august 2014 - Uptown Waterloo
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august 2014 - Uptown Waterloo
AUGUST 2014 U P D AT E U P D AT E 26th annual SUN LIFE FINANCIAL WATERLOO BUSKER CARNIVAL THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 Have fun with the family as international performers take over King St. in UpTown Waterloo! Consider keeping your business open later to take advantage of increased pedestrian traffic on these days. Willis Way and King St. will be closed Thurs., Aug. 21 at 9:00 am through Sun., Aug. 24 at 5:00 pm. SIDEWALK SALE Don’t forget! Bring your wares out onto the sidewalk all weekend long during the Busker Carnival, Thurs., Aug. 21 through Sun., Aug. 24. Please be mindful to keep a pathway clear for pedestrians. Let us know if you will be participating by calling 519-885-1921 or emailing [email protected] and we will help promote your sale on social media! FESTIVAL OF FOOLS: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 7:30 PM Get up close and personal with the 2014 Buskers! Tickets: $60, www.waterloo-buskers.com MORE UPCOMING EVENTS Open Streets August 3, September 14 Have fun exploring King St. from William St. to Bridgeport Rd.! Thursday Nights UpTown June through September, 5:00 - 8:00 pm Explore the streets as they come alive with music from local artists. Visit www.uptownwaterloobia.com for a full schedule. UPCOMING STREET CLOSURES King St. Aug. 3 Open Streets, Car & Bike Show Aug. 21-24 Busker Carnival Sept. 14Open Streets Willis Way Aug. 3 Car & Bike Show Aug. 21-24 Busker Carnival Networking Meeting: Monday, September 8, 5:00 - 7:00 pm - Atrium, 33 Erb St. W. Lunch and Learn: Tuesday, September 23, 12:00 - 1:30 pm (Location TBA) Both of these sessions will feature guest speaker Kim Moser from the Region of Waterloo to discuss ION/LRT. WINDOW DISPLAY CONTEST Monday, August 18 - Sunday, August 24 Congratulations to our Easter/ Spring Window Display Contest winner, Joy of Flowers! Registration deadline: Thursday, August 14 (Call the BIA office to register; 519-885-1921) Winner receives a free ad in snap’d! Dress your window in a Busker Carnival theme. The winner will be selected by members of the Marketing Committee. Only businesses that register for the contest will be judged. UpTown Update The Newsletter of the UpTown Waterloo Business Improvement Area AUGUST 2014 • 1 WELCOME Rees Communications Pure + Simple 49 Albert St. 1 - 42 Bridgeport Rd. E. Vape for Life The Patch 75 King St. S. (The Shops) 44 King St. S. UpTown Waterloo Events Open Streets August 3, September 14 Sun Life Financial Waterloo Busker Carnival August 21-24, 2014 Oktoberfest Pancake Breakfast October 11, 2014 UpTown Waterloo Great Oktoberfest Barrel Race October 11, 2014 Carl’s Jr. 75 King St. S. (The Shops) Quick Sandwiches 95 King St. S. (Willis Way) FOND FAREWELL COMING SOON Thanksgiving Day Parade October 13, 2014 SKIRT 44 King St. S. UpTown Waterloo BIA Annual General Meeting November 5, 2014 Santa Claus Parade November 15, 2014 Holiday Open House November 2014 FREE Horse Drawn Trolley Rides November & December 2014 Victorian Carollers December 2014 Winterloo February 2015 A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Kitchener Waterloo Comedy Festival March 2015 Cruzin on the Square May 2015 Solstice Sampling June 2015 2014 is a Municipal election year, and as such, it is also when the UpTown Waterloo BIA looks forward to electing and/or re-electing your Board of Directors. If you are interested in a seat on the board or would like more information on what it means to be a board member, please contact me directly (see below); I will be happy to meet with you to discuss. Sun Life Financial UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival July 18-20, 2014 Patti Brooks, Executive Director patti.brooks @waterloo.ca 519-885-1921 Paul Puncher 519-888-7999 2010-2014 UpTown Waterloo Board of Directors Jeff Zavitz, Tavis Roland Development 519-497-9897 Kim MacCormack, Bank of Montreal 519-885-9156 Lawrence Greaves, Oldfield, Greaves, & D’Agostino 519-576-7200 Tony Graci, Graci Financial 519-804-9061 ION UPDATE ION was part of the recent Sun Life Financial UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival where more than 500 residents from across the region visited the ION booth near the Main Stage. ION staff were on-site to answer questions, hand out light rail transit (LRT) route maps and provide rapid transit information during the annual jazz celebration. This was the second successful community event for ION in July as the 60-foot mock-up of the LRT vehicle visited Downtown Kitchener as part of the Days of #KWAwesome. An amazing 4,279 people took a tour of the vehicle during the four-day visit. They also had an opportunity to chat with staff about the Region’s other Transportation services, including Grand River Transit, and on-going projects such as the King/Victoria Transit Hub, the Community Building Strategy and the Regional Transportation Master Plan. During two similar events in 2013, including one in UpTown Waterloo, more than 3,000 residents toured the LRT vehicle. Watch for another visit from the ION LRT mock-up next summer. Alnoor Keshvani, LOOP Clothing 519-746-1688 Melissa Durrell, City Councillor 519-747-8784 Catherine McCall, Bank of Montreal 519-885-0083 Kathy King, Primus Property Management 519-886-4190 Scott Witmer, City Councillor 519-747-8784 Michele Baumgarten, Marketing & PR Consultant 226-972-7442 Nancy Fox, Investors Group 519-886-2360, ext. 247 Wendy Vasco, Sun Life Financial 519-888-3900, ext. 6185 Celene Lecompte, Princess Café (non-voting) 519-886-0227 Derek Henderson (non-voting) 519-883-5352 Liasion to the Board of Directors Justin McFadden (non-voting) Economic Development, City of Waterloo Liaison 519-747-8539 Patti Brooks (non-voting) Executive Director, UpTown Waterloo BIA 519-885-1921 For more information, contact Kim Moser, ION’s Manager of Community Relations: 519-575-4757, ext. 3461. Connect with ION: www.facebook.com/ROWRapidTransit @ROWRapidTransit www.rapidtransit.regionofwaterloo.ca UpTown Update The Newsletter of the UpTown Waterloo Business Improvement Area CONTACT US Keep an eye out for an ION construction schedule, which will be available shortly and will also be posted on the ION website. The UpTown Waterloo Business Improvement Area is a not-for-profit organization directed by a volunteer Board of Directors whose mandate is to promote, beautify and maintain the UpTown Waterloo core. P. 519-885-1921 E. [email protected] W. www.uptownwaterloobia.com AUGUST 2014 • 2 Important Message for Waterloo Businesses City of Waterloo's Proposed Business Licensing By-Law This message is important to all businesses in Waterloo. It appears that some businesses could have to pay an annual business licensing fee. Please see the following message from the City of Waterloo. The Proposed Business Licensing By-Law can be viewed at this link: http://goo.gl/MZ3RBd The proposed by-law (accessed via the link above) is intended to continue to regulate various business activities throughout the City. It is a comprehensive by-law which lays out specific regulations/requirements depending on business type. Generally speaking, licenses expire on a yearly basis as outlined in schedule 4 of the above by-law and yearly renewal fees apply. If you have other questions, please send an email to [email protected]. The staff report can be found here: http://www.waterloo.ca/businesslicenses/ Delegations If you would like to register as a delegation to speak on the matter, please send an email to [email protected] or call 519-747-8549. More information about registering as a delegation can be found on the City of Waterloo's website at http://www.waterloo.ca/en/government/delegationregistration.asp. The deadline to register and receive a full 10 minutes would be 10:00 am, Monday, August 11th. If you register after that time, you will have only 5 minutes. Questions? If you have further questions about any of the above, please contact the City of Waterloo’s By-Law Office (519-747-8785) or email [email protected]. As you may be already aware, last week there were several small fires in the UpTown area, and they appear to have been intentionally set. In light of these events, the City of Waterloo’s Fire Rescue Services would like all UpTown businesses to adhere to the following guidelines and pass them along to staff: 1. Please refrain from keeping combustible waste and recycling items such as cardboard boxes outside until it needs to be picked up. If you need to place items outside, store them in a secure location or containers. If your business uses large industrial garbage/recycling bins, lock them with a chain and lock. This will help to reduce any potential fire hazards on the outside of the buildings. 2. Owners and staff should review their Fire Emergency Procedures for their businesses, so they know what actions to take if they discover a fire. Always make sure that everyone gets out, activate the fire alarm system if one is installed and call Waterloo Fire Rescue at 9-1-1. 3. If business owners/staff see anyone suspicious around their properties, please call Waterloo Regional Police Service: 519-653-7700. If you have further questions or concerns, please contact John Percy, Public Education Officer, Fire Rescue Services: 519-884-6030 ext. 3009 or [email protected]. Thank you for your cooperation.
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