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“Our equipment is being held hostage,” Site Preparation co-owner Kathleen Grimes told OBJ. “There’s no opportunity for us to even mitigate any of our losses."
Commercial trucks involved in the ongoing protests in Ottawa are unlikely to lose their insurance coverage simply for being part of the demonstration, an industry expert says.
Downtown merchants say they've spent the past 13 days weighing the benefits of bringing in whatever revenue they can against concerns for employee and customer comfort and safety.
Parallel Wireless says it’s opening a lab in the National Capital Region as part of a global expansion aimed at pushing its radio access network technology into more markets.
Adam Arviv, who owns about two per cent of Hexo’s shares, says he plans to nominate five new directors – including himself – to the cannabis firm's eight-person board.
Businesses that have shut their doors due to the ongoing protest in the city’s downtown core will likely face a costly, drawn-out battle if they turn to the civil courts for redress, experts say.