We’ve just wrapped up the 2025 BIA Conference!
The 2026 Annual BIA Conference will take place
April 19-22, 2026
in St. Catharines, ON.
Mar30
Awards
OBIAA would like to congratulate all of the recipients of 2017 and thank all those communities who submitted their work.
2017 award winners!
Doug Ritchie
Alex Ling Award
Andrew Marks has been involved with the Downtown Timmins BIA since 1988 and has worked with four consecutive Executive Directors since then. He is described as a “stabilizing foundation” for the BIA over the years. Doug Ritchie has been the Managing Director of the Downtown Kingston BIA since 1983. When Doug first arrived in Kingston, the downtown was a virtual ghost town, but Doug saw past all of the negatives and set to turn things around. Over the past 34 years he has been instrumental in creating, leading, and putting into action various projects and initiatives that have enabled the city of Kingston to claim as their own, one of the most vibrant, mid-sized downtowns in North America. Thank you Doug for all you do.
Congratulations Doug!
Downtown Tillsonburg BIA & Town Of Tillsonburg
Facade Improvement Program
Bricks & Mortar
Downtown Welland BIA
Clean Streets Team
Accessibility & Education Award
Bracebridge BIA
Fire And Ice
Special Events + Promotions- Small
Peterborough Downtown BIA
Pulse!
Special Events + Promotions – Large
Waterdown BIA
Growing Followers In Waterdown Village
Accessibility & Education Award
Downtown Welland BIA
The Power Of Partnerships
Streetscaping + Public Realm- Small
Downtown Yonge BIA
Richmond Street Improvements
Streetscaping + Public Realm- Small
Toronto Financial District BIA
Richmond Street Improvements
Streetscaping + Public Realm – Large
