Essex Centre BIA

2018 Winter

Newsletter

Tree Lighting

The Essex Centre BIA was

pleased to again partner with the

Essex Salvation Army to host the

annual Essex Centre Tree

Lighting event on the evening of

November 24 at the front lawn of

the Essex Municipal building.

The event

was a big

success and

was enjoyed

by the many

who came out

to participate and enjoy the free

horse-drawn carriage rides, hot

chocolate, hot dogs, and

Christmas carols by

the tree.

The Essex Public

School Band and

the Salvation

Army South

Windsor Band

kindly provided

live music for the

event.

The Tree Lighting was also the

Kettle Campaign launch.

Combined with the Letter

Campaign, the Essex Salvation

Army was hoping to raise

$80,000 this Christmas season to

serve local families in need all

year.

Don’t Forget! Participating businesses must exchange the E$$ex Centre Downtown Dollar$ vouchers collected to the Essex RBC by February 9, 2018!

Santa Claus Parade

On the snowy and crisp evening

of Saturday, December 9, the

Essex Centre BIA, and the

Windsor Parade Corp., warmly

welcomed community members

to line Talbot Street to take in the

Essex Centre Santa Claus parade.

This year’s theme was “A

Canadian Red and White

Coloured Christmas,”

recognizing the nation’s 150th

anniversary.

Before the parade, the Essex

Centre BIA teamed-up with

Essex United Church to host a

meet and greet with Santa and his

Missus. Participants were treated

to some sweets, hot chocolate,

and an activity book for stopping

by.

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CPTED Workshop

Local businesses are invited to

participate in the Crime

Prevention Through

Environmental Design (CPTED)

Workshop.

CPTED Ontario and the Ontario

Provincial Police will host this

informative event on Monday,

January 22, 2018. It will start at

8:00 a.m. at the Ciociaro Club,

inside Salon D, to teach tips on

how to protect your business.

Tickets are $40 per person, and

includes the workshop and a hot

buffet breakfast.

Registration forms can be sent to

epreuschat@tecumseh.ca by

January 15, 2018. Mail cheques

to Town of Tecumseh, 917

Lesperance Road, Tecumseh,

ON, N8N 1W9, Attention: Ellen

Preuschat.

Call 519-735-2184 x 114 for

more info.

New Board Member

New Board Member

The Essex Centre BIA was

please to welcome Shelly Anne

Hodare, Program Supervisor at

the Employment Assessment

Centre, to the Essex Centre BIA

Board! We look forward to

working with you on new

projects and on our annual

events!

New Deli

The Essex Centre BIA is pleased

to welcome Olde School Deli

and Café to the neighbourhood!

It is located inside the Essex

Medical Complex, at 186 Talbot

Street South, and can be reached

at 776-9700.

Check out its Facebook

page https://www.facebook.com/

oldeschoolDC to learn more

about what is offered there and

its business hours. Enjoy the

school theme!

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The Essex Centre BIA Board

meets on the second Tuesday

of each month at 5:30 pm in

the Barnett Board Room at the

Essex Centre Sports Complex!

Pavilion Progress

Essex Council recently awarded

the Request for Tender (RFT) for

the construction of the Essex

Centre BIA Pavilion to Goodreau

Sawmill Inc. in the amount of

$319,564.

In 2014, the Essex Centre BIA

agreed to put $150,000 and the

Town agreed to put $100,000

into the project. As the RFT

came back higher, the BIA Board

agreed to forward an additional

$25,000, and Essex Council

agreed to put an additional

$12,800 into the project from the

2017 Heritage Park capital

project as the pavilion will be

one of the focal points for the

Heritage Park. It was designed to

feature similar characteristics to

the historic Essex Railway

Station.

This piece of infrastructure was

introduced as a potential project

through the 2014 Stempski,

Kelly Associates’ Essex Centre

Streetscape & Silo District Plan.

Your BIA Board

Chairperson Mary-Anne Bjorkman Golden Girls Fashion

Vice-Chair Ann Pittao Stepping Out

Treasurer Richard Banwell Erika Banwell Prof. Corp.

Secretary Liz Semperger Essex Stained Glass

Director Pauline Gemmell ECNPLC

Director Dr. Mark Belisle Essex Chiropractic, Rehabil’n & Massage

Director Shelly Anne Hodare Employment Assessment Centre

Director Ron McDermott Mayor of Essex

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