Welcome to The Merchants of Downtown Grimsby.

The Merchants of Downtown Grimsby are your friends, neighbours and trusted retailers who work tirelessly to keep the downtown as vibrant as possible and the destination of choice for those who shop locally.

Our official name is the Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area (you may have heard of the DIA) and our collective goal is the beautification, promotion and revitalization of Downtown Grimsby.

Every four years, we elect a Board of Management who, on behalf of all of us, directs the various projects that we are involved in.

All the funds to pay for the improvements you see are raised through a special tax levy on commercial properties located within our boundaries.

We are committed to providing excellent customer service, a pleasant shopping experience, a safe environment and a vast retail choice.

Come and visit us and discover how "friendly by nature" we really are!!!

Beautification

The Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area is committed to making sure our downtown remains the wonderful and attractive place it is.

The Town will be installing new recycling containers in conjunction with the Region and the DIA will be investing in new planters, benches and garbage receptacles.

Revitalization

The Downtown Project: Next Steps is progressing well. We have completed the Streetscape design work.

The Committee will be preparing the Community Improvement Plan for Council to adopt and presenting a Capital Study to identify how much each of the projects will cost.

Promotion

The Grimsby Downtown Improvement Area believes promotion of our Merchants is the largest priority for our organization.  When we work together, we can achieve more than working individually.  

The GDIA provides opportunities to promote individual businesses as well as Downtown Grimsby as a whole.