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REALPAC calls for smoothing of tax inequities

September 18, 2018 | News, Property Tax

September 18, 2018 | News, Property Tax

An illogical quirk in the apportionment of business education tax continues to undermine competitiveness for some of Ontario’s major cities, advocates for the commercial real estate sector maintain. REALPAC, the organization representing many of Canada’s largest real estate …

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BIA seeks to improve Mount Dennis main street with streetscape plan

September 13, 2018 | News

September 13, 2018 | News

The Mount Dennis Business Improvement Area (BIA) has hired a landscape architect firm to help create a master streetscape plan to help guide proposed new development. The BIA has asked the firm to enhance the Weston Road …

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Dentists on Queen West in Toronto? Worries mount about professional offices replacing retailers on main streets

September 10, 2018 | News

September 10, 2018 | News

Keen observers have noticed an unexpected trend in the ultra-hip West Queen West area of Toronto – a proliferation of dentists’ offices. “Right across from the Drake Hotel there’s a dentist’s office and half block south another …

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Digital Main Street launches across Ontario to help small businesses adopt digital practices

August 27, 2018 | News

August 27, 2018 | News

Just under two years after launching in Toronto, Digital Main Street, an online program targeting main street businesses, has launched across Ontario. Digital Main Street will expand across the province with the support of the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association …

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