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Photos of 40th Anniversary of BIAs

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40th Anniversary of Bloor West Village

Take a Tour of Downtown Yonge Street

Downtown Yonge is much more than just a great place to shop; it's one of the city's most remarkable areas for its history as well as architecture and culture.

Out-of-town guests as well as Torontonians alike can learn even more about the unique aspects of the city's bustling core during twice-daily guided walking tours offered by the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area (BIA)

The second phase of construction began this week on Roncesvalles Avenue.

With watermain and sewer work finished at the beginning of the summer season, streetscape and TTC track improvements could commence, announced Parkdale-High Park Gord Perks in an email newsletter to his constituents.

Thanking the community again for its "leadership" on the Roncesvalles Village reconstruction project, Perks conveyed his pride for his neighbourhood's ongoing transformation.

In 1970, the Bloor West Village Business Improvement Area became Toronto's first BIA. Today, there are 71 across the city.

The year was 1970 and a novel idea was taking shape at the Petit Paris, a Bloor St. W. bakery popular for its cream cakes.

The year was 1970 and a novel idea was taking shape at the Petit Paris, a Bloor Street West bakery. In the back room, a few local businessmen would gather to chat. Two fixtures in the ongoing conversation were Neil McLellan, who owned a jewelry store on Bloor Street West, and William (Bill) Whiteacre, a lawyer.

Tax decision worries city

Legal options considered in wake of court ruling that lowers tax burden on downtown office towers.

"Lionel Miskin, who heads the tax committee for the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas, said the impact of the ruling is "unpredictable."

A greater worry is the recent end of a two-year freeze on assessments, he said: "Huge numbers of our members will see our assessments skyrocketing."

Election Campaigns Avoiding Tax Issue

Small business apprehensive about looming assessments

TORONTO October 3, 2007 - One issue which has received scant attention in the Ontario Election Campaign is the current value property tax and it's effect on small business.

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