Downtown Stouffville to get a boost with My Main Street program

The program will provide a total of $57,500 in non-repayable contributions to support local businesses

Yorkregion.com
May 26, 2022
Simon Martin

Main Street in Stouffville is getting a boost. The Stouffville Chamber of Commerce announced the town will be participating in the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program to help revitalize our main street. The program will provide a total of $57,500 in non-repayable contributions to support local businesses.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada announced a $23.25-million investment to establish My Main Street -- a two-year program to support the recovery and revitalization of main streets and local businesses in southern Ontario.

Stouffville will be supported with a dedicated Main Street ambassador, customized market research, data analysis and non-repayable funding contributions for new and existing small businesses.

“The Government of Canada understands that our main streets require critical supports to adapt and create new and inclusive economic opportunities,” Markham-Stouffville MP Helena Jack said. “The My Main Street program offers critical funding and services for local businesses to find new ways to adapt and to create new economic opportunities for local communities to help them recover and grow. I am happy to see the positive impact that the My Main Street program will have in our community of Stouffville.”

The Economic Developers Council of Ontario is delivering the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program stream, which supports the revitalization of 65 main street communities and provides non-repayable contributions for more than 650 local businesses across southern Ontario. The program focuses on creating and maintaining vibrant and inclusive local downtowns while providing residents, new entrepreneurs and existing businesses with economic opportunities in our communities.

“We are thrilled to be able to offer businesses in the Village of Stouffville access to the expertise and resources of the My Main Street program through our fantastic Main Street Ambassador, Karen Mortfield," Karen Wootton, executive director, Stouffville Chamber of Commerce, said. "This is a great opportunity to give local businesses extra support when they need it most."