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CONTACT Share this with your staff and colleagues! DOWNTOWN KINGSTON! NEWSLETTER - FALL 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018 Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront Hotel Save the date! The 2018 Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 21 at the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront Hotel, Bellevue Room, 2 Princess St. Mix and Mingle begins at 6:30pm and the meeting will commence at 7pm. An official invitation will be delivered to your business this fall. It’s an election year! Downtown Kingston! member businesses will elect the new Downtown Kingston! Board of Management (term to run 4 years concurrently with City Council) at our Annual General Meeting on November 21st. Please nominate your downtown business owner candidates (or yourself) with the Nomination Form attached. If you are not able to attend the meeting, please submit the attached Designate Form to the Downtown Kingston! office to assign your voting privileges to another. If you have questions about the nomination process and designate process, please contact [email protected] DK! AWARDS Downtown Kingston! runs an award program to celebrate outstanding businesses in our downtown community. Awards are given annually at the Annual General Meeting for the following categories: Environmental Sustainability Exceptional Sidewalk Presence Marketing & Communications Community Engagement Send your nominations to [email protected] and attend our AGM to see who wins this year’s awards! SUMMER PROGRAMMING - IT’S A WRAP! We hope you all enjoyed the events held this summer season: Canada Day, Music in the Park, Movies in the Square, Princess Street Promenade, #DKShopFest, Chef Demos, Buskers Rendezvous, 1000 Islands Poker Run, Limestone City Blues Festival, Fall Promenade, and Art After Dark. If you participated, we want to hear from you! Surveys have been sent - please take a minute to fill them out. DOWNTOWN TRICK OR TREATING Friday, Oct 26, 5pm-7pm We are once again inviting the young boys and ghouls of Kingston to trick-or-treat in Downtown Kingston! Trick- or-Treating locations will be marked with pumpkins. Please sign up with the attached sign up form or at downtownkingston.ca/signup Photo © Laura Meggs
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D O W N T O W N K I N G S T O N ! N E W S L E T T E R - F A L L 2 0 1 8
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018 Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront HotelSave the date! The 2018 Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 21 at the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront Hotel, Bellevue Room, 2 Princess St. Mix and Mingle begins at 6:30pm and the meeting will commence at 7pm. An official invitation will be delivered to your business this fall.
It’s an election year! Downtown Kingston! member businesses will elect the new Downtown Kingston! Board of Management (term to run 4 years concurrently with City Council) at our Annual General Meeting on November 21st. Please nominate your downtown business owner candidates (or yourself) with the Nomination Form attached.
If you are not able to attend the meeting, please submit the attached Designate Form to the Downtown Kingston! office to assign your voting privileges to another. If you have questions about the nomination process and designate process, please contact [email protected]
DK! AWARDSDowntown Kingston! runs an award program to celebrate outstanding businesses in our downtown community.
Awards are given annually at the Annual General Meeting for the following categories:
Environmental SustainabilityExceptional Sidewalk PresenceMarketing & CommunicationsCommunity Engagement
Send your nominations to [email protected] and attend our AGM to see who wins this year’s awards!
SUMMER PROGRAMMING - IT’S A WRAP!We hope you all enjoyed the events held this summer season: Canada Day, Music in the Park, Movies in the Square, Princess Street Promenade, #DKShopFest, Chef Demos, Buskers Rendezvous, 1000 Islands Poker Run, Limestone City Blues Festival, Fall Promenade, and Art After Dark. If you participated, we want to hear from you! Surveys have been sent - please take a minute to fill them out.
DOWNTOWN TRICK OR TREATINGFriday, Oct 26, 5pm-7pmWe are once again inviting the young boys and ghouls of Kingston to trick-or-treat in Downtown Kingston! Trick-or-Treating locations will be marked with pumpkins. Please sign up with the attached sign up form or at downtownkingston.ca/signup
Photo © Laura Meggs
UPCOMING DATESHere’s what’s happening in Downtown Kingston!
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HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING(Sign-up form is attached!)
PUMPKIN PARADEThursday, Nov 1, 6pmNew this year! We’ll be hosting Kingston’s first Pumpkin Parade in Confederation Park! Save your pumpkin after Hallowe’en and bring it to display in the park on Nov. 1 at 6pm. Revellers can walk the path in the park to enjoy the pumpkins one last time before The City sends them for composting.
NIGHTTIME SANTA PARADESaturday, Nov 17We’re welcoming Santa and his reindeer to downtown Kingston for the 15th annual Nighttime Santa Parade on Saturday, Nov. 17. The Parade will leave Innovation Park (Princess at Bath) at 5pm and make its way down Princess St. to Ontario St. We encourage businesses along Princess St. to stay open a little later to greet the crowds and maybe even offer them a warm beverage! The parade will finish in Springer Market Square with the annual tree lighting ceremony.
FESTIVE FRIDAYFriday, Nov 30, 5pm - 9pmNew this year! Join downtown businesses as they launch the holiday season with great shopping and a festive atmosphere. This event is all about the magical experience of being downtown during the holidays. There will be carolers, wagon rides, a photo booth and more! Participants will be given a string of twinkle lights to help spruce up their storefront for the holidays.
SANTA IN THE SQUARESaturdays, Dec 1, 8, 15, 22Springer Market Square: 11am to 2pm. Saturdays in December, Santa comes to Springer Market Square to visit all the boys and girls in Kingston! Don’t forget your camera and bring your skates! This is a free event open to anyone who has been extra nice.
HOLIDAY NIGHT HOURSMonday-Friday, Dec 10 - 21We are once again running our Holiday Night Hours program and encouraging retail stores to stay open later into the evening. Holiday Night Hours participants will stay open until at least 8pm Monday to Friday from Dec. 10 - 21, allowing holiday shoppers to fill their stockings in downtown Kingston.
2018 PEWTER COLLECTIBLESFirst release date is Monday Nov. 12 followed by the next four Mondays. Ornaments will be available at several outlets downtown for only $10 each (with receipts from downtown businesses totaling purchases of $25 or more). This year’s Collectibles will be announced in the coming weeks.
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING?Contact [email protected] or [email protected]
BIG DIG 4The project continues on schedule – finishing work on Princess St. and work on side streets continues this fall. Vehicular access on Princess St. will be maintained.
LEON’S CENTREOct 19 – Jeff Dunham: Passively AggressiveOct 28 – Our Nations Heroes Hockey NightNov 8 – The Thank You Canada TourNov 17 – Tim Hicks Get Loud TourNov 20-21 – PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventureleonscentre.com
THE GRAND THEATRE Oct 20 – Cirque Éloize SaloonOct 21 – Splash’N Boots LiveOct 24 – Menopause The MusicalOct 26-Nov 8 – ButcherOct 26 – The Utlimate Golden Girls Experience! Thank You for Being a FriendOct 27 – John McDermott Trio...Celebrating 25 years!Oct 28 – BahamasNov 2 – Jeremy Hotz
Nov 3 – Canadian Celtic CelebrationNov 7 – Anandi Bhattacharya The Voice of Modern IndiaNov 8 – Hotel California - The Original Tribute to the EaglesNov 9 – Dean BrodyNov 10 – Liona BoydNov 16 – An Intimate Evening with Steve StrongmanNov 17 – Black is Beautiful - Family ConcertNov 18 – Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia - The Rainbow FishNov 20 – A Tribe Called Red kingstongrand.ca
KINGSTON EC DEV SMALL BUSINESS CENTRETake advantage of these free workshops for small businesses! Tuesdays, 4pm-6pm, 945 Princess St.Oct 30 – Social Media StrategiesNov 27 – Business PlanningDec 11 – Financial Ability & ExpectationsRegister at kingstoncanada.com/events
KEEP IT CLEANThank you to those businesses that do an excellent job of keeping their storefront clean and make it a part of their daily routine to tidy their sidewalk! The Downtown Kingston! office has once again hired a part-time street maintenance staff person to help downtown businesses keep their sidewalks clean and supplement City maintenance efforts this fall. Please do your part to keep the sidewalk in front of your business clean.
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WELCOME NEW BUSINESSES!Copper Branch – 268 Princess St. Copper Branch serves fresh and wholesome 100% plant-based power foods in an effort to empower, energize, and make people feel their best. 613-546-8398 copperbranch.ca
Gang Nam Style – 337 Princess St. Korean restaurant serving popular Korean cuisine for eat in, delivery and take-out. Enjoy pork bone soup, ramen, bibimbap and more! 613-531-6087 facebook.com/GangNam-Style
Happy Thoughts – 95 Clarence St. This beautiful new gift and specialty shop will surely bring a smile to your face! 613-515-2157 facebook.com/happythoughtsygk
Klinix. Microblading & Cosmetic Studio – 7 Princess St. Microblading and cosmetic studio offering microblading, micro-needling, lash extension, cosmetic injections and botox. 343-363-0895 facebook.com/studioklinix
Painted Lady Fitness – 265 Ontario St. Painted Lady Fitness is devoted to enhancing your body, mind and soul by setting realistic fitness expectations and providing education and feedback on your overall wellness. paintedladyfitness.com
Pizza Studio – 358 Princess St. Pizza Studio is all about fresh, tasty, gourmet ingredients. Get creative and make your own masterpiece or choose one of
their 6 Chef Favourites. 613-546-8389 pizzastudiocanada.com
RēMIXTA – 32 Montreal St. RēMIXTA is a curated collection of global art and design, featuring rotating exhibits of contemporary imports and inspiring vintage finds. 613-546-3232 facebook.com/JennyRemixta
Salti Yoga – 80 Princess St. Salti Yoga offers diverse class types, ethically-made apparel, showers and change rooms, mat and towel service, massage therapy, community and mindfulness, and a world-class experience. 613-546-8383 saltiyoga.ca
The Conservatory – 237 Wellington St. In partnership with H’art Centre, The Conservatory performing arts school offers dance for all ages and abilities in the genres of Ballet, Pointe, Repertoire, Theatrical Jazz, Latin, Flamenco, and Spanish Classical. 613-545-9269 the--conservatory.com
The Refinery Spa + Social House 327 King St. E #202. The Refinery is downtown’s newest spa and social house offering full esthetics, registered massage therapy, hair styling, yoga, and an eucalyptus steam room. 613-546-8420 therefinerykingston.net
VentureClub – 275 Queen St. VentureClub is Kingston’s new co-working community brought to you by the same team that created Varsity Properties,
the leaders in student hospitality. 613-777-6280 ventureclub.com
COMING SOONSantur Brewing Inc. – 177 Princess St.
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DK! 2017 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND MUNICIPAL EQUITY See the back page. The full 2017 audit is available at the Downtown Kingston! office and on our website at downtownkingston.ca/for-members
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2017 Budget 2017 2016 (note 6) (note 5)Revenue: Downtown area taxes levied $1,224,778 $1,224,778 $1,156,106 Downtown area capital taxes levied (note 4(b)) 196,186 196,186 190,467 1,420,964 1,420,964 1,346,573Expenses: Downtown beautification and improvements: Flowers 29,500 34,022 30,568 Street decorations 49,170 26,402 25,599 Downtown maintenance 77,307 82,254 88,894 Amortization - 15,908 7,954 Less expenses recovered (37,625) (37,625) (35,000) 118,352 120,961 118,015 Office operation: Salaries and benefits 182,773 182,956 208,871 Office supplies 16,442 15,438 14,526 Meetings and other supplies 8,166 11,698 8,139 Occupancy costs 75,303 72,189 69,324 Professional fees 21,142 22,948 22,081 Office equipment 12,103 7,280 9,195 Insurance 9,272 8,182 8,301 Amortization - 6,510 6,323 Unassigned 18,786 300 (706) 343,987 327,501 346,054 Less expenses recovered - (2,605) (5,032) 343,987 324,896 341,022 Economic development: Business recruitment, retention and economic development 162,136 139,096 156,878 Amortization - 488 - 162,136 139,584 156,878 Public relations and advertising: Community events programs 720,803 688,307 756,149 Less expenses recovered (150,800) (221,735) (267,640) 570,003 466,572 488,509 1,194,478 1,052,013 1,104,424Net revenue 226,486 368,951 242,149Other expenses: Uncollectible taxes levied (30,300) (50,504) (57,092) Transfer to City for Capital Tax Levy (note 4(b)) (196,186) (196,186) (190,467) (226,486) (246,690) (247,559)Annual surplus/(deficit) - 122,261 (5,410)Municipal equity, beginning of year 7,939 13,349Municipal equity, end of year $130,200 $7,939General operating fund surplus $125,200 $2,939Reserve Funds $5,000 $5,000 $130,200 $7,939
DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA Statement of Operations and Municipal Equity Year ended December 31, 2017, with comparative figures for 2016
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