In This Issue: Duncan Days Street Closures Duncan Days Business Participation Tourism Cowichan Annual Stakeholder Survey - Have Your Say! BIABC Media Release: Retail Crime Reaching Crisis Levels Across Canada,Reinforcing Concerns Raised by BC Businesses: BIABC Friendship Square Washroom Closure Notice Expression of Interest – Community Picnic in Friendship Square

We’re excited to share a new co-advertising opportunity available exclusively to DDBIA members, and we’ve attached the LIV Magazine media kit for you to review. We’ve partnered with LIV Magazine, a beautifully curated quarterly publication that celebrates the art of modern living on Vancouver Island. LIV showcases the best in local design, dining, and real estate - featuring businesses rooted in beauty, authenticity, and a strong sense of place. What this means for you: DDBIA

In this issue: Duncan Days important Info From the AGM - See our Year in Review video City of Duncan Community Safety Action Plan Art and Appies - A Self Guided Evening of Art, Appies and Downtown Discovery Where Business Blooms Mixer

In this issue: We’re Hiring Two Summer Student Content Creators! Mother's Day Promos - We Want to Feature You AGM Speakers Lineup Art and Appies - A Self Guided Evening of Art, Appies and Downtown Discovery

In this issue: Final Call for Billboard Placement Mother's Day Promos - We Want to Feature You AGM Nominations – Open Now Community Opportunity: Space Needed for Local Recycling Initiative Congratulations to The Fort Game Cafe Upcoming Member Business Events

In this issue: The New Plaque in Charles Hoey Park Employment Immigration Pathways Info Session Save the Date: AGM – Thursday, April 23, 2026 Expand Your Reach with the Social Media buy In Program Office Space for Rent – 111 Station Street Rotary Club of Duncan Food Drive 2026 - Call for Sponsors, Volunteer Teams & Business Partners

In this issue: Self Care Circuit Sold Out Press Release: DDBIA Responds to Provincial Minimum Wage Increase Save the Date: AGM – Thursday, April 23, 2026 Dine & Sip Cowichan Returns February 27 – March 22 Office Space for Rent – 111 Station Street

DUNCAN, BC – March 11 2026 – The Downtown Duncan Business Improvement Area Society (DDBIA) acknowledges the Province of British Columbia’s announcement that the general minimum wage will increase from $17.85 to $18.25 per hour effective June 1, 2026. The increase reflects the Province’s policy of indexing wages annually to inflation. “Our downtown businesses understand the pressures working people are facing,” said Dina Stuehler, President of the DDBIA. “Many of our members

In this issue: Safety & Security Patrol: Moving into Phase Two Help Shape Duncan Days by Joining the Sub Committee Email Scam Alert Community Policing Update: Counterfeit Currency