Economic Development News

Shop Where Your Heart Is

For a four-month period, from October 2021 to the end of January 2022, the Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce is operating a “Shop Where Your Heart Is” Campaign. This program will be offered in partnership with the DBIA (Downtown Brockville Improvement Area) and the City of Brockville. Throughout the four-month duration of the Campaign, we will be encouraging consumers to shop locally to support and strengthen our local economy. 

The first initiative of the “Shop Where Your Heart Is” Campaign is a monthly prize draw that will run for the entire four-month period of the Campaign. Each month from the 1^st to the 29^th, consumers will have the opportunity to shop locally and be rewarded for it. 

How does it work?

• Shop at local businesses between the 1^st and 29^th of each month (October-January).
• Collect a minimum of three receipts from purchases made locally in an envelope provided by the Brockville & District Chamber of Commerce. “Shop Where Your Heart Is” envelopes will be supplied to local businesses and you can ask to collect one upon your purchase. In the case that the business does not have envelopes provided by the Chamber, you can visit the Chamber office to submit your receipts and we will happily provide you with one. Shop Where Your Heart is envelopes are also available from the Customer Service desk in City Hall.
• Drop off your envelope to the Chamber Office to be entered into that month's prize draw. Envelopes containing your three receipts and contact information (name, phone number) can be dropped off at the mailbox located outside of the Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce Office – 3 Market Street West, Suite #1, Brockville, Ontario. From there, envelopes will be collected and each person’s name will be entered into a prize draw. 

Deadline:

The deadline to submit your envelope containing three receipts from local purchases is the 29^th of each month.

On the 1^st of each month, the winner of the prize draw from the previous month will be announced. 

If you would like to have “Shop Where Your Heart Is” envelopes in your store and to participate in this community-driven initiative then please make an inquiry. We ask that you inform consumers of the details required for the opportunity to be entered into a draw upon their purchase. This will allow for us to encourage them to continue shopping local in order to be rewarded.

River of Lights Restaurant Add-On

Our next "Shop Where Your Hearts Is" program is a River of Lights restaurant add-on program , enhance your experience at the River of Lights by picking up a car snack kit for two from one of our participating restaurants. The program runs alongside the River of Lights from November 27-January 2. Check out our full program for details.

Funding for the River of Lights provided by the Government of Ontario.

Brockville Holiday Retail Boxes

Introducing Brockville Holiday Boxes! These curated gift boxes are available from 18 local retailers and feature items from their shops that they have hand selected and paired to make for a great gift for someone on your list. Each one comes in a Brockville-themed wrap and includes a free Brockville Greeting Card. Check out all 18 shops and what they have included in their boxes here. 

Holiday Retail and Restaurant Guides

Get more gift ideas with the 'Shop Where Your Heart Is' Holiday Guides! Their is a gift guide and a restaurant guide to help you support local, shop local, and help with your holiday entertaining. Check them out here. 

Finally, if there are any questions, whether a business or consumer, please do not hesitate to contact Josh Hare (student@brockvillechamber.com) or Pamela Robertson (pjrobertson@brockvillechamber.com) at the Brockville & District Chamber of Commerce Office.