These entrepreneurs are thinking outside the box to help businesses — and create a domino effect that could revitalize the central core.
, “I’m more happy about that more than anything else … if we can continue to do that and support our community, I think that is beautiful.”
Toronto’s Entertainment District supports businesses not just with flags on a fancy map, but through support by local tourism offices. Local citizens feel proud. Montreal has the Quartier des Spectacles with similar support from different local stakeholders. What is so wrong with Ottawa businesses wanting to start something similar?
I was surprised that Christine Leadman, executive director of the Bank Street Business Improvement Area and a downtown revitalization task force member, seemed to question what the initiative might involve and what it might achieve.. “To effect change, it has to be more than mapping out an area and putting out flags.”Article content
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