About WVBIA - Westboro Village BIA

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About Westboro
Village BIA

The Westboro Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) is a designated area of businesses that exists along Richmond Rd (between Golden and Island Park), Danforth, and McRae Avenue consisting of business members who have joined together, with official approval of the city. Together we share the goal of creating and sustaining the thriving and vibrant shopping district that makes up Westboro Village!

The Westboro Village BIA is funded by municipal property taxes (levy) from each commercial property within our boundary. We work with the municipal government, property owners and local organizations to help facilitate necessary changes and provide a collective voice in support of improving the area.

Number of businesses in the BIA

Number of employees across these businesses

Number of people living in Westboro

For Our Community

Who We Are & What We Do

How We Support

The purpose of the BIA

To promote Westboro Village and the businesses within the catchment
To encourage business recruitment
To help improve & beautify Westboro Village
To be a positive, unified voice representing Westboro
To work with partners to help improve the social well-being of the community

Marketing | Street Beautification | Events | Advocacy

What does the BIA do?

We act as a liaison between the business community and the local government
We advocate on behalf of the interests of the businesses in our catchment
We work closely with commercial property owners to help fill unoccupied space and to ensure an optimum business mix is achieved
Implement creative marketing campaigns to retain and expand the customer base
Promote Westboro Village as a business and shopping area
Provide streetscape improvements (lighting, signage, planters, banners, graffiti removal, and sidewalk treatments, as well as holiday decorations)
Organize special events highlighting the unique attributes of the area
Undertake strategic planning necessary to address business improvement area issues
Read our 2024 Annual Report

Westboro Village BIA

Am I a member?

Membership in the BIA generally includes attendance at BIA meetings, including the annual meeting , and eligibility to vote on BIA-related issues such as the annual budget and selections to the board of management.

To the right, you can see the catchment area of the Westboro Village BIA. Businesses who fall within the boundaries shown below make up our BIA.

The members of the Westboro Village BIA consist of both property owners in an improvement area, and their tenants.

Meet Our Board

Board of Management

The administration and management of the Westboro Village Business Improvement Area is the responsibility of the board of management (BoM). In particular, the BoM is typically responsible for overseeing the planning, budgeting, implementing and evaluating of BIA projects.

Our Board of Management usually consists of between five and ten members. The city designates a local councillor who represents Kitchissippi Ward, while the rest of the board is selected through a vote by the BIA membership subject to their approval by council.