EPABA Community Banners

10/17/2025

Hello friends and sponsors,

A big thank you for helping make our community shine this past year! Also, a big THANK YOU to those who have already renewed.

Thanks to your support, our streets were graced with colourful Community Banners — each one proudly displaying local businesses who care about Eastern Passage and Area.

As we head into the 2025–2026 season, we’d love for you to renew your Banner Apron Sponsorship and continue showing your community spirit. Additionally, sponsorship is open to all businesses this year !

How the Program Works

Each November, our Community Banners come down to make room for Remembrance Day Banners honouring our veterans. By early December, our Welcome – Community – Seasonal Banners return, with sponsored aprons attached to highlight local supporters like you.

Your sponsorship helps cover banner installation/switch over, maintenance, annual insurance, storage, and hardware — keeping this beautiful project sustainable year after year.

Sponsorship Details

Apron Sponsorship:
$250 per year/per side (all community businesses) / $100 per year/per side Non Profit

Display Season: December 2025 – October 20256

Renewal Deadline for Past Sponsors: October 31, 2025

Final Purchase Deadline: November 1, 2025

Each member can sponsor up to four aprons (subject to availability). Past sponsors receive first priority before we open remaining spaces to new participants.

Industry exclusivity applies — one business type per apron side.

Payment & Invoicing

Invoices issued via Square Online
Preferred payment: e-transfer to [email protected]
Credit card payments accepted online

Let’s Keep It Going

Your continued sponsorship not only promotes your business but also helps brighten our community and welcome everyone who visits our area.

Please confirm your renewal by October 31st to keep your current spot!

Thank you again for your support and community pride.

A big Thank You to those who have already renewed :)

We’re looking forward to another great banner season together. Reach out with any questions at all !

Warm regards,

Mel Zilkowsky
Lead – Eastern Passage & Area Banner Project
Community Banner Committee
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.epaba.ca

10/01/2025

📣 Call for Submissions – Veteran Community Banner Project 🇨🇦
We invite families from Shearwater, Eastern Passage, and Cow Bay to honour their loved ones who served in the Canadian Military. The Veteran Community Banner Project is now accepting submissions for banners to be displayed in November 2025.

🗓️ Deadline: October 12, 2025 @ 11:00 pm (ADT)
📧 Submit Form: https://rebrand.ly/veteranbanners

Let’s ensure the courage and sacrifice of our veterans are remembered for generations to come.

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🇨🇦 Honouring Our Veterans 🇨🇦 As part of the Community Banner Project, we are proud to recognize and honour the service of our local veterans through the display of commemorative banners. These banners not only pay tribute to the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who served, but ...

09/23/2025

Support your Community Banners Program .. the aprons that hang off the banners are now open to all community business and nonprofit groups.

Limited spaces and more details to follow. You can send an email to [email protected] to request an apron and more information.

Past supports will have first renewal opportunities and information on renewal will be sent out later this week.

The aprons are on the banners from Dec to the following end of Oct.

Deadline is Oct 31, 2025 for purchase.

Thank you.

Mel Zilkowsky
Community Banners Program

12/12/2024

Thank you to the EP 164 Legion for the support of $2,500 towards the Veterans Banners and the Community Banner Project ❤️

12/10/2024

Just a note that the veteran banners are scheduled to be switched out this week back to the community banners and seasonal banners. Additionally, there will be four new community banners that can be seen near McCormicks beach parking lot area. Originally, the switch out was scheduled for last week, but due to poor weather conditions and high winds things were delayed.

11/07/2024

2024 Remembrance Day and Veterans Banners being installed today. Thank you to Minute Man Press and team for the installation.

10/29/2024

Thank you to the Eastern Passage Royal Canadian Legion CAEN Branch 164 and the Poppy Fund for their $1,600 donation to the Community Banners Project for the Veterans Banners … this November will see 15 new Veterans honoured throughout our community. - Mel Zilkowsky- Chair - Eastern Passage & Area Business Association

10/08/2024

New Veteran Banners are close to being sent in for production. Get a sneak peak of the Veterans being honoured this year. The 2024 Remembrance Day Banners will be installed early November before being switched back to our community/seasonal banners (early December) including 4 new Community Banners that will be displayed near the boardwalk