Whether you are a new business or an established Downtown business, we are happy to have you.
The Prince Albert Downtown Business Improvement District (PADBID) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) is a safe and desirable place to conduct business, live, work, and play through the cooperative efforts of its members and local government. The PADBID, officially registered in 2003, is funded by a commercial taxation assessment levy paid by the property owners within the PADBID to the City of Prince Albert through Bylaw No. 4 of 2005. You are automatically a member of the PADBID when located within the BID.
There is no additional membership fee.
The Prince Albert Downtown Business Improvement District (PADBID) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) is a safe and desirable place to conduct business, live, work, and play through the cooperative efforts of its members and local government. The PADBID, officially registered in 2003, is funded by a commercial taxation assessment levy paid by the property owners within the PADBID to the City of Prince Albert through Bylaw No. 4 of 2005. You are automatically a member of the PADBID when located within the BID.
There is no additional membership fee.
Downtown Business Information guide
Downtown Police Support
Contact Cst. Malenfant (text preferred) 306-941-8073
Bylaw
CLICK HERE for the Bylaw Violation Form
Graffiti removal
Please email Ray Bandet: raybandet@gmail.com please attach a photo of the graffiti and your Business Name, address, phone number, contact name and description of location of the graffiti.
Marketing Support
Need help with social media content, a brochure, a new menu? Contact info@princealbertdowntown.ca
Snow Removal
Duane Lennie -306-960-4962
Contact Cst. Malenfant (text preferred) 306-941-8073
Bylaw
CLICK HERE for the Bylaw Violation Form
Graffiti removal
Please email Ray Bandet: raybandet@gmail.com please attach a photo of the graffiti and your Business Name, address, phone number, contact name and description of location of the graffiti.
Marketing Support
Need help with social media content, a brochure, a new menu? Contact info@princealbertdowntown.ca
Snow Removal
Duane Lennie -306-960-4962
Façade Grant
Each year the PADBID has the opportunity to give a grant of up to $10,000 to a downtown business that meet's the requirements for this specific grant. Funding for this grant is received from the PADBID Reserve Fund.
Social Media Support
- Gather emails. With the trend in social media changing constantly, the best way to connect with your customers and clients is through email. If they sign up for your email, it means that they are interested in what you offer. And what is great is you only have to send out emails when you need to. You have a captive audience that wants to receive your information. I have tried a few different email provider options but I find MailChimp the easiest and it is free.
- Social Media vs. Website: it is important to understand what each option serves. Social Media is to keep your audience up to date with what you are doing and keep your name in the forefront of their minds. A website is the information about your products/service. Your website is where they can find out more about what you do or offer. Your hours of operation, your location, your history about your business.
- For an easy do it yourself website I recommend Weebly. I have used a variety from Wordpress to WIX to designing from scratch and Weebly uses an easy drag and drop designing format that makes creating and updating really easy, I have been using it for years as a basic site, blog and storefront.
- Use Canva for designing everything. Templates are available to make whatever you need to post on social media, or create a brochure or event poster. It is so easy!
- Social Media trend- more and more people are leaving Facebook and choosing Instagram. Pay attention to your insights and see where you are connecting with your market.
- On Facebook - schedule your posts, saves you time and you can post at the best time of the day to connect with your customers.
- Creating an event on Facebook? Add Prince Albert Downtown as a co-host and have your event seen by our 4,000 followers.
- Instagram is becoming a popular way to connect in Prince Albert, use Planoly or Later to organize and schedule your posts. It is great because you can do it all from your computer and you can save your hashtags, location and tags. There is a free version or you can upgrade for $100/year. I use the paid version and find the stats and options beneficial.
- Hashtags - use #livingpa #princeabertdowntown to connect with us so we can share your photos.
- Not good with photography? Use PEXELS for free high quality images or hire a photographer - money well spent.