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BIA GOVERNANCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING INFO

Marda Loop BIA Board of Directors 2026

  • Paul Morissette, Fresh Kitchen – President
  • David Jannard, Blush Lane – VP
  • Mike de Jonge, Marda Loop Brewing – Secretary
  • Jon Green, Gardenia / Leonard Developments – Treasurer
  • Doug Anderson, Brokercore
  • Cameron Fraser, Fraser & Fig
  • Nova Kane, ATB Financial
  • Lachlin Muir, Distilled Beauty Bar & Social House
  • Whitney Titheridge, Crabapple Clothing Co.
  • Chynna Winter, Engel & Volkers

2026 AGM (fiscal 2025)

The Annual General Meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, November 23, 6:30 pm at the ATB Boardroom.  Contact info@visitmardaloop.com if you want to know more about volunteering for the Board of Directors or other aspects of the AGM and the BIA.

2026 AGM Registration Form

Time and Place:

ATB Boardroom, 2140 34 Ave SW

Monday November 23, 2026, 6:30 to 8 pm

Food and refreshments available.

Meeting Items

2021 AGM Materials and Info

Material for the AGM, November 15 2021

  • 6:30 – 8 pm at Marda Loop Church, 1638 30th Avenue SW.  Parking on the street.
  • Enter by side door up the ramp off of 16th Street SW
  • Proof of Vaccination or Negative Test required.  Masking required.

Draft Agenda Items

Other docs:

Introducing the Marda Loop BIA – Oct 2020

2020 AGM Materials and Info

Material for the AGM, November 16 2020

Contact info@visitmardaloop.com

BIA Governance

Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) are non-profit business organizations that work to improve and promote a district. They are established by City Council in response to an initiative by businesses in a specific area. All businesses in that area are automatically members of the BIA. Click on the map below for a closer look at our boundaries.

There are 15 BIAs in Calgary. Marda Loop BIA was one of the first, established in 1984. There are thousands of BIAs and like organizations in North America and worldwide.

Working Bylaws of the Marda Loop BIA (PDF)
Information about BIAs in general

ABOUT THE BIA LEVY (BIA TAX)

The BIA Levy is set by the Board of business members annually to pay for BIA operations and capital expenditures. The cost is divided among all the area businesses proportionate to an Assessment of each business made by the City’s tax department. Note that the bill goes to businesses directly, not to property owners. Factors that go into the Business Assessment include square footage, age and type of property. Here is a link to the City’s Business Valuation Methodology (PDF). Like property tax assessments, business assessments can be appealed. You can learn more about the BIA Tax and Assessments here.

In 2024 the Marda Loop BIA levy was $220,000, about 2.3% of assessment value, which is lower than our ten-year average of 2.468%. The levy “mill rate” is affected primarily by the size of the revenue ask, the number of businesses sharing the load, and the pace of openings and closings.  There are more businesses in the BIA this  year, and the levy amount did not change from 2023, so the rate went down.