As we move into week three of these unprecedented times, we continue to search for ways to make things easier to navigate for businesses. While things have been difficult, Old East Village businesses continue to adapt and find new ways to access customers if able. At t...

Below you will find a list of resources and supports available to businesses and property owners across Canada during these difficult, uncertain, and strenuous times. With informational, to financial, to promotional resources and supports from Municipal, Federal, and P...

Below is a letter from Ontario Business Improvement Area Association's (OBIAA) Executive Director, Kay Matthews. It is addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. The letter highlights small business concerns surrounding the negative impac...

We’re in difficult and uncertain times amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. Hitting very close to home, we’ve seen in recent days many businesses closing their doors by choice in an effort to help “flatten the curve” we’ve all been talking so much about.

There is so muc...

Strings Cafe & Guitar Shop at 757 Dundas Street in Old East Village is as quaint and welcoming as it is unique. Nestled nicely between Rectory and English, on the north side of Dundas, this place is a dream for the caffeine loving gear head and general public all the s...

Over the past decade, Empty Bowls has become a highly anticipated and beloved event in the Forest City. It is a global initiative led by potters and clay artists to raise awareness and funds for hunger in communities for more than 40 years now. London’s Empty Bowls Fun...

Purpose

The Construction Communication and Administrative Assistant will assist the Old East Village BIA staff during the period of extensive infrastructure improvements to promote the area while proving regular updates to BIA members.   This will include a range of ini...

Yaya’s Kitchen is not your average dining establishment. Located in the London Food Incubator at 630 Dundas, this local gem is a commercial kitchen that hosts monthly pop-ups and supper clubs.

Malvin Wright and his wife Maryam, who's dubbed "the face of the organizatio...