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Please Note: Our bricks-and-mortar BIA office is closed temporarily. Please visit The Visitor Information Centre at 170 Bridge Street for general inquiries. For BIA Buck purchases or reimbursements, please contact our treasurer, Lisa Oldham, of Peace of Mind Business Solutions at 6 Lake Avenue West, Monday to Friday – 613-434-0999. Thank you for your patience!
 

 

We’re Hiring!

Click here for application details (PDF).

Downtown Events:

Holiday Shopping Giveaway – Get Your Shopping Passport Here!

Carleton Place Farmers’ Market – Every Saturday 8:30 am till October

Scarecrow Stroll Downtown Carleton Place 2022 with a twist!

Downtown News:

BIA Boundary Expansion

Ottawa Valley Boss Babe Podcasts featuring Downtown Carleton Place Business Owners

Downtown Carleton Place BIA BUCK Program

Carleton Place Information Guide 2022

Bridge Street Reconstruction

Dine Locally

Shop Locally

Member News:

BIA Board Meeting: Wednesday November 16th at 6:30 pm

Surviving and Thriving during Construction Presentation

COVID-19 Links

Who Are We?

We beautify and promote our downtown district from our ongoing floral beautification, seasonal decor, and decorative lighting, to our promotional events and festivals. We add vibrancy to our streetscape and encourage our downtown businesses to do the same.

Our Mandate:

To promote business in downtown Carleton Place, aesthetically improve the BIA district and connect businesses to each other and the community at large.

Click here for the 2022 Carleton Place Information Guide

 

Featured Business:

Carleton Place IDA

Carleton Place IDA Drugmart your home health care store has made recent changes to the drugstore designed to increase accessibility and enhance counselling room area. "We are a full service pharmacy...
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Total Rhythm Dance Studio

Total Rhythm Dance Studio is renowned for providing one of the area’s most exciting and diverse dance schedules, offering excellent training taught by qualified registered teachers. Tania Munro grew...
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The Blossom Shop

The Blossom Shop has been a staple feature of Bridge Street and the Downtown core since 1980. It’s beautiful window displays and professional staff have made the shop a local favourite for floral...
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Heritage Optometric Clinic

With an eye on providing the best optometric care possible, Heritage Optometric Clinic has been serving the Carleton Place area and beyond for more than 65 years. Always looking to improve upon the...
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The Lash Nook

A friendly and personable person, Kara Miles says her favourite part of what she does is getting to chat with new and familiar faces every day. A Certified Lash Artist for seven years, Kara is very...
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Carousel

Anyone who has taken a stroll down Bridge Street Carleton Place lately would have surely noticed a prominent change. A stunning, new addition has been added to the downtown core. Carousel pops out...
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Nick Giardino’s Downtown Style

Story from July 2016  issue of The Humm When is a hair salon not simply a hair salon? The name of one of the newest businesses to open in downtown Carleton Place offers a clue: “Giardino Lifestyle...
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The Urban Barber

In April of 2020, right at the start of lockdown, Shawn Gauthier married a man from Carleton Place. Knowing Shawna had many years of hair styling experience, Shawna’s new brother-in-law proposed a...
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The Dress Shop

The fashionista loves what she wears, she defines her personality through her wardrobe choices. Fashion is, to her, about creative expression and feeling amazing! Knowing what she wears is...
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Surrounding Memories

Custom picture framing, home decor, art gallery...all in one, self-contained, stunning space that’s easy to lose yourself in! Michelle Bedel initially stumbled onto the idea of opening a custom...
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Freska

Freska

If you have stopped by Freska recently, you may have noticed a few...

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