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Ottawa siblings develop Bookd, an app that brings soccer fans together online

Two Ottawa founders are hoping their new app scores big when the FIFA World Cup kicks off next week. Siblings Olivia and Tony Chen grew up watching and playing soccer and the sport became a source of many of their childhood memories.  But with 10 years between them, life took them...
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Windmill Development Group eyes growing pipeline with new CEO Reeds at the helm

Windmill Development Group has tapped longtime executive Jeremy Reeds to lead the company as...
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Shannon Ferguson joins Invest Ottawa, Brett Merriman moves to Dominion Dynamics

Shannon Ferguson, the co-founder and CEO of FanSaves, has started a new role with Invest Ottawa. In a LinkedIn post this week, Ferguson said she is joining the organization as senior manager of early-stage programs.
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From tourist to resident: Smiths Falls has a plan to make it happen

The town of Smiths Falls wants more tourists to visit, but with the help of a new destination development plan, the heritage community is also asking how it can encourage tourists to stay.
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Ericsson Canada is partnering with the federal government to create a wireless communications testing...
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Mind Over Miles: Raising money for mental health at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend

The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)’s Grace Kennedy says she doesn’t consider herself a regular runner....
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Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala

The Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala brought supporters to Lemieux Island for an evening of fundraising and celebration in support of protecting local waterways, raising a total of $320,000 for river conservation programs.
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Burgeoning Ottawa-area defence firms say ‘the sky’s the limit’ as crowds swarm to CANSEC

As crowds milled around the Airbus helicopters and Saab fighter jets at last week’s...
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uOttawa’s Marie-Eve Sylvestre: Aligning with industry while remembering the humanities

A year into her role at the helm of the University of Ottawa, Marie-Eve Sylvestre is busy balancing budgets, creating new branding and reaching out to industry players in areas such as defence, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and scientific research. At the same time, she’s not forgetting her background in the humanities, and the role it can play in the current climate.
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Montreal’s Brasswater acquires Carling Executive Centre for $53M

Montreal-based Brasswater has acquired the Carling Executive Centre for $53 million, marking the third...

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