Downtown Businesses Attracting Last Minute Shoppers

A group of local business in Downtown Bracebridge are teaming up to welcome that crowd of last minute Christmas Shoppers - yes, you know who you are!

Get all your shopping done on the 23rd to beat those crazy crowds on December 24th.  Visit downtown Bracebridge on Friday December 23^rd from 6pm-12am for Midnight Madness Holiday Shopping Night.

Several of the shops have indicated they will remain open late this coming Friday.

If you have not completed your shopping yet have no worries come out tomorrow night.

Ontario Construction Mission to Japan & Korea

The Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, along with Canadian Embassies in Seoul and Tokyo, Consulate in Nagoya and Trade offices in Kitakyushu and Sapporo, invite you to participate in an Ontario Construction Mission to Japan and Korea. The mission will exhibit at the Architecture + Construction Material 2012 at Tokyo. Prior to the exhibition, the mission will visit selected cities in Korea and Japan for business development purpose.

Should you work in construction field (building material, energy efficiency technology etc.) and have interested in the opportunity, please contact Wenbo Pan, Area Director: Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand, International Trade Branch, Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation. Wenbo can be reached at wenbo.pan@ontario.ca or by phone at 416-325-6782.

MISSION ITINERARY


Program in South Korea* (optional) Feb 28-29 Seoul
Program in Japan March 1-9 Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
(Please find itinerary detail attached)

REGISTRATION DEADLINE AND PARTICIPATION FEE

December 16, 2011 (Friday) $1,200 per company
Limited show space available. Higher participation fee apply for registrations later than December 16th.

Tabitha's moves from "Uptown" to "Downtown"

Tabitha's Performance Wear has moved to 45 Manitoba Street in Bracebridge.  Mayor Smith and Tabitha are seen below cutting the ribbon at the official Grand Opening held on December 2, 2011.  In addition, Mayor Smith presented owner Tabitha Pearson with a Congratulatory Plaque from the Town of Bracebridge

Visit their website for more information about the store.

In celebration of the grand opening Tabitha is running a unique contest right now.  Pointe shoes have been decorated by many of the store's retail neighbours.  Here's a couple of pictures from of the decorated shoes -

drop in - have a look - make your guess as to which store decorated which shoes - you could win $50 gift certificate.

Bracebridge BIA Coordinator Brings X-mas Downtown

Meet Tracy Larkman.  She is the Administrative Coordinator for the Bracebridge BIA.  Every year at this time you will find Tracy doing some interesting work.  On the day of this photo Tracy is delivering donation boxes to each member of the BIA.  The group collects donations for the Bracebridge Out of the Cold Program - visitors/customers can choose to drop money in the boxes for this worthy cause. 

Just a couple of days before this picture was taken, Tracy would have been found "bagging" parking metres for the Christmas season.  Parking for the month of December is free and the BIA (Tracy) places decorative bags over each of the metres.

Just knowing the amount of work that goes into getting the area ready for Christmas - how can you not shop downtown!