5:30 pm Registration of Members and Guests AGENDA 6:00 pm Welcome- VIPs, Board Members, Sponsors and 2018-2022 Board Introductions: Andrea Steenbakkers, Executive Director, BIA

6:05 pm Call to Order and Opening Remarks: BBIA Chair- Jason MacDonald

Motion to call to order 2018 AGM Moved By: Seconded By:

6:10 pm Remarks from our Mayor: Mayor Jim Watson

6:25 pm BBIA 2018 Achievements and 2019 Plans: BBIA Chair- Jason MacDonald

6:35 pm 2017 Draft Audited Statement, 2018 Budget Review, 2019 Budget: Marlene L. Grant, CPA, CGA, BBIA Treasurer Motion to Accept the 2019 Budget Moved by: Seconded by:

6:45 pm Volunteer recognition: Jason MacDonald

6:50 pm Motion to Accept the 2018-2022 slate of acclaimed Board candidates Moved by: Seconded by:

6:55 pm Questions to the BBIA Board of Managers: Andrea Steenbakkers

7:00 pm Motion to Close Meeting: Jason MacDonald Moved By: Seconded by:

Local Food & Beverage Showcase Immediately following the close of the meeting, in the atrium. Join us to sample food and drink provided by local businesses. Cash donations are being collected for the Salvation Army. Donations collected for alcoholic beverage samples will also be donated to the Salvation Army.

BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from the Chair 3

Vision and Direction 4

Key Strategic Directions 5

The Year in Review and 2019 Preview 6

Volunteers 10

BBIA Board of Management 11

About the BBIA 12

Addendums: 2018-2022 Board Of Management Bios and 2018 Budget Review/2019 Final Budget

FOLLOW US FOR UP-TO-DATE INFO THE BARRHAVEN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA Barrhaven Business Improvement Area (BBIA) — ’s @Barrhavenbia first suburban BIA created on January 1, 2006. There are 130 properties in the BBIA and 500 businesses within our barrhavenbia boundaries; Highway 416, the south side of Fallowfield Road, the west side of Prince of Wales and the south urban barrhavenbia boundary. All properties within the BIA boundary are automatically members of the BIA. MESSAGE FROM THE popular Breakfast for Businesses series Finally, on behalf of the Board of CHAIR as well as adding in a Trade Show Directors, and all of our members, we December 5th, 2018 component and smaller Business-to- thank our dedicated staff; our Executive Business workshops. We will also work Director, Andrea Steenbakkers and again with the City of Ottawa to run our Executive Assistant, Dawn Lilly. We Dear Members, a weekly graffiti patrol and removal look forward to the continued growth program that continues to net positive of our business community with some Welcome to the 2018 Annual General results. We created our Ambassadors exciting new changes, new faces and Meeting of the Barrhaven Business program to foster enhanced new challenges for 2019. The level Improvement Area. We continue communication with our local malls and of opportunity, the strength of this to work hard to serve our members have recognized key individuals who community and the business within it from this great business community have greatly helped in passing along help re-affirm that we are very fortunate in Barrhaven. I would like to express our messages to their colleagues. to be here in Barrhaven. my deep appreciation and gratitude to each of the current Board members Going forward in 2019, we have Jason MacDonald and to those who help contribute to decided to combine the Marketing Barrhaven BIA Chair our committees day in and day out, and Membership Engagement Owner, MacDonald Moussa Team who gave of their time and skills in committees into one Marketing/ Remax Hallmark Realty Group serving our members this past year. All Membership Committee as much of volunteer both their time and effort! the work each of them do overlap. We are also very honoured to present Having one committee will streamline the incoming Board of Managers efforts and allow us more capacity to this evening, who will assume the introduce new programs and initiatives leadership role in February once for businesses to participate in and approved by Ottawa City Council. leverage for your own business. One, more efficient committee will also Our Board participated in a enable us to provide enhancements comprehensive strategic planning to and better service for, our existing exercise in early February. We revisited programs. our current organizational vision, mission, goals and strategic objectives, The Barrhaven BIA fosters healthy and developed a revised direction partnerships with many organizations; for the organization. A strategic Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, plan helped the BBIA to redefine its Business Improvement Area organizational vision and function Association and, of course, the other in order to be more responsive and Ottawa area BIAs through Ottawa accountable to its members and the Council of BIAs (OCOBIA). Following community. Following the strategic the dissolution of the City’s Business planning process, we have started Advisory Committee in 2012, OCOBIA to use the reported directives to was formed to represent all BIAs and create a comprehensive marketing serve as a mechanism to liaise with City and communications campaign to Council and staff on issues impacting showcase Barrhaven and all that it businesses in Ottawa. Ottawa has to offer. currently has 19 BIAs, covering urban, suburban and rural areas of the City. This was a very busy year to say the Collectively, Ottawa’s BIAs represent least! Our Marketing committee over 8000 businesses and more than worked to create new initiatives for 25% of jobs in the City. The BIAs in local businesses while continuing Ottawa employ people in more than 20 with our very popular programs. Our different employment sectors. There is Membership Engagement committee strength in numbers and we are proud continued to offer the extremely to continue to work with these fantastic organizations on your behalf.

BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 3 MANDATE, VISION AND DIRECTION

MANDATE STRATEGIC PLANS STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS SUPPORTING OUR THE BARRHAVEN BIA IS THE VISION Perception Priority – Develop and LOCAL LEADER FOR BUSINESS nurture partnerships for BBIA and its RESOURCES, SERVICES Property development and continued members with our community groups, AND ADVOCACY. WE ARE commercial core growth through the residents and City to create a safe and vibrant environment in which we can all COMMITTED TO HELPING Barrhaven Town Centre Secondary Plan. work, live and play. LOCAL BUSINESS MEMBERS MAKE AND SAVE MONEY Major Infrastructure plans dealing Political Priority – Advocacy to AND TO BRINGING HIGH- with transportation; continued road strengthen local political and bureaucratic contacts at all levels of VALUE EMPLOYMENT TO THE improvements, extensions and widenings: LRT from Baseline to government to keep them working on BARRHAVEN REGION. Marketplace to Cambrian, Jockvale our behalf. VISION Road, Greenbank Road, Strandherd Drive and Chapman Mills corridor Vision Priority – Strive to develop a TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE, development. clear and concise, current and future vision for Barrhaven. DEVELOP AND ADVOCATE Commitment from City’s Economic FOR THE BUSINESSES Development department to assist in ORGANIZATIONAL OF BARRHAVEN TO HELP profi ling our area and the promotion VALUES of our employment land make this area STIMULATE PROSPERITY AND 1. Ethics: wisdom/visionary/ more attractive to new employment EMPLOYMENT GROWTH. transparency based-businesses thus generating 2. Integrity: integrator/inspirer additional revenue opportunities 3. Leadership: partner/mentor for supporting retail and service 4. Accountability: facilitator/infl uencer businesses. Pilot Development: 5. Caring: relationship management Citigate Prestige Business Park is now priority a priority area of focus for the City of Ottawa.

4 BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 KEY STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

ADVOCACY MARKETING SAFETY

The Barrhaven BIA functions as an Marketing Barrhaven as a welcoming The Barrhaven BIA is committed to advocate for Barrhaven businesses and and comfortable yet exciting place creating a welcoming experience in organizations providing an opportunity to live, work, shop and visit and our business districts through various for members to speak with a united positioning it as the City’s premiere programs that assist in providing voice on issues of common concern suburban community are fundamental a superior experience to people and a variety of interests thereby objectives of our BIA. We achieve this visiting, living, working and shopping increasing their infl uence on policies through a variety of advertising and in Barrhaven. BBIA projects have that aff ect them. These issues include promotional initiatives: included a comprehensive professional but are not limited to; • Website, Facebook, Twitter, graffi ti removal program and working • business recruitment, retention, Instagram, promotional groups with local property managers revitalization and redevelopment pamphlets, community signage to raise common issues and identify • government, membership, and bi-weekly local newspaper eff ective solutions. The Barrhaven BIA community and media relations advertorial features pursues, in consultation with police • transportation and transit issues • Subsidized monthly advertising and area stakeholders such as our • public consultation, public policy features in local paper Community Associations, the delivery development and review, bylaw • Pageantry- Annual Barrhaven Santa of safety programs in Barrhaven. We enforcement and social issues Claus Parade and Breakfast with have addressed security concerns by Santa in Barrhaven providing local businesses with access • Community Events Calendar- free to tools and information such as private tool to post local events security monitoring, safety audits, • Barrhaven Business Banners and lighting and business watch security Online Business Directory to networks. display your brand • Sponsorship- Barrhaven Canada Day, Barrhaven Food Cupboard Annual Fundraiser and Top Shelf Ball Hockey 4-on-4 • Networking and learning opportunities and information sharing through our Breakfast for Businesses events and our new B2B workshop series

BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 5 2018 HIGHLIGHTS/2019 PREVIEW

MARKETING AND • Continuation of bi-weekly • Video profiles for local businesses SPECIAL EVENTS Barrhaven Independent will be featured on our website and COMMITTEE advertorials for local businesses social media pages. including special offerings for CONTINUING AND ENHANCED major sponsors of the Santa Claus SMART GROWTH PROGRAMS AND EVENTS parade DEVELOPMENT • Annual Barrhaven Santa Parade: COMMITTEE • We have added signage at local planning, development and arenas on the ice rink boards: execution. Community-based In 2019, we will invest in a major Walter Baker Centre and Minto working committee assisted marketing initiative to promote our Recreation Centre with parade. Over $3000 in cash economic strategy and highlight the • Drop by and check out our new and 3000 lbs of food donations great opportunities for employment signs at the BBIA Boardroom office collected! Addition of the very development in the Barrhaven area. successful Breakfast with Santa behind the library at the Walter The ongoing focus of the BBIA is in Barrhaven, a new annual Baker Centre on long-term employment-based tradition! See our website at www. • We now feature a weekly business job growth and protecting the core SantaClausBarrhaven.com for profile on our website’s home page commercial area of Barrhaven. more information. and we promote them using our Ottawa’s suburban communities play • Annual Christmas advertising social media pages- #MyBarrhaven a vital role within the larger context campaign- gateways, road signs, • Fabulous website with; Community of our city and offer the ability to be social media Calendar, Barrhaven Look Book- sustainable communities that are • Continued use of our gateway a digital magazine to promote complete with work, live and play signs to promote Barrhaven with a Barrhaven as a great place to be for opportunities. Continued growth and complete new set installed this Fall prospective employers and their new development within Ottawa’s with a fresh new look! staff as well as new residents, BBIA suburbs are able to serve as test sites • Continued support of major local Twitter feed integration and more! for advancing economic growth and events such as; Top Shelf 4-on-4, • Social media sharing of members’ implementing smart technology an annual Barrhaven Ball Hockey news and posts! Find us on solutions to support economic growth. Facebook.com/BarrhavenBIA, Tournament for Barrhaven youth, Twitter.com/@BarrhavenBIA and Canada Day in Barrhaven and the Through a Barrhaven Pilot Project, the Instagram.com/BarrhavenBIA. Barrhaven Food Cupboard Fall City will explore ways to position a Use the #MyBarrhaven hashtag for Annual Fundraiser. Barrhaven Food suburban community within the City’s all of your posts! Cupboard Fall Harvest Dinner. economic development ecosystem • Branded business community and promote suburban economic banner program on Strandherd, NEW FOR 2019 development that embraces future Woodroffe and Greenbank technologies. As the global economy • We are preparing branded corridors to enhance the evolves, Ottawa and all its communities Welcome to Barrhaven neighbourhood and show our must be positioned as competitive and reusable bags with advertising businesses’ support of the desirable places to live. opportunities, both inside and out, community. Includes sponsorship for local businesses. Bags will be Barrhaven is well-positioned to be a opportunity for local businesses distributed to new residents via driver for Ottawa’s economy, as it offers to promote their brand. New look local realty and new-home builder a balance of residential, institutional, just installed! offices. and recreational uses. As a first step • Monthly subsidized advertising • We are researching several for considering the larger Ottawa opportunities in the local opportunities for group purchasing context, Barrhaven will serve as a pilot Barrhaven Independent. programs for local businesses and community to develop strategies that property owners.

6 BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 will help define and support the become a not-for-profit and will hire walking. Join in the conversation as community’s positioning in the City’s a dedicated Executive Director who we explore various solutions including economic development ecosystem, will lead the association to become funding options for approved projects in including testing smart city solutions, a well-recognized and respected the current Transportation Master Plan. to ensure that new communities business voice and resource in Ottawa. The Barrhaven BIA will be submitting are complete and implement both Collectively, BIAs represent over 8000 a report for consideration early in the economic development and strategic businesses across the City. new year as the formal review processes planning initiatives. start for the City of Ottawa’s Official The Move Barrhaven Avancer Plan, Transportation Master Plan and The careful consideration of the Transportation forum is on January Development Charges Bylaw. development of the Barrhaven Town 29th, 2019 at the Cedarhill Golf Centre is very important. The well- Club. We invite you to join us. Let’s Agri East Lowlands: Advocating for planned integration of the core with get Barrhaven moving! local growth in the agriculture sector our employment areas is key as we can ensure that Barrhaven is built differently Peak-hour traffic congestion is a direct We are proud to introduce you to a than other suburban areas, offering a result of how we live: too many people new collaborative organization in more hip and social vibe to millennial want to move to the same places Eastern Ontario. The Barrhaven BIA workers. We need the LRT to service at the same times each day. It is the is a founding member of the Agri East our , and further price we are currently paying for our Lowlands (AEL), an innovative and south to a future Cambrian Station, with lifestyle choices; working/living in collaborative network organization in an off-road dedicated corridor from different areas of the City and living the Eastern Ontario Lowlands, a sub- , through Fallowfield in a relatively low-density community region of Eastern Ontario bounded by Station. We need our future BRT to that public transit cannot efficiently the Ottawa, Rideau and St. Lawrence come into the heart of Citigate through serve. Barrhaven residents need more rivers. Our work aims to foster economic the downtown and passing our future accessible, sustainable and efficient growth across the agri-food value Barrhaven Main Street (Greenbank choices for their commute. Public chain through strategic networking, or other N-S road). We also need to transit improvements will have a advancements in technology, training incorporate arts and culture to make positive economic impact on our and education, communications Barrhaven a complete community that community and encourage transit- and marketing and rural community attracts today’s employers. Millennials oriented development including much- engagement. will represent 75% of the workforce needed employment. Our current road Stakeholders throughout the agri-food by 2025 and 89% of them will pledge system does not have the capacity to value chain of Eastern Ontario Lowlands loyalty to companies that support handle peak-hour loads: they need to are working in isolated groups and good causes. They are social and be expanded. therefore duplicating efforts and or purpose-driven. Given that we have According to a recent poll of missing opportunities to make informed a “greenfield” slate, we can proceed local residents, more than 50% of and lasting economic impact in the accordingly. commuters use private vehicles. region. Our Executive Director (ED), Andrea Besides having inefficient and Despite the growing numbers in food Steenbakkers, and Board member unreliable public transit service, our system stakeholders, industry and Stacey MacLellan sit on the Board for own cars are more comfortable, faster, public investment opportunities, rising the Ottawa Council of BIAs (OCOBIA). more convenient and more flexible for consumer interest, and advancements This Board meets bi-monthly, and doing multiple tasks on one trip than in research and tech development quarterly with the Mayor and senior almost any form of public transit. Given in recent years; public sector staff, City staff, to work on business-related that so many residents must drop off industry leaders, business owners, issues in the City. The economic children, pick up children, do errands research and development institutions, development department has greatly (the services and stores are not close community agencies, and residents are improved efforts to collaborate more enough to home to walk to) and make still under-resourced, misguided, and effectively with economic development appointments while commuting to often divided on how best to create a stakeholders across the City, and to or from work, we must make other revitalized, prosperous, and resilient improve the collaboration capacity more sustainable options much more regional local food economy. of all stakeholders, including the attractive than they currently are; BIAs. In 2019, OCOBIA will officially carpooling, using public transit, biking, BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 7 What differentiates AEL from similar Here is what members told us were • Breakfast for Businesses series for initiatives is the focused work in their greatest challenges; local business networking and Eastern Ontario, the holistic agri-food #1 cost of doing business opportunities for learning and sharing stakeholder and systems lens, and the #2 cost of marketing and information. A mini tradeshow set up intended use of facilitated “bottom-up” advertising in the coffee/networking lounge area community engagement to develop, was added in 2018. incubate, and apply emerging agri- How the BBIA responded to your • New B2B Workshop series featuring food technology and solutions. feedback; small group learning opportunities • We hired two social In general, AEL aims to connect local for local businesses over lunch or media students for the summer farm and food business owners with breakfast- free to all members! to help individual businesses get other stakeholders across the agri- • Annual Volunteer Appreciation set up to use social media for food value chain. By co-creating, Networking Social effective marketing. incubating, and accelerating regional • Professional packages for members • We now give assistance initiatives that support business outlining the benefits of the BBIA, its with creating your own B2B local and industry development through programs and services are available event- have an idea or expertise to advancements in technology, AEL for all businesses share with other businesses? hopes to establish the Eastern Ontario • It is our goal to continue to actively We can help! Lowlands as a diverse, prosperous, and engage the business community • Free Advertorials in the resilient agri-food region. and encourage local owners and Barrhaven Independent are operators to contribute constructively We are hosting a series of roundtable now promoted online and on to the association in ways that are meetings with regional MP’s and MPP’s Facebook. meaningful to them and important early in the new year to ask for their • We offer networking for their business development. support whether through access to opportunities for our businesses Together we are stronger! funding or assisting with partnerships. through our breakfast series, B2B • New Ambassadors Program Our goal is to foster advancement in workshops and at our AGM social. We invited business owners from each this high growth sector, supported by • Continuing dissemination of mall to be a part of our program to the City of Ottawa and Invest Ottawa important business information; assist with enhanced engagement as a key area of focus under their new we are members of many with and communication between strategic plans. Barrhaven serves as a professional associations (OBIAA, the BBIA and its members. A huge bridge between the urban technology OCOBIA, OCC, OBoT). We and heart-felt thank you to these hub in West Ottawa and the vast, pass along pertinent legislative volunteers; rich and productive rural lands to information from them. Lori Pratt – CIBC, Grayson Doherty our South. Supported by local land- • We are producing Welcome to – Toys on Fire, Chris Evangelidis owners, we are confident that our Barrhaven bags for local realty and – Quiznos, David De Almeida – Highway 416 Citigate business park is new home builder offices- sponsor Anabia Cupcakery Café, Emily optimally-located for investment in this the bag and/or contribute your Mirsky – Cobs Bread, JP McAvoy sector. marketing piece. – Conduct Law, Jennifer Grundy – Barrhaven Optometric Centre, Muna We are always liste ning! MEMBERSHIP Mohammed – Wish Photobooth, Jody McCombe – Educara ENGAGEMENT REVIEW OF OUR CONTINUING Montessori, John Tan – The UPS COMMITTEE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR Store, Heather Burnett – Brokerlink, MEMBERS 2018 MEMBERS SURVEY UPDATE Kevin McKeown- Capital Mortgages Inc. In January, we did an electronic survey • Continue to reach out to the • Hosted an Ambassadors luncheon of the membership asking businesses business community for input, early this year: interactive feedback what they are looking for; relevant and questions and direction through session to share information. pressing issues, keynote speakers/ our website, email, social media • Large, coroplast window stickers themes/topics of interest. We adjusted and MailChimp electronic updates given to Ambassadors as recognition our programs accordingly! • AGM with annual Barrhaven Food for their significant contribution to the and Beverage Showcase BBIA! 8 BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 GRAFFITI REMOVAL AND ABATEMENT

Comprehensive Graffiti Removal Program to continue. In 2013 and 2014 we saw a huge decline in the number of tags to 36 per year. Since 2015 we have consistently averaged fewer than 40 tags annually. We recently added several new malls to our weekly graffiti patrol and removal program.

STATISTICS FOR 2018 GRAFFITI REMOVAL AND ABATEMENT PROGRAM

MONTH CALL UPS TAGS REMOVED

January 5 1 February 4 2 March 4 11 April 5 2 May 4 3 June 4 4 July 5 4 August 4 3 September 4 2 October 5 2 November 4 3 Total 48 37

BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 9 VOLUNTEERS

Our Board would like to say a special thank you to the committee members who have dedicated their time, energy and ideas over the past year...

Russell Arthurs and Courtney Taylor Trade Secrets Dr. Loralee Hardy Barrhaven Optometric Centre Rachel Onfrichuk Barrhaven Optometric Centre Nim Moussa MacDonald Moussa Team Julie Dorion Remax Hallmark Realty Group Red Wagon Studio Chris Derrig Cst. Sherry Jordan Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade OPS Nick Dean James Doyle DeanRyans Inc. Barrhaven Lions Club Darrell Bartraw WBCA Bradley Green Staples Barrhaven Haider and Abbass Ansari Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade Tom Moss BBIA Smart Growth Susan Brownrigg-Smith BBIA Smart Growth Charmion Renwick-Barrette Cedargrove Massage Therapy Mother Teresa High School Student Volunteers Meredith DeMora Barrhaven Food Cupboard Volunteers BBIA AGM Sequoia Church Volunteers Angela Yablonski BBIA AGM Rosa Ramos Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade/BBIA AGM Steve Boucher Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade Nick Lilly Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade Mark Maclellan Plato’s Closet Barrhaven Lions Club Volunteers

Taimour Awan Stonebridge, Half Moon Bay, West Barrhaven, Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade Barrhaven East, Cedarhill, Orchard Estates and Havenlea-Orchard Estates Community Nassar Moussa Associations MacDonald Moussa Team Remax Hallmark Realty Group Spencer McPherson 3D Imaging Carol Anne Meehan Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade Hot 89.9 Jenni from the Block Salvation Army Barrhaven Volunteers Barrhaven Santa Claus Parade

10 BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 THE 2017-18 BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

Executive Director Andrea Steenbakkers 613-825-8242 [email protected]

Chair Jason MacDonald 613-297-5712 [email protected]

Vice-Chair Jagdeep Perhar 613-720-4518 [email protected]

Treasurer Marlene L. Grant, CPA, CGA 613-823-6878 [email protected]

Councillor Jan Harder 613-580-2473 [email protected]

Councillor Michael Qaqish 613- 580-2751 [email protected]

Member at Large Vijay Shukla 613-823-1700 [email protected]

Member at Large Simon Beaulieu 613-825-1064 [email protected]

Member at Large Stacey MacLellan 613-825-2765 [email protected]

Member at Large Chris Kimball 613-825-5495 [email protected]

Member at Large Jennifer Grundy 613-825-3931 [email protected]

Member at Large Aneeka Ward 613-825-7773 [email protected]

Member at Large Glenn Van Gulik 613-799-8680 [email protected]

Executive Assistant Dawn Lilly 613-229-1618 [email protected]

THE INCOMING BOARD OF MANAGEMENT 2018-2022

Simon Beaulieu- Tim Hortons Christian Campanale- Campanale Homes

Mark Dickie- 20/eight Digital Marlene L. Grant- CPA, CGA, MLG Professional Corporation Jennifer Grundy- Barrhaven Optometric Chris Kimball- Sobeys Jason MacDonald- MacDonald Moussa Team ReMax Jagdeep Perhar- Multicorp Realty

Vijay Shukla- IDA/Guardian Glenn Van Gulik- Salvation Army Barrhaven

Councillor Jan Harder- City of Ottawa Councillor Carol Anne Meehan- City of Ottawa

Reserve Members Kyle Cuthbert- Arbor Memorial JP McAvoy- Conduct Law

Muna Mohammed- Wish Photobooth Peter Murphy- Heart and Crown

Staff Andrea Steenbakkers, Executive Director Dawn Lilly, Executive Assistant

BARRHAVEN BIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 11 ABOUT THE BARRHAVEN BIA WHO WHY Barrhaven Business Improvement Area The Barrhaven BIA spearheads a (BBIA) — Ottawa’s first suburban BIA number of initiatives that promote created on January 1, 2006. There are Barrhaven to the advantage of all the 130 properties in the BBIA and 500 properties located within its boundary. businesses within our boundaries; Through the BIA, members become Highway 416, the south side of more involved and informed about Fallowfield Road, the west side of the plans and developments that Prince of Wales and the south urban affect them. These include issues boundary. All properties within the such as property development, BIA boundary are automatically policies, policing, by-laws, traffic members of the BIA. and transportation. The BIA provides an advocacy role to its members by WHAT allowing the area to speak with a united The BIA is permitted under Section voice on issues of common concern 204 of the Ontario Municipal Act and and interest, thereby increasing their a Municipal bylaw, which allows the influence at City Hall on policies that city to designate an area as a BIA and affect them. create a Board of Management. The BIA has the authority to undertake HOW initiatives on municipally owned land The BIA also offers its members within the BIA – beyond those provided assistance through information by the city. Its mandate is to promote and cooperation on marketing and the defined boundary as a distinct promotional partnerships. business district. Our award nominated website, discoverbarrhaven.com informs members of events and happenings of interest in the area and is a vehicle through which businesses can obtain current planning and other relevant municipal information.

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