Ward 9 candidate Paul Stopciati says the Downtown Sudbury BIA could be doing more for local businesses during Ribfest.
The annual Labour Day weekend event draws tens of thousands of people to the core of the city. Stopciati said in a news release this week that local vendors are barred from participating in the event, but should be getting more support from the Downtown Sudbury organization.
“I actually received feedback from outside of Sudbury and learned that many other cities are experiencing similar problems. Why are they not speaking out for Sudbury business?” he said. “I was appalled to find that the BIA was not supportive of my position. They should be doing more to promote the local businesses they are supposed to be representing.”
The full text of the news release from Stopciati appears below.
Where is the B.I.A. for downtown Sudbury (“Sudbury should support local business”). I actually received feedback from outside of Sudbury and learned that many other cities are experiencing similar problems. Why are they not speaking out for Sudbury business??????????
We must support local vendors who are barred from Ribfest. Ribfest is not about making some guy from outside Sudbury wealthy!
We have to support our local vendors who want to be a part of Ribfest. Where is our leadership in the downtown?
I was appalled to find that the BIA was not supportive of my position. They should be doing more to promote the local businesses they are supposed to be representing.
Ward 9 demands that we support local vendors who are denied access to this. That is what representation is all about.
Paul Stopciati
Candidate, Ward 9 Councillor
To learn more about Paul Stopciati, visit his election page on Sudbury.com.
