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!uly 13, 2010.

ALLenLlon: rlde CommlLLee, 1he vlllage
8L: 8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng AcLlvlLles

Clenn and uoug,

1hank you boLh for your remarks and lnpuL regardlng Lhe proposed daLe change for Lhe 8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng
CelebraLlons from Sunday, AugusL 22, 2010 Lo LenLaLlvely AugusL 13Lh, 2010.

As you are boLh aware, l lLeraLed our raLlonale for Lhe daLe change ln an e-mall senL Lo Mr. Clenn Crawford and Lhe
8lA 8oard of ManagemenL on !uly 7, 2010. (Crand Cpenlng uay Sldewalk Sales falls wlLhln Lhe same week as Lhe
CenLral Canada LxhlblLlon, and ln addlLlon, lL would be held ln laLe AugusL. 1herefore, Lhe sale would fall Lo capLure a
slgnlflcanL markeL share of back Lo school sales.) (lease noLe: we have aLLempLed over Lhe pasL few years Lo hold
Lhe sldewalk sale aL Lhe same Llme as Lhe CenLral Canada LxhlblLlon wlLh Lhe ob[ecLlve of capLurlng more pedesLrlan
Lrafflc. We found Lhe opposlLe Lransplred, as people Lraversed Lhrough our area, osLenslbly by-passlng our sales
evenL. 1yplcally, our daLa reveals LhaL sldewalk sales LhaL are held ln Lhe laLLer parL of AugusL are less successful Lhan
Lhose sales whlch are held wlLhln Lhe flrsL Lwo weeks of Lhe monLh.) l wlll answer boLh emalls ln Lhe same response
as many of Lhe same polnLs and concerns are dupllcaLed ln Clenn's and uoug's e-malls daLed !uly 7, 2010.

WlLh respecL Lo Laklng Lhe evenL ouLslde Lhe CaplLal rlde fesLlval, please be advlsed LhaL Lhe 8ank SLreeL 8lA sLaff
was noL aware LhaL Lhe evenLs belng conLemplaLed by Lhe vlllage consLlLuLed a componenL of Lhe CaplLal rlde
lesLlval acLlvlLles nor were we aware LhaL Lhe vlllage evenL fell wlLhln Lhe CaplLal rlde Week fesLlval, as LhaL was noL
communlcaLed Lo us verbally or ln wrlLlng aL any Llme. ln facL, Lhe flrsL Llme we were made aware of Lhe daLes of Lhe
CaplLal rlde lesLlval, and Lhe facL LhaL Lhey lnLended Lo use Lhe Crand Cpenlng of 8ank SLreeL as a venue for Lhelr
rlde lesLlval was subsequenL Lo Lhe 8lA announcemenL of a LenLaLlve daLe change. 1herefore, ln Lhe absence of any
communlcaLlons from Lhe rlde and vlllage represenLaLlves regardlng Lhelr plans Lo lnLegraLe rlde evenLs lnLo Lhe
Crand Cpenlng LvenLs, lL was noL feaslble for 8ank SLreeL sLaff Lo reasonably anLlclpaLe Lhe concerns you brlng
forward ln your emall.

ln facL, followlng a careful revlew of all 8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng CommlLLee mlnuLes, Lhere ls no reference Lo Lhe
8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng evenLs formlng parL of Lhe CaplLal rlde Week fesLlvlLles. ln facL, Lhe only Lwo references
Lo rlde ls:
1) uurlng Lhe flrsL meeLlng of March 9, 2010 ln Lhe meeLlng mlnuLes, Lhere are Lwo words under Lhe headlng
vlllage LvenLs whlch reads (rlde evenL), Lhe rlde LvenL carrles no explanaLlon as Lo whaL Lhey are
conLemplaLlng wlLh respecL Lo any acLlvlLy.
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2) ln Lhe meeLlng mlnuLes for March 30, 2010, under Lhe headlng of loglsLlcal map, ln Lhe Lhlrd paragraph ( lL
sLaLes ln Lhe cenLral secLlon wlll be uLlllzed by Lhe vlllage and rlde for fundralslng) Lhere ls no reference Lo
any Lype of acLlvlLy or lf Lhe acLlvlLy serves as parL of Lhe CaplLal rlde evenLs.

Sufflce Lo say, Lhe Lwo references do noL dlsclose any perLlnenL lnformaLlon and or deLalls wlLh respecL Lo rlde or 1he
vlllage evenLs wlLhln Lhe framework of Lhe CaplLal rlde lesLlval.

8oLh e-malls refer Lo elLher loss of funds due Lo pre-promoLlons of Lhe evenL for Lhe AugusL 22, 2010 daLe and havlng
Lo make changes Lo conLracLs LhaL have been slgned for Lhe evenL. ln addlLlon, Lhe e-malls make reference Lo Lhe
challenges assoclaLed wlLh changlng Lhe loglsLlcs Lo conform Lo Lhe new proposed daLe. llrsL - regardlng Lhe vlllage
and/or rlde pre-promoLlng Lhe evenL, we performed our due dlllgence ln Lhe above so LhaL we could accuraLely
reporL Lo Lhe 8oard of ManagemenL whaL Lype of pre-promoLlon has Lransplred and Lhe exLenL of Lhe pre-promoLlon.
1herefore, we searched boLh rlde 1oronLo and rlde CLLawa webslLes and found no menLlon of Lhe evenL whaLsoever
(8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng). lurLher, we searched 1he vlllage webslLe and found no menLlon LhaL Lhey were
parLlclpaLlng ln Lhe 8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng. (ln facL, lL would appear LhaL Lhe lasL updaLe Lo Lhe webslLe occurred
ln Aprll 10, 2010.)

We also searched 1he xLra slLe as lL was menLloned as a publlcaLlon whlch has pre-promoLed Lhe evenL for Lhe lasL
monLh. We found no reference Lo speclflc evenLs/daLes relaLlng Lo Lhe 8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng. We dld flnd,
however, promoLlons for Lhe CaplLal rlde lesLlval buL lL appeared LhaL no evenL or daLes were adverLlsed on 8ank
SLreeL for AugusL 22, 2010. ln addlLlon, lL had been menLloned LhaL 3000 rave cards were handed ouL durlng 1oronLo
rlde, we have conLacLed 1oronLo rlde and are walLlng Lo geL an elecLronlc verslon or facslmlle of Lhe cards LhaL were
handed ouL. We quesLlon wheLher Lhe cards promoLed Lhe 8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng or Lhe CaplLal rlde lesLlval
wlLh no speclflc menLlon of a 8ank SLreeL Cpenlng or evenL. Clearly, we could flnd no evldence accordlng Lo Lhe
lnformaLlon LhaL you provlded us ln your emalls Lo supporL your conLenLlon LhaL Lhe evenL (8ank SLreeL Crand
Cpenlng) or ln facL acLlvlLles of Lhe vlllage or rlde occurrlng on 8ank SLreeL were pre-promoLed Lo Lhe exLenL LhaL you
conLend ln your e-mall.

8oLh auLhors of Lhe respecLlve e-malls, furLher sLaLe LhaL lL would be a loglsLlcal nlghLmare Lo have Lo go back and
make changes Lo Lhese conLracLs LhaL have been slgned ln good falLh." ln regards Lo Lhe above, Lhere appears Lo be a
conLradlcLlon wlLh respecL Lo Lhe flnallzlng of 1he vlllage evenLs whlch are Lo Lransplre on 1he 8ank SLreeL Crand
Cpenlng uay (loglsLlcs) and Lhe purporLed slgned conLracLs. 1o ald ln clarlflcaLlon, please refer Lo Mr. Crawford's emall
of !uly 7, 2010 (3:47 p.m.). ln Lhe e-mall, Mr. Crawford makes lL clear LhaL Lhey have noL flnallzed a locaLlon for Lhe
movle evenL. 1hey have noL applled for a llquor or food llcense. 8especLlng promoLlons, Mr. Crawford asks ln hls e-
mall how promoLlons are comlng along? 1hls leads me Lo belleve LhaL apparenLly, he ls noL aware of Lhe exLenslve
pre-promoLlon LhaL has Lransplred. 1he u!'s for Lhe 1ea uance and Lhe LenL have noL been secured. 1he movle
presenLly does noL appear Lo have a flnallzed locaLlon and lL ls noL clear wheLher Lhey have procured/renLed Lhe 8ocky
Porror plcLure rlghLs. (ln order Lo help 1he vlllage, Lhe 8lA provlded $1000 (glfL-card) LhaL could be used Lo secure Lhe
movle rlghLs and/or equlpmenL, as needed). WlLh respecL Lo acLlvlLles, such as face-palnLlng, crafLs, balloon anlmals,
eLc... 1hese acLlvlLles were already belng provlded by Lhe 8lA and, flnally, Lhere ls no menLlon of any slgned conLracLs.
ln facL, afLer readlng Lhe e-mall from Mr. Crawford, one could geL Lhe dlsLlncL lmpresslon LhaL many of Lhe deLalls have
noL been flnallzed.

ulLlmaLely, lL ls unforLunaLe LhaL Lhe 8lA sLaff was noL made prlvy Lo Lhe vlllage/rlde's lnLenLlon Lo uLlllze Lhe Crand
Cpenlng of 8ank SLreeL as a parL of Lhe CaplLal rlde lesLlval acLlvlLles.
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As rlde ls aware, Lhe 8ank SLreeL 8lA has worked successfully wlLh LhaL organlzaLlon ln Lhe pasL. Powever, we have
noL heard from rlde represenLaLlves slnce Lhey arblLrarlly removed Lhe posL-rlde parade parLy from 8ank SLreeL
wlLhouL noLlflcaLlon Lo our 8lA over slx years ago. 1herefore, lL ls dlfflculL Lo comprehend how Lhe 8lA can be held
accounLable or be made llable when Lhe 8lA had no knowledge of rlde's lnvolvemenL ln Lhe Crand Cpenlng or LhaL
rlde lnLended Lo make one of Lhe 8ank SLreL Crand Cpenlng LvenLs, a CaplLal rlde lesLlval acLlvlLy. 8egreLLably,
should rlde/1he vlllage declde noL Lo parLlclpaLe ln 1he Crand Cpenlng acLlvlLles, we would appreclaLe lf you could
conLacL our offlce aL your earllesL convenlence so LhaL we may make Lhe necessary ad[usLmenLs Lo our ongolng
promoLlons.

lease be cognlzanL Lo Lhe facL LhaL Lhe reasons we were glven for holdlng our 8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng on AugusL
22nd, 2010 was LhaL Lhe Counclllor's offlce felL LhaL all surface work would be compleLe (Lo CaLherlne SLreeL) and LhaL
more v.l..'s (pollLlclans) would be avallable, as Lhey would be back from summer holldays. AL no Llme, dld Lhe
Counclllor's offlce menLlon LhaL our daLe of AugusL 22, 2010 colnclded wlLh Lhe CaplLal rlde lesLlval and LhaL acLlvlLles
of Lhe rlde lesLlval would be held wlLhln Lhe framework and conLexL of Lhe 8ank SLreeL Crand Cpenlng.

We are confldenL LhaL you can appreclaLe Lhe severe hardshlps our members have endured over Lhe pasL four years.
lour years of lnLruslve and dlsrupLlve consLrucLlon and ln addlLlon, a parLlal collapse of SomerseL Pouse, and Lhe
subsequenL closlng of Lhe lnLersecLlon aL 8ank and SomerseL SLreeL for a Lwo monLh perlod ln whlch our members losL
Lhelr Palloween and ChrlsLmas sales.

We hope you can undersLand LhaL our member's lnLeresLs musL be prlmary and paramounL wlLh respecL Lo Lhe Crand
Cpenlng of Lhe 8ank SLreeL 8lA.

8egards,


Cerry Leage
LxecuLlve ulrecLor
8ank SLreeL 8lA
1el: 613-232-6233
lax: 613-232-3372
www.banksLreeL.ca

Lncl.

Lmalls:
C. Crawford !uly 7, 2010 aL 3:47 pm
C. Crawford !uly 7, 2010 aL 3:42 pm
u. Saunders !uly 8, 2010aL 2:10 pm
Crand Cpenlng MeeLlng MlnuLes from March 9
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and March 30
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, 2010
CaplLal xLra !uly lssue page 14
Web SlLes:
CLLawa CaplLal rlde SlLe (LvenLs age)
1oronLo's rlde Week: rlde evenLs around Canada LlsLlng (broken llnk, wlLh lncorrecL web slLe address)