A Not-For-Profit corporation lead by board of directors driven by what is best for the business association members & the community of Old South London, Ontario, with the following mission and vision:
WE WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU,
AND FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS
THE BEST BUSINESS COMMUNITY POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE!
We’re pooling resources and working together through a formal association to enhance the economic development of the area.
(Annual Membership dues: Only $100! / Business outside of Old South: Only $150!)
Get involved and take action!
You can get more engaged with the Old South Business Association by attending the scheduled member meetings & mixers, and can help lead the organization by joining the Board of Directors. Positions are elected and voted on by members at the AGM.
If you are interested in being on the board, let us know and we’ll chat about upcoming openings!
Board Members
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Marcia Beaton, Revel Realty
TREASURER
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Jennifer Matthews, Better Business Bureau
SECRETARY / GOVERNANCE
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Jeff Rowe, Old South Pub
BOARD MEMBER
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Georgia Kortas, Thompson Manoey Delorey LLP
BOARD MEMBER
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Ashley Satchell, Featherfields
BOARD MEMBER
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Brock Merrifield, Staples Wellington
BOARD MEMBER
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Ian Leishman, Leishman Team Inc, Royal LePage
PRESIDENT
Our partners
Some Old South Business
HISTORY
Grocery store late 1800's where the Tuckey Home Hardware is today at Craig St. & Wortley Rd.
The corner of Wortley Road & Craig Street looking east.
Some of the first bicycles sold at 217 Wortley Road in 1878.
Shoe repair business @ the corner of Bruce St & Wortley Road in 1929. Where A Village Tail pet store is today.
A streetcar on Askin Street looking at the Wortley Road intersection in 1911. St James Westminster Church is on the right.
Bruce Street Fire Hall in the 1960's just east of Wortley Road
The "Normal School" in 1917, now the YMCA @ 165 Elmwood Avenue East.
The old Wortley library in 1954 before being rebuilt at 167 Wortley Road just south of Bruce St.
The village from the view of Wortley Road and Craig/Askin.
Faulds Market had a bicycle give away in 1954 at 154 Wortley Road. Now the home of the Wolfe Pack Company Bar.
Garage on Askin Street looking east at Wortley Road in the 1940's.
Donnelly's Variety Store at Wortley Rd & Emery St. in the 1950's. Now Allure Salon & Spa.
Imperial gas station in 1938 at the corner of Bruce St & Wortley Rd. Where Village Auto Care is currently.
Community Television Ltd at 250 Wortley Road @ Tecumseh Ave E in 1965. Where the Perriwinkle Gift Studio is today.
THANK YOU TO OUR RESOURCES!
London Room, Central Public Library
London Free Press
Western University London Archives
Vintage London, Ontario