BIA is Business Improvement Area. The Downtown Woodstock Business Improvement Area (BIA) was established in 1976 through a municipal by-law. The Downtown Woodstock BIA is a not-for-profit organization, under the direction of a volunteer board of management. Our mandate is to Promote, Maintain, and Beautify the Downtown area. The Downtown Woodstock BIA enables a large group of independent businesses and property owners to work together for a positive future. We have approximately 300 member businesses. As established within our constitution, every business within the BIA area is automatically included in the BIA membership and contributors to the BIA budget through a special levy (tax). The cost of a membership (tax levy) is based on the properties commercial assessment. Our boundaries are from Bay/Beale Street in the East to Mill Street in the West and from Hunter Street (North) to Main Street (South). The BIA promotes Downtown Woodstock. All downtown BIA’s have the same goal – to encourage more traffic and ultimately increase traffic and sales in their business district. We strive to create a vibrant community and a prosperous local economic environment. The BIA acts as a unifying body for our membership – working to make Downtown Woodstock a “Destination” not only for the retailers and restaurants, but for our professional and cultural assets as well. Our efforts are dedicated to ensuring a healthy economic environment for our community and making Downtown Woodstock a Destination – a place in which to shop, dine, work, play, live or invest!