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Downtown Tillsonburg BIA Year in Review 2020/21

2020 and 2021 brought many challenges and successes for the Downtown Tillsonburg BIA community. Downtown Tillsonburg businesses showed what they are made of: Tenacity, Resiliency, and creativity. Our partners stepped up to offer support for our mission to use the combined strength of all the members in the BIA to beautify & promote the downtown as a place to EAT, SHOP, LIVE & EXPLORE. The Tillsonburg Multi-Service Centre programs have enabled us to build a core beautification team and bring on summer students. This allowed the BIA to deploy beautification elements, transform dead trees to Garden Nodes, and execute seasonal decor programs. Thanks to Tillsonburg Garden Gate and the Tillsonburg Horticultural Society for their support. Our new central office, next to the Town Centre Mall, has made executing programs easier, with us at the heart of the core. The Pop-Up Patio program allowed the hard-hit hospitality businesses to welcome guests throughout the shutdown phases and was named the 2020 Community Economic Development Project of the Year by Community Futures Oxford. The STEPS Public Art Grant and partnership helped us bring public art to downtown tillsonburg with Public Art Benches and decals created by local BIPOC artists. These works of art encouraged exploration through the core while providing a place to rest and take in the sights and sounds of #DTTburg. Our team and board of directors acted fast to create the Rent Relief Program in order to help members stay afloat as they adjusted to the pandemic. The pandemic not only brought challenges, but also opportunities. More than 13 businesses found a home in Downtown Tillsonburg while others pivoted to serve their customers. The BIA adjusted annual events and event strategies to ensure safe events that respect the staffing shortages of members and demands on small businesses. In between BIA events we have supported members’ events and programs. Our online community continues to grow, as we promote all of the ways to support local and EAT, SHOP, LIVE & EXPLORE Downtown Tillsonburg. We continue to focus on communicating with our membership and being a helper in the community. The Downtown Tillsonburg BIA would like to thank all of the members and partners who have helped us move forward in 2020 and 2021. We look forward to all that 2022 will bring.