Downtown Prescott Business Improvement Area (BIA)

Natalie Sobhie - Chair - River Home & Co. 

Councillor Tracey Young - Vice-Chair - Council Representative

Nicole Hudson - Treasurer - Katarina's Coffee Shop

Charity Moran - Secretary - Curls & Cuts Hair Shoppe

Councillor Ruth Lockett - Council Representative

Bonnie Pidgeon-Cougler - Food for All Food Bank Inc.

Terry Ghaney - The Vault Lounge & Takeout

Jeanne Fox-Dibble - Quality Creations

Holly Patenaude - Tooth Goals

Belinda Ballantine - Best of Farmers Market

Established by Town of Prescott by-law, the Downtown Prescott BIA supports and invests in the identified BIA Levy Area (The RiverWalk District) to help revitalize and energize our historic Downtown core.

The Downtown Prescott BIA supports downtown beautification and place-based tourism and economic development by identifying needs within the BIA Levy Area and allocating Levy resources to address the issues.

The BIA also organizes and supports downtown events, business promotions, and destination marketing efforts for the RiverWalk District.

You join the Downtown Prescott BIA by being the owner or occupant of a commercial property that rests within the BIA Levy Area. 

Businesses/Commercial Properties located within the BIA boundaries automatically become members and pay the BIA levy along with their property taxes. Commercial property owners are responsible for collecting BIA levy fees from their commercial tenants and remitting them to the Town.

The BIA Levy helps fund beautification and business-support efforts within the BIA Area.

Every four years, elections are held for the BIA Board of Management, which is selected from eligible BIA Members. Nine Board Members are elected, who then meet at least monthly to discuss BIA business. 

BIA Board of Director meetings occur the 2nd Tuesday of each month.  Meetings are open to the public and streamed live on Prescott's YouTube channel.  BIA member businesses are encouraged to attend and contribute to the conversation and/or participate in subcommittees as opportunities arise.

Meeting Details:

Date: 2nd Tuesday of each month
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Prescott Town Hall, 2nd Floor Council Chambers, 360 Dibble St. W

The Town of Prescott offers a number of resources for businesses. Please visit the Business Resources page on the Invest Prescott site for more information.

BIA Coordinator: Justin St. Pierre

Email: jstpierre@prescott.ca

Telephone: 613-925-2812, ext. 6222

BIA Procedural By-Law 41-79 (Amended 2019)