Awards

OBIAA would like to congratulate all of the recipients of 2020 & 2021 and thank all those communities who submitted their work.

2020 & 2021 award winners!


Jeanette MacDonald
Alex Ling Lifetime Achievement Award
 Her passion for small business, place-making and the economic prosperity of downtown neighbourhoods, have been the main pillars of her career.  A powerful advocate for best practices within the world of BIAs, Janette has contributed signicantly to long term projects, with programs being replicated by other BIAs across Ontario.  Her contributions to the city of London and the BIA movements are commended, replicated and supported by BIAs across Canada and the USA, along with various organizations in the Place-Making Industry. 
 Congratulations Jeanette! 

 


Edward V Christie

Pinnacle Award- 2020

Born in Collingwood, Ed Christie is a true hometown hero. After a career in sales with Chipman Chemicals, he returned to his home town in 1976 and purchased a downtown building and the men’s wear business it housed. Within the first year in business, he worked with the town and Chamber of Commerce to convince his fellow downtown business people that a BIA was the answer to the future success of Collingwood’s Downtown. By 1977, the Collingwood BIA was established. Ed continued to lobby his business community and property owners regarding the importance of designating the downtown core as a ‘Heritage District.’ 

As a member of the Local Architectural Advisory Committee and the BIA Board he was a driving force and instrumental in promoting and creating Collingwood’s Downtown Heritage District under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Congratulations Ed!

RELEASE: Downtown District BIA wins awards | Quinte News

 
  Belleville Downtown District BIA

 Enchanted Holiday Night Market 

Special Events + Promotions- Large 2020

RELEASE: Downtown District BIA wins awards | Quinte News

 Belleville Downtown District BIA

Downtown Belleville Rebrand

Marketing + Communications – Large 2020

Liberty Village BIA

Scavenger Hunt

Special Events + Promotions – Small 2020

Huron East Footer logo    

Seaforth BIA

Downtown Seaforth Is Welcoming You

Marketing + Communications – Large 2020

Tucker House

   Bench Beamsville BIA

 Pumpkin Parade

Special Events + Promotions – Small 2020

Baby Point Gates BIA (@BabyPointGates) / Twitter

Baby Point Gates BIA

Baby Point Terrace 

Streetscaping + Public Realm Improvements- Small 2020

 

The Glebe BIA

Glebe Parkettes

 Streetscaping + Public Realm Improvements – Large

 

Downtown Timmins

Downtown Timmins BIA

 Youth Murals

COVID Spirit- 2021

  

Peterborough Downtown BIA

 Win This Space, The Next Generation

 Business Retention , Recruitment + Expansion


The Junction BIA

 1st Annual Window Wonderland

  Best Initiative Award – 2021

 

Downtown Guelph Business Association 

Covid Response

Best Innovative Approach To Communicating With Members  Award – 2021

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