My Main Street is supporting 107 placemaking projects and 65 Main Street communities

My Main Street is supporting 106 placemaking projects and 65 Main Street communities

January 12, 2022

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Today the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario announced the successful applicants for My Main Street—a $23.25 million investment by the Government of Canada and delivered in partnership by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the Economic Development Council of Ontario (EDCO) to support the revitalization of 200 neighbourhoods across southern Ontario.

Below is a list of successful applicants.

My Main Street, Local Business Accelerator - Main Street Communities

Main Street Community	Organization	Municipality
1. Bramalea	City of Brampton	Brampton
2. Downtown Brampton	City of Brampton	Brampton
3. Kennedy Road	City of Brampton	Brampton
4. Mount Pleasant	City of Brampton	Brampton
5. Queen Street (Airport Rd, Queen St, Hwy 410)	City of Brampton	Brampton
6. Uptown Brampton	City of Brampton	Brampton
7. Downtown Brockville BIA	Downtown Brockville	Brockville
8. Aldershot Retail Corridor	City of Burlington	Burlington
9. Brant & Lakeshore	Burlington Downtown Business Association	Burlington
10. Downtown Burlington BIA	Burlington Downtown Business Association	Burlington
11. Fairview Retail Corridor	City of Burlington	Burlington
12. Cornwall Downtown BIA	Cornwall Chamber of Commerce	Cornwall
13. Caledonia, Hagersville, & Jarvis	Haldimand County	Haldimand County
14. Dunnville, Cayuga, & Selkirk	Haldimand County	Haldimand County
15. Concession Street BIA	City of Hamilton	Hamilton
16. International Village BIA & King Street East Corridor	City of Hamilton	Hamilton
17. James Street Corridor	City of Hamilton	Hamilton
18. Locke Street BIA, Main West Esplanade BIA, Hess Village and King West BIA	City of Hamilton	Hamilton
19. Stoney Creek & East Hamilton	City of Hamilton	Hamilton
20. Waterdown BIA	City of Hamilton	Hamilton
21. Downtown Kingston	Kingston Economic Development Corporation	Kingston
22. Williamsville & Inner Harbour	Kingston Economic Development Corporation	Kingston
23. Belmont Village	City of Kitchener	Kitchener
24. Downtown Kitchener (City Centre & Innovation Districts)	City of Kitchener	Kitchener
25. Lancaster Street West & Victoria Street North	City of Kitchener	Kitchener
26. Market District & King Street East	City of Kitchener	Kitchener
27. Downtown Core (Dundas Street)	London Small Business Centre	London
28. Dundas St East (Old East Village)	London Small Business Centre	London
29. Hamilton Road BIA	London Small Business Centre	London
30. Richmond Row (Downtown Core)	London Small Business Centre	London
31. First Markham Place & First Markham Centre	Destination Markham Corporation	Markham
32. Unionville BIA	Unionville BIA	Markham
33. Clarkson BIA & Port Credit BIA	The Corporation of the City of Mississauga	Mississauga
34. Cooksville BIA	The Corporation of the City of Mississauga	Mississauga
35. Downtown Core Area	The Corporation of the City of Mississauga	Mississauga
36. Malton BIA & Streetsville BIA	The Corporation of the City of Mississauga	Mississauga
37. Alexandria & Maxville	North Glengarry Township	North Glengarry Township
38. Downtown Orangeville BIA (South)	Town of Orangeville	Orangeville
39. Downtown Orillia BIA	City of Orillia	Orillia
40. Downtown Oshawa	BACD Inc	Oshawa
41. Bank Street BIA	Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas	Ottawa
42. Preston Street BIA	Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas	Ottawa
43. Somerset Chinatown BIA	Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas	Ottawa
44. Sparks Street BIA	Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas	Ottawa
45. Vanier BIA	Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas	Ottawa
46. Downtown Port Colborne & Main Street BIA	City of Port Colborne	Port Colborne
47. Downtown Sarnia & Mitton Village	The Corporation of the City of Sarnia	Sarnia
48. Beckwith Street	Smiths Falls Chamber of Commerce	Smiths Falls
49. Downtown Wiarton BIA	Town of South Bruce Peninsula	South Bruce Peninsula
50. Downtown St. Catharines BIA	City of St. Catharines	St. Catharines
51. Merritton	City of St. Catharines	St. Catharines
52. Downtown St. Thomas	St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation	St. Thomas
53. West Elgin (Rodney & West Lorne)	St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation	St. Thomas
54. St. Marys BIA	investStratford	Stratford
55. Stratford BIA	investStratford	Stratford
56. Downtown Carleton Place	Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce	Town of Carleton Place
57. Essex Centre and Harrow	Town of Essex	Town of Essex
58. Thornhill (Yonge Street Corridor and Centre Street Corridor)	City of Vaughan	Vaughan
59. Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) & Highway 7 West	City of Vaughan	Vaughan
60. University District	City of Waterloo EcDev	Waterloo
61. Uptown Waterloo BIA & Urban Growth Area	City of Waterloo EcDev	Waterloo
62. Downtown Brooklin	BACD Inc	Whitby
63. Downtown Whitby North	BACD Inc	Whitby
64. Downtown Whitby South	BACD Inc	Whitby
65. Main Street Whitchurch - Stoufville	Whitchurch-Stouffville Chamber of Commerce	Whitchurch-Stouffville

My Main Street, Community Activator – Year 1 (2021) Main Streets and Municipalities

Neighbourhood / Main Street Name	Organization	Municipality
1. Ajax Public Library	Ajax Public Library Board	Ajax
2. Historic Yonge Street	Town of Aurora	Aurora
3. Historic Downtown Bancroft	Bancroft Business Improvement Area	Bancroft
4. Four highway entrances to town	Bancroft Business Improvement Area	Bancroft
5. Dunlop Street	Downtown Barrie BIA	Barrie
6. Riverside Square	Town of Caledon (Bolton Downtown Revitalization Task Force)	Bolton
7. Downtown Brampton	City of Brampton	Brampton
8. Downtown Brampton	Downtown Brampton BIA	Brampton
9. Downtown Brampton	STEPS Public Art	Brampton
10. King Edward Park	Municipality of Brighton	Brighton
11. King Street	St. John’s United Church	Brockville
12. Brooke-Alvinston Pavilion	The Municipality of Brooke-Alvinston	Brooke-Alvinston
13. Downtown Carleton Place	Downtown Carleton Place BIA	Carleton Place
14. Spooner's Lane	The Municipality of Central Huron	Central Huron
15. Historic Downtown Chatham	Historic Downtown Chatham-Business Improvement Area	Chatham-Kent
16. Centennial Park	Township of Clearview	Clearview
17. Downtown Cobourg	Cobourg Downtown Business Improvement Area	Cobourg
18. Downtown Collingwood	Collingwood Downtown Business Improvement Area	Collingwood
19. Downtown Dresden and additional locations around the town	Downtown Dresden BIA	Dresden
20. Main Street	Canadian Mental Health Association— Waterloo Wellington	Erin
21. Polish Beach Club in Harrow	Polish Peoples’ Home Association	Essex
22. Grove Theatre	Kawartha Works Community Cooperative	Fenelon Falls
23. Uptown Keswick and Aazhaawe Ferry Dock	Town of Georgina	Georgina
24. Sandy Beach	Georgina Island First Nation	Georgina Island First Nation
25. Main Street	Town of Grimsby	Grimsby
26. Wellington Plaza River Trail	Guelph Hiking Trail Club	Guelph
27. Auchmar Estate	Cobalt Connects Creativity	Hamilton
28. Downtown Dundas	Downtown Dundas Business Improvement Area	Hamilton
29. King Street	Downtown Hamilton BIA	Hamilton
30. Westdale Village	Greater Hamilton Arts and Events	Hamilton
31. Pipeline Trail	Hamilton Dialogues	Hamilton
32. Hamilton Public Library	Hamilton Public Library	Hamilton
33. Westdale Village	Westdale Village BIA	Hamilton
34. Downtown Hawkesbury	Commission de la zone d’amélioration commerciale (BIA)	Hawkesbury
35. Historic Downtown Seaforth	Seaforth BIA	Huron East
36. Bobcaygeon, Coboconk-Norland, Fenelon Falls, and Lindsay	City of Kawartha Lakes	Kawartha Lakes
37. Schomberg Lions Parkette	The Corporation of the Township of King	King
38. Portsmouth Village	Tourism Kingston	Kingston
39. Kitchener Market	City of Kitchener	Kitchener
40. King Street	Downtown Kitchener Business Improvement Area	Kitchener
41. Downtown Kitchener	Downtown Kitchener Business Improvement Area	Kitchener
42. Downtown Kitchener	Downtown Kitchener Business Improvement Area	Kitchener
43. Downtown Kitchener	K-W Oktoberfest Inc.	Kitchener
44. Islington Avenue	Kleinburg Business Improvement Area	Kleinburg
45. Rotary Civic Square in Forest	Forest Business Improvement Area	Lambton Shores
46. Grand Bend Beach	The Municipality of Lambton Shores	Lambton Shores
47. Grand Bend Place	Grand Bend Place / Huron Shores United Church	Lambton Shores
48. Town Centre Plaza	The Corporation of the Town of LaSalle	LaSalle
49. Downtown Beamsville	Downtown Bench Beamsville Business Improvement Area	Lincoln
50. Argyle, Hamilton Road, and Hyde Park	City of London	London
51. Downtown London	Downtown London BIA	London
52. Talbot Street	Downtown London BIA	London
53. Downtown London and additional locations around the city	Downtown London BIA	London
54. Multiple locations in Downtown London	Downtown London BIA	London
55. West-Woodfield Heritage District	First-St. Andrew’s United Church	London
56. Hyde Park	Hyde Park BIA	London
57. Four downtown areas	London Arts Council	London
58. Old East Village	Old East Village BIA	London
59. North East London	Siloam United Church	London
60. Bronson Parkette in Madoc	Municipality of Centre Hastings	Centre Hastings
61. Markham Village	Markham Village BIA	Markham
62. Online presence for Ilderton	Ilderton & Area Business Association	Middlesex Centre
63. Cooksville	Crane Creations Theatre Company	Mississauga
64. Downtown Cooksville	Joshua Creek Church	Mississauga
65. Downtown Alliston	Alliston BIA	New Tecumseth
66. Downtown New Tecumseth	Town of New Tecumseth	New Tecumseth
67. Historic Queen Street	Downtown Board of Management, City of Niagara Falls	Niagara Falls
68. Queen Street	Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake	Niagara-on-the-Lake
69. Downtown Kemptville	Municipality of North Grenville	North Grenville
70. Bronte Village	Bronte Business Improvement Area	Oakville
71. Multiple locations in Oakville	Oakville Community Foundation	Oakville
72. Gabriel Street and St. Joseph Boulevard	Bank Street Business Improvement Area	Ottawa
73. Lansdowne Park	Blossoming Hearts Foundation / Fondation Coeurs en Floraison	Ottawa
74. Lansdowne Park	Capital Pride / La Fierté dans la Capitale	Ottawa
75. ByWard Market	Marchés d’Ottawa Markets	Ottawa
76. Somerset Street, Chinatown	Somerset Street Chinatown Business Improvement Area	Ottawa
77. Sparks Street	Sparks Street BIA	Ottawa
78. Main Street East	Canadian Mental Health Association—Waterloo Wellington	Palmerston
79. Historic Downtown Picton	Picton Business Improvement Association	Picton
80. Downtown Wyoming	Town of Plympton-Wyoming	Plympton-Wyoming
81. Downtown Wyoming	Town of Plympton-Wyoming	Plympton-Wyoming
82. West Street & Clarence Street	City of Port Colborne	Port Colborne
83. Heritage Business District	Municipality of Port Hope	Port Hope
84. Centennial Park	City of Quinte West	Quinte West
85. Downtown Richmond Hill	The Village of Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area	Richmond Hill
86. Avondale Park	Corporation of the City of Sarnia	Sarnia
87. Centennial Park	Tourism Sarnia-Lambton — with PM Entertainment Group & Foundation	Sarnia
88. Port Perry Fairgrounds	Scugog Chamber of Commerce	Scugog
89. Downtown Smiths Falls	Downtown Smiths Falls Business Association	Smiths Falls
90. Settlers Ridge Shopping Centre	Smiths Falls & District Chamber of Commerce	Smiths Falls
91. James Street & St. Paul Street	Corporation of the City of St. Catharines	St. Catharines
92. Downtown St. Catharines	St. Catharines Downtown Association	St. Catharines
93. Multiple locations in St. Thomas	St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation	St. Thomas
94. Historic Downtown Stratford	Stratford City Centre Business Improvement Area	Stratford
95. Historic Downtown Stratford	Stratford Tourism Alliance	Stratford
96. Historic Downtown Stratford	United Way Perth-Huron	Stratford
97. Lower Main	The Corporation of The Town of Wasaga Beach	Wasaga Beach
98. Village Market Square	Uptown Waterloo BIA	Waterloo
99. Virginia Beach Marina and The Queensway	Uptown Waterloo BIA	Waterloo
100. Downtown Whitby	Downtown Whitby BIA	Whitby
101. Downtown Whitby	Downtown Whitby BIA	Whitby
102. Downtown Whitby	Town of Whitby	Whitby
103. Downtown Windsor	Art Gallery of Windsor	Windsor
104. Olde Sandwich Towne	Olde Sandwich Towne BIA	Windsor
105. Via Italia / Erie Street	Via Italia / Erie St. BIA	Windsor
106. Downtown Woodstock	City of Woodstock	Woodstock

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