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Downtown St. Thomas is a wonderful place to work, play, shop and live.
Downtown St. Thomas is 3 kilometers of beautifully painted murals, lush parkettes, gorgeous historic Victorian buildings, and of course with over 300 unique shops and services.St. Thomas is known as the "Railway Capital" of Canada.
Downtown St. Thomas is also the home of great events such as the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, the Santa Claus Parade and the Iron Horse Festival. There is so much to see and do in downtown St. Thomas!
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Optimist Santa Clause Parade
Adding to the season’s excitement in our downtown will be the spectacular Optimist Santa Claus Parade. Santa and his helpers will arrive on Saturday, November 19, 2011 starting at 6pm. Bands, floats, colourful costumes, festive music and so much more will entertain all. Of course the kids will love the candy. Please try to remember the Caring Cupboard, Christmas Care and other charities. Canned goods, clothing and durable goods will be collected along the parade route by the local firefighters. A special treat will be the appearance of the Rick Hansen tour and its special guests to promote his Man … Continue reading
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Home and Garden Show 2012
The 2011 St. Thomas Home, Garden and Outdoor Living Show held at the Timken Centre this past spring was a huge success. The 2012 show will run from March 29th to April 2nd. As a DDB we have the opportunity to take exclusive use of The Doug Tarry Room at the Timken Centre. It can be divided into 16-20 booths and includes a small community and entertainment area. We can make this area the “Place to Be” for show visitors. So far about 13 downtown businesses, as well as our own DDB, have agreed to be part of this project … Continue reading
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Tree Lighting Ceremony
Once again, we will have our annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at City Hall. It will be held between 6-9pm. on Friday, November 18, 2011. This year’s tree will be aglow with over 2000 white LED bulbs (you’re welcome to count them all). Our thanks to St. Thomas Energy, Canadian Tire and the City’s Parks and Recreation Department Entertainment will be performed by our own Arthur Voaden Musical group. Refreshments provided by Tim Horton and the DDB. MyFM will be on hand to welcome our special guest …. SANTA on board his special ride, a shiny bright red Fire Truck. … Continue reading
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Important Notice to Members – AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the St. Thomas Downtown Development Board will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7 pm., in Room 204 at City Hall. All members within the BIA area are welcome to attend. Dramatic progress has been made since the new board has been in place. Be sure to attend to offer your help towards shaping our future with your comments and suggestions.
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Board Meeting – November 2, 2011
Board Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. in Room 204 at City Hall. All are W info@downtownstthomas.com
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