Joint Letter to Premier Ford: COVID-19 Support for Business
April 7, 2021 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1A2 Dear Premier Ford, Re: COVID-19 Support for Business We are reaching out today with an urgent request for additional support for small businesses and those in the hardest...
Letter to Ottawa MPs: Support small businesses in the 2021 Federal Budget
The Honourable Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Member of Parliament for Ottawa - Ottawa Centre Mrs. Karen McCrimmon, Member of Parliament for Ottawa - Kanata-Carleton Mrs. Anita Vandenbeld, Member of Parliament...
OCOBIA in the News – articles up to March 2021
March 12, 2021 | Ottawa Business Journal: Ottawa Board of Trade, BIA coalition team up on discount, delivery programs to boost local businesses Link to Article November 16, 2020 | City waives 2021 patio fees, allows road closures in business zones to combat COVID-19’s...
Press Release: Call for Changes
Ottawa Board of Trade, Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas and Le Regroupment des gens d’affaires de la Capitale Nationale For Immediate Release: While news of Ottawa’s Red Zone status as a pre-emptive measure is particularly challenging for those who had...
Food Donations for Excess Inventory
Due to the immediate change to RED zone, Restaurants can support these organizations or recoup some losses: Cooking for a Cause Offering to purchase 2000 frozen meals at $5 each = $10,000 They can purchase this weekend, and would pick up next week Parkdale Food Centre...
‘RESTAURANTS HST’ Campaign Launched to Stabilize the Restaurant Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In an effort to stabilize the restaurant industry, local restaurant owners, the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA) and the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA), representing 19 local BIAs and...
OCOBIA and Trexity Partner to Offer Ottawa Merchants Same-Day Delivery Service for Customers
The Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) is proud to partner with Invest Ottawa and Trexity, a same-day tech-based delivery courier service, to offer 100 of Ottawa's merchant businesses a $250 credit to try out the platform - no commitment and no...