Complete communities need small and independent shops and services!  But lately in Etobicoke, street-front stores and strip plazas are being demolished and replaced by towers.  Too often, the new projects have little or no space for the small and independent businesses that make our community livable.

We call on all DEVELOPERS pursuing projects in Etobicoke:  ensure independent, small local businesses and services have opportunities to continue and thrive within your redevelopment structures.

We call on the CITY OF TORONTO to create a strategy ensuring that independent, small local businesses and services have opportunities to continue and thrive after redevelopment occurs.