Boards

The Office of the City Clerk assists with recruitment for some of the following local boards, while others conduct their own recruitment process. The City's Advisory Committees and Boards are required to follow Procedure By-law 23-035. 

Business Improvement Area (BIA) Boards 

The City of Cambridge has three Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) located within the three Core Areas of Cambridge. A BIA is a Council-approved area made up of a community of businesses, as defined by each BIA's by-law. 

Through an elected Board of Mangers, BIAs develop and carry out programs to improve, beautify, and market their area. They promote the businesses within the community and bring in customers. BIA programs may include:

  • physical improvements to the area
  • events
  • markets and festivals
  • promotional activities
  • decor and enhancements 
  • advisory and advocacy subcommittees 
  • member communications

BIAs ensure that their area is well known by the public as an attractive and pleasant place to shop, be entertained, work and live. 

Staff Liaison: Laura Pearce, Senior Economic Development Officer 

The Downtown Cambridge BIA is made up of 230 businesses; this is the largest BIA in Cambridge. Members include retail, commercial, service and office space users in the area. The Downtown Cambridge BIA provides information about real estate availability, retail promotion, membership activities and services. 

For more information, contact Executive Director of the Downtown Cambridge BIA, Brian Kennedy.

Downtown Cambridge BIA
P. O. Box 1723, Station Galt
55 Ainslie Street North
Cambridge, ON N1R 7G8

Phone: (519) 622-3510
Email: info@downtowncambridgebia.ca

The Hespeler Village BIA consists of 66 businesses mainly located along Queen Street. Their goal is to refresh community pride and business activity in the Hespeler area. The Hespeler BIA is experiencing amazing growth.

For more information, contact Executive Director of the Hespeler Village BIA, Kelsey Vere.

Hespeler Village BIA
P.O. Box 29006, 101 Holiday Inn Drive
Cambridge, ON N3C 0A0

Email: info@hespelervillagebia.ca

The Preston Towne Centre BIA is mainly the former downtown of the town of Preston. Its boundaries stretch along King Street (Highway 8) from Waterloo Street to Dolph Street. This BIA has undergone two large expansions at the request of businesses wanting to become members. The Preston BIA is the second largest of Cambridge's BIAs. 

For more information, contact Preston Towne Centre BIA Executive Director, Shirley Bowman.

Preston Towne Centre BIA
PO Box 28003
Preston Cambridge, Ontario
N3H 5N4

Email: info@discoverpreston.ca

Library Board

The Library Board manages, regulates and controls the Cambridge Public Libraries under the terms and conditions of the Public Libraries Act. Members of the board must be:

  • at least 18 years of age
  • a resident of the City of Cambridge
  • a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada)

Staff Liaison: Chrissy Hodgins 
Library Contact Form

Learn more about the Board of Trustees and view the meeting agendas and minutes of the Library Board.