Bylaw to limit bars in the Market
The City is considering changing the wording of a bylaw for the Byward Market area which will expand the definition of “nightclub”, and restrict the ability of restaurants to operate like bars after dinner. In 2006, City Council passed a bylaw prohibiting new bars from opening up in the Market in order to allow time […]
Protecting yourself against counterfeit bank notes
I ran across an interesting article in the Financial Post the other day talking about retailers who refuse to accept certain denominations of Canadian currency. Another recent story discusses counterfeit $100.00 bills being passed in Toronto stores back in April.
Many of you are probably familiar with stores which have signs posted indicating that they refuse to accept $50.00 bills or $100.00 bills. It […]
No gay village for Bank Street
There may not be enough interest amongst business owners to have part of Bank Street declared as a gay village. The Bank Street BIA commissioned a survey to see if enough of its members wanted to pursue the initiative. Apparently, the study showed that there was strong support for the idea as well as strong opposition. Based on these findings, the BIA […]
