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) an update on MCIs (Major Crime Indicators) was shared with the group. You can see the full deck by clicking here.
Select Highlights include:
- Major Crime lower YTD in 2022 than 2021 (11% lower)
- Biggest MCI decrease was Break & Enter (-23%)
- Biggest MCI increase was Auto Theft (27.5%)
- July/August gun violence continued to decline compared to same time 2020 and 2021
- Most assaults have occurred on Tuesdays, lowest mid week.
- Most auto theft occurrences were at the beginning of the week
- Most Break and Enters occurred on Mondays and Tuesdays
- Tuesdays have the most occurrences of robberies
- Robberies peak between 2pm and 4pm, with a singular spike at midnight
What is a Business Improvement Area? A Business Improvement Area (BIA) is made up of commercial and industrial property owners and their non-residential tenants who join together under a volunteer Board of Management (BIA Board) to carry out improvements and promote economic development within their designated area.
There are currently 83 BIAs in the City of Toronto. They work in partnership with the City to enhance and promote business areas as safe, vibrant places to do business, unique destinations for tourists and focal points for neighbourhood activity...(click learn more to continue reading.)
Am I a member? Every business and commercial property owner within the boundaries of The St. Lawrence Market Business Improvement Area (BIA), also known at Old Town Toronto, are automatically members of our not-for-profit organization.
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