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Congratulations Trophies Two & Georgian Gallery

The Owen Sound Downtown Improvement Area congratulates Sue and Yvonne on their successful move across the street.   You can now find Trophies Two & Georgian Gallery at 840 2nd Avenue East (2 doors north of City Hall).

Trophies Two & Georgian Gallery in downtown owen soundIf you haven’t had a chance to see the gorgeous new store yet, drop by and say hi the Sue and Yvonne and check out the new displays of trophies and awards, custom frames, and original artwork by Sue Allison.

Click here for more information about Trophies Two & Georgian Gallery

2010 Santa Claus Parade at Night ??

This is your last chance to complete the survey and share your views.  This very brief survey is aimed at finding out what downtown businesses think of a evening Santa Claus Parade in 2010.

Your views are important and will no doubt help our friends at the Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound determine the future of this very exciting annual downtown event.

The survey deadline has been extended to March 6, 2010.

Click here for more info and to complete the very short survey.

Notice: Public Open House 2010 City Budget

Owen Sound City Council is holding a Public Open House regarding the 2010 budget at the following location and time:
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OSDIA 2010 AGM: Address from the Chair

The 37th Annual General Meeting of the Owen Sound Downtown Improvement Area Board of Management was held last night at Nathaniel’s Restuarant in Downtown Owen Sound.  The following is the Address from the Board Chair:

“Good evening. I would like to welcome everyone to the 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Downtown Improvement Area and thank you for joining us this evening.  I am Sue Carleton – Chair of the Downtown Improvement Area Board of Management and co-owner of E! Embroidery on 10th Street East.
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OSDIA Annual General Meeting

Just a reminder … The Owen Sound Downtown Improvement Area Annual General Meeting will be held at Nathaniel’s Restaurant on Tuesday February 23, 2010.
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E-Business Workshops

The Business Enterprise Centre is once again offering their very popular E-Business Workshop series. This series of E-Business Workshops will provide participants with the information and tools necessary to help them get started or be more effective in the world of e-business.
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Business Enterprise Centre announces BizPal

The Business Enterprise Centre announces a  new one-stop, online service, BizPal helps local businesses start up or grow by providing access to information on business permits and license requirements from all three levels of government.
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New Downtown Job Postings

Creative Hairstyling is looking for an experienced hairstylist, some clientele required.  Send resume to Creative Hairstyling, 882 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound ON N4K 2H3 c/o Wendy Gow.

The Transition to the Harmonized Sales Tax Seminars

A representative from Canada Revenue Agency will be presenting these FREE workshops to small and medium sized businesses. The focus of these workshops will be the Transition to the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
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Basics of Bookkeeping Workshop

“Get Back to Basics”  with the Business Enterprise Centre’s Basics of Bookkeeping Workshop
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