Think Local, Choose Bank Street This Holiday Season!
It’s the holiday season!
The first snow has fallen and there are coloured lights everywhere. While this year might have been strange for all of us, the holidays are a good reminder of the familiarity we long for and will experience again, eventually.
This year has been tough on everyone. Especially for small businesses. Small business owners have been hit especially hard by the measures and government mandates set to keep people safe. As a community, we can secure the futures of those resilient small businesses and help them shine.
Local businesses bring vibrancy to main streets and help create an identity that makes us proud to call Centertown, and generally, Ottawa, home. As they struggle to stay afloat, we need to show up for them as they’ve shown up for us in the past.
Choose Local. Choose Bank Street!
This season we have a choice to make. We can support big businesses or we support local and ensure the money we spend making our loved one’s holiday season perfect circles back into the community. This holiday season, gift yourself a long-lasting community spirit by shopping locally while finding the perfect gifts for your loved ones.
Need some inspiration? Keep on reading!
Purchasing for something warm and fuzzy that’ll make your loved ones feel cozy this holiday season? Look no further than Karuna Natural Wears, located at 218 Bank Street. Karuna means “compassion,” which defines the boutique and its essence of inclusion. Their main mantra is “treating everyone with loving-kindness, with pure intension and good morals without expectations.” Now, who needs a little kindness and compassion in your life?
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Are you looking for something to spice up quarantine season with your boo? Your go-to destination in Ottawa for all things sexy is Venus Envy. This education-based sex-shop located at 226 Bank street is your one-stop-shop to find all your necessities to make this winter hot, hot, hot.
Got a game-nerd in your family? Strategy Games will have what you’re looking for! They are doing business online and in-store at 250 Bank Street. Make sure you check out their website to find something that will make their little gamer's heart sing!
Are you still browsing Amazon for the perfect gift for your book lover friend? Check out your local alternatives like Book Bazar, for one-of-a-kind picks.
If you’re looking for something unique for that family member who is notoriously hard to buy for, think Beaded Dreams. The Indigenous-owned boutique sells a range of items, including jewelry, moccasins and mitts, dreamcatchers, art, handmade candles and soaps, smudge medicines (i.e. sage), books, stones and crystals, craft supplies and much more.
Maybe you have a foodie in the family that especially appreciates BBQ foods! And what’s essential for a BBQ spread? Sauce, obviously. Meow! That’s Hot, a hot sauce company based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, will have what you’re looking for.
This holiday season, think community. Think small. Think local. It’s time to shop local if we want a local to come back to when this is finally over.
We haven’t tickled your fancy? Check out this page to find out more about all the local shops you can support this holiday season.