Small Business Saturday: What it Means for You
BIA Bucks are Back!
On November 29, 2025, the shops along Hastings and Powell are teaming up to give the neighbourhood a little extra love. Think of it as a friendly loop of support: you pick up something you already needed, and your favourite local spots slip you a ten-dollar thank-you for coming by.
How It Works
- Spend $20 or more at a participating East Village shop
- You’ll get a $10 BIA Bucks voucher tucked into your bag or handed across the counter
- Use that voucher toward something from another particiapting shop
It’s like a tiny boomerang of local goodness that just keeps circling back through the community.
A Few Things to Know
The voucher is for a future visit, not the same transaction where you earned it.
When you redeem it, the shop will simply take $10 off your purchase.
Each voucher can be used once and you can use one per visit.
The usual no-cash-value stuff applies.
Not valid on lottery, prescriptions, tobacco, or cannabis.
Why It’s Worth It
Because every time you shop local, you’re helping keep the East Village feeling like the East Village. You’re supporting folks who know your coffee order, who ask about your dog, who recognize your kids’ Halloween costumes. And now you get ten bucks to make another purchase in the neighbourhood even sweeter.