St. Thomas Downtown Development Board
545 Talbot Street N5P 3V7 Saint Thomas, ON, Canada

An update from OBIAA regarding the Stay at Home Information and how it affects your business.

Wondering what Downtown businesses are open and ready to serve you? #shoplocal #downtownstthomas

Downtown St. Thomas is filled to the brim with history! Learn some fun and quirky facts with downtown trivia, courtesy of the St. Thomas Downtown Development Bo...ard. TODAY! Did you know there was much civic debate between factions in East and West St. Thomas regarding City Hall's location? It was finally decided and built on its present site in 1898.

Get ready St Thomas for an exciting new Augmented Reality event happening in Downtown St Thomas. Download the ENGAGE App and have fun on Talbot Street in the CASO to City Hall area from December 10th to January 4th.

FREE online Webinar - Small Business Websites 101 -There is a great deal to consider when you’re building a new website or redesigning an existing one. This beginner workshop covers everything you need to know, from choosing and registering a domain name, to building the website itself, to making sure it’s secure.

Checkout the December edition of The St Thomas Downtown Vibe

Were you downtown when Santa visited Legends Tavern today with our St. Thomas Downtown Development Board? He was feeling very generous! Stay tuned to see more of Santa's adventures in Downtown St. Thomas!

It wouldn't be Christmas in St. Thomas without Santa arriving in style courtesy of the St Thomas Fire Department! Special thanks to Yurek Pharmacy St Thomas for sponsoring this event each year, especially this year when we can all use a little extra cheer!

4pm and the Saturday edition of the Thrill of Hope parade in Pinafore Park has started. Can’t make it tonight- no worries since it also runs Sunday 4-9pm. Food or money donations appreciated.

A new and exciting security camera project is being launched in the downtown spearheaded by the Downtown Development Board. The DDB is one of our community partners and we value the input from their members! Today I spoke with Board Chair Mr. Earl Taylor about the cameras.

Yesterday, we sadly had to say good bye to our patio. We loved our first patio season so much and are sad it must come to an end. Thank you to @stthomasddb and ...to the generous sponsors!! And to all of you that came out to enjoy it!! We of course are still open for take out, curb side and dine in! Our back room is also available by reservation. We will continue to brew for you St. Thomas, 7 days a week!

Just sending a big THANK YOU to the folks who visited last night to do some evening shopping!Just sending a big THANK YOU to the folks who visited last night to do some evening shopping!

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Don’t miss out on the fun!

Help us bring in the holiday season by writing a letter to santa! Our annual DDB Tree Lighting Celebration has been reinvented this year! Yes, we are happy to... report that Santa is still coming to town to pickup your letters. With Rogers TV, we'll have Santa read your "Letters to Santa" on TV. To participate send your Letters to [email protected] by November 10th and we'll get them to Santa. #lovewhereyoushop #shoplocal #stthomasproud #sttont #visitourshops #eatourfood #savourdrinks #elgincounty #learnourhistory #downtownstTistheplacetobe #stthomasontario #stthomasont #bigimpact #santaiscomingtotown See more

Post photos of your Downtown shopping experience or of your Moonlight Masquerade mask to FB/downtownststthomas or Twitter.com/stthomasDDB or Instagram/stthomasDDB to win 1 of five $50 Downtown Dollar prizes or a prepaid VISA from The Autoguys! #moonlightmasquerade @stthomasDDB #theautoguys

Saturday updates!

CIP Community Improvement Program Update A Public Information Centre (PIC) will be held on Wednesday, October 28th at 5:00 pm via a Zoom Webinar. Luc Piccioni from RCI Consulting will be doing a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the key changes proposed to the Community Improvement Program. A link to the webinar will be posted on the City’s website on the link as follows: https://www.stthomas.ca/cms/one.aspx

We are sad to say this but our Downtown Pumpkin Prowl will not happen this year. Stay safe if you are planning a fun night. And remember, please checkout the many Downtown stores that sell everything from candies to costumes to "what's for dinner" to make your home parties a success. @stthomasDDB #shoplocal And p.s. If you have DDB Dollars tucked away in your drawer, now is a great time to spend them! #trickortreat

Is your business interested in participating in the EML Reverse Santa Claus Parade on December 4th-6th 4-9pm at Pinafore Park? Here's the registration form link. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSe5fJbearSn9Phu_/viewform

The @stepartcentre is hosting a sealed bid auction as their final fundraising event for 2020. This is my submission. If you are interested in helping to support... the Art Centre and it’s mission check out all the work available. Here is the link to all the artwork. Bidding online is available too. http://www.stepac.ca/sealed-bid-auction-2020 #supportlocal #arteducationmatters See more

Your chance to purchase some great art. @stepartcentre

COVID-19 UPDATE: Our office is open by appointment only. Please call ahead to reserve a time to meet with your broker or make a payment to your policy. We also... ask that you please stay home if you're sick, have had contact with a confirmed case, or if you are waiting on the results of a COVID test for yourself or any other household members. Don’t forget our office has the capability to deliver Advice YOUR Way. Whether it be via phone, video appointment or during a scheduled meeting time in our office. We are here to help while taking all necessary precautions. We've flattened the curve once and are positive we can do it again with everyone’s help! Wear your mask, wash your hands, and keep your distance when possible. Thank you for understanding. See more

Summer students Max and Brayden are back on the beat picking up the the 2 bags of garbage that accumulates on our Downtown streets every week.

On Saturday September 26th from 11am until we run out. Drake and his Team are giving away 1000 pizzas! A small Pepperoni or Cheese pizza. All we need from you ...is a cash donation or canned goods in support of the St. Thomas Caring Cupboard. The tent will be set up outside, please maintain social distance. This will be first come first serve event. Please respect a 3 pizza limit. #drakeformayor #teamdrake #dominoscanada #stthomasproud

A reminder that our Anniversary Celebration is on Thursday 11am 2pm, across from our store! Pizza, pop and gifts. We’d love to see you. A minimum donation of $4 will go to the Violence Against Women, Services Elgin County.