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Rural BIA Investment & Expansion Project
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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.
Mar
30
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Monday April 11th, 2016
MA1:
Constructing A Social Media Campaign
MA2:
Win This Space – Huron East Economic Development Presentation
MA3:
BIA 2.0 – Shifting the Bottom Line
MA4:
Proving Why Small Matters In A BIG Way
MP3 & MP5:
Governance That Fuels Innovation
MP4:
How to Successfully Survive a Big Dig
MP6:
Data For Fun…And Economics
Tuesday April 12th, 2016
TA1:
Putting the BIA in Music City
TA2:
Small Town – Big Community
TA3:
Placemaking to Attract Tourists
TA4:
Co-Creating A Culture Of Place
TA5:
Accessibility Smart – Make It Your Business!
TA6:
Building Your Small to Mid Sized Community Through Retail Recruitment
TA7:
Revitalization Through Music
TP4:
Member Needs Assistance Roundtable
TP5:
Engage Your 5 Senses in Downtown
Keynote Speakers
Amy Terrill, Music Canada
Putting the “BIA” in Music City