RAIN OR SHINE – IT’S HAPPENING! Bloor-Yorkville Icefest 2017 – Celebrate Canada’s 150th! Celebrate winter with the 12th Annual Bloor-Yorkville Icefest taking place on Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th throughout the Village of Yorkville Park and surrounding area. Open to the public on February 25th from 12 Noon–8 pm and February 26th from 12 Noon–5 pm, the Village of Yorkville Park and Cumberland Street will […]
Bloor-Yorkville Travel Rebate Program – All Members Can Take Part! The Bloor-Yorkville BIA launched the innovative Bloor-Yorkville Travel Rebate program In September, and several BIA members are taking advantage of the program. The BIA extends this program to all BIA Members, and you could still get involved!
SNAP comes to Bloor-Yorkville An annual photographic fundraiser for the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT), SNAP lights up the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, at the Toronto Reference Library, on March 30, 2017. Now in its 15th year, this glittering, gala evening encompasses a photo competition, along with a Live and Silent Auction of art. Among the entrees, for […]
Winterlicious in Bloor-Yorkville! Each Winter and Summer, the BIA staff treat themselves, by partaking in a Winterlicious and Summerlicious lunch, trying out a new Yorkville venue each time. As a small group, we love to take the lunch hour to see what our participating BIA restaurants have to offer. We’re only four of the 5.6 million who have […]
Knocked Down Lampposts – Please Report to Us A long time part of the Bloor-Yorkville streetscape are the distinctive, decorative blue lampposts, which are owned by the BIA. Unfortunately, on occasion, lampposts are damaged or destroyed by trucks and other vehicles. The cost of replacing a lamppost ranges from $16,000 to $21,000, which is a cost to the BIA, if we cannot source the party who did the damage.
