Newsletter Spring_Summer 2015 draft

HDTC-BIA NEWSLETTER 2015 SPRING / SUMMER
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Historic
Downtown
Chatham
BIA
Newsletter 2015
Spring / Summer
UPCOMING EVENTS
DOWNTOWN
CHATHAM for 2015:
Volunteer for Events
OBIAA Convention planning
Anyone who would like to
volunteer for any event, please call
the HDTC-BIA Office or email
info@downtownchatham.com
The BIA’s within Chatham-Kent
was looking at hosting the 2018
OBIAA Convention here at the
John D. Bradley Centre. However,
due to CK hosting the
International Plowing Match in
2018, we decided to wait for the
next opportunity to apply. The
next chance to apply will be 2019
or 2021 as Toronto was 2020 for
their Anniversary.
Pitch In Week:
April 19th to the 25th.
The focus of this beautification
project is to clean up the
“Parkland, Greenbelts and
Downtown Areas” throughout the
Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
The HDTC-BIA and other
volunteers on April 22 will go
around and cleaned up litter,
clean out our ash pots, and
refilled them with sand.
For more information go to:
http://www.pitch-in.ca/PIW
Thank you to all the
Volunteers that are helping
to clean up Downtown
Chatham.
Barrypatch Collectibles is
Celebrating their 21st Anniversary
Downtown Chatham! On May 1st
and 2nd, bring in a can good for
the Food Bank and receive 20%
off of your purchase.
International Plowing Match
The last time the event was held
in CK was 1979. They expect to
draw 70,000 t0 100,000 people to
the event and they’re looking for
about 1,500 volunteers.
People who are interested can
email Rob Sterling at
ckplowing@outlook.com
On Wednesday May 6th come to
the Satellite Restaurant at 145
King St. 12:15 – 12:50. Fashions
by The Loft and donations to
Meals on Wheels.
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RetroFest™ May 22 & 23
Friday afternoon, May 22nd:
The streets remain open.
The OLG Classic Car Cruise
leaves the John D. Bradley Centre
at 6pm and reaches downtown
Chatham at approximately 7pm.
Families will line the streets to
watch all the cars loop King Street.
In the Tecumseh Park, we will
have our Family Open Air Movie
Screen. Movie to be determined.
Street will also be close for the
Soap Box Derby Racing.
KHAC Car Show pre-registration
on-line on the website
www.downtownchatham.com and
at King/5th Street at 9am.
Soapbox Derby registration on
William Street at 9am.
Entertainment in the Tecumseh
Park from 10am until 5pm with
lots of Vendors.
The Kent Havoc Rugby Team will
having a Southwest Rugby Cup
Championship
against
the
Windsor rugby team at the: CCI
Football Field 215 Murray Street,
Chatham, Ontario N7M 3L3
Some of the sponsors for
RetroFest™ 2015 are: OLG;
RM_Sotheby’s; Collector Car
Production; Everlast Group; &
Popper’s Kettle Corn, 99.1,
Leadwave Technologies; Dillon
Consulting, MicroAge and others
are still coming in. You can view a
full sponsor list on our website:
www.downtownchatham.com
There will also be entertainment on
the Kings Commons.
Sidewalk
Sales
and
Dogloversdays:
CK Animal Rescue has secured
DogLoversDays for June 27th and
28th, 2015. They anticipate 1000
people and their pets to come out
to Tecumseh Park for this event.
They will help the Downtown by
encouraging people from the park
to King Street for our Sidewalk
Sales. The Street will be closed
off for Saturday only to put up
tents for anyone who wishes to
participate. We will host a doggiebest-dressed fashion show on
King Street and any merchant on
the side streets off King are
welcome to set up a tent on King
Street to help inform people of
your location and the products
you sell.
CK Branding
Be an Ambassador for ChathamKent with free photos, videos and
graphics!
Watch for new photo’s produced
by the Municipality of CK to show
up on their website this spring.
Saturday May 23rd:
Streets will be closed. It is
recommended that you post a
notice in your business one week
ahead of the event for your
customers.
King Street West and all side
streets up to Wellington. William
The Maple City Classic Car
Auction will take place on July 18,
2015 at the John D. Bradley
Convention Centre. If you would
like to put your car in on
consignment,
go
to
www.ccpauctions.com
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Promote
your
personal
webpage,
enhance
your
advertising, or beef up your next
speech or trade show presentation
with good quality photos, videos
and graphics - all about ChathamKent?
http://www.chatham-
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kent.ca/CAO/Pages/CKBrandingT
oolkit.aspx
Streetscape Planning
Ryan Jacques, a municipal
planner, said the design
capitalizes on Chatham's assets,
including the river, the park and
historic buildings.
More than beautification, it's a
capital infrastructure project that
could take a couple of years to
complete.
This is the link to the streetscape
plan:
http://www.chathamkent.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/Studies
PlansStrategies/2_ChathamKent/2014/Downtown%20Chatham%20St
reetscape%20Study%20Design%20Brief/
Downtown%20Chatham%20Streetscape
%20Study%20Design%20Brief.pdf
Most of CKs completed studies
are in a central database at this
link:
http://www.chathamkent.ca/StudiesPlansStrategies/Pages/St
udiesPlansStrategies.aspx
Changes in Businesses
Downtown:
 Studio 519
58 Fourth Street,
Chatham, Ontario
(519) 401-1284
 C-K Clearance Zone
151 King Street West
Chatham, ON
519-401-8125
 Chatham Pharmacy Centre
100 King St W
Chatham, ON
519-380-9000
Lorri’s Country Nook
7 Fourth Street,
Chatham, Ontario
519-354-4652
Regine Chocolates
137 King St. W.
Chatham, Ontario
519-354-5393
info@reginefinechocolate.com
Any updates, please email
info@downtownchatham.com.
Council members for your Ward
6 – Chatham
 Darrin Canniff
 Michael Bondy
 Doug Sulman
 Derek Robertson
 Bob Myers
 Brock
McGregor:
BIA
Council Representative.
If you need to contact either the
Mayor or the Council members,
call the Civic Centre 519-360-1998
or
email
all
Councilors
council@chatham-kent
2015 Board of Directors:
CHAIR – Paul Shettell, contact:
downtowndeli@cogeco.ca
Paul has been part of Downtown
Chatham for 5 years owning the
Downtown Deli.
Board Members: Jaclyn
Gillier from the Downtown
Chatham Center, and Nancy
Labadie. Council Member is Brock
McGregor; Chatham Police Rep is
Sergeant Jim Lynds and Office
Administrator/Project Coordinator,
Connie Beneteau and our
Bookkeeper is Michelle
Houtmeyers.
By-law updates:
The CK BIA By-law was passed at
the March 23, 2015 Council
Meeting. The new by-law will
govern the actions and
relationships of all the BIA’s in the
Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
IMPORTANT LINKS
Municipal Act on BIAs Section
204
http://www.elaws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/engli
sh/elaws_statutes_01m25_e.htm#
s204s1
BIA HANDBOOK
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page15
29.aspx
Municipality of CK BIA By-law
http://www.chathamkent.ca/bylaws/Pages/default.aspx
Visit our website at
http://downtownchatham.com/
VICE CHAIR – Ben Srokosz,
contact: ben.srokosz@gmail.com
And now, follow us on Twitter:
SECRETARY – Jim Carrington,
contact:
jim@collinsformalwear.com
Jim works at Collin’s Formal Wear
Like us on Facebook at
TREASURER- Lesley Grand,
contact: Lgrand@stclaircollege.ca
from St. Clair College Capitol
Theatre
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https://twitter.com/ChathamBia
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hi
storic-Downtown-ChathamBIA/193303627374216
Also:
https://www.facebook.com/Retrofes
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2015
You should have a 2015 sticker to add to your
certificate. Place it next to your 2014. If you require a
new certificate, email the office and we will get you a
new one.
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