OBJ staff

Opening of new interprovincial zipline pushed to 2021

Tourism

Organizers had hoped 1,400-foot zipline would draw some 30,000 participants in its inaugural year.

Claridge ditches plans for hotel at former Metro site, adds more residential units

Real Estate

Developer has scrapped its proposal to include a hotel as part of a mixed-use project at the site of the former Metro supermarket on Rideau

Ottawa developer cuts units, adds parking in revamped Sandy Hill apartment proposal

Residential

An Ottawa developer has reduced the number of units in a controversial apartment building proposed for Sandy Hill and added more parking after its original

Coping with COVID-19: Behind the headlines

Ottawa, Ottawa Business Journal Podcasts

In this Coping With COVID-19 podcast episode, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with OBJ editors David Sali and Peter Kovessy about some of the week’s

Coping with COVID-19: Rebuilding Ottawa’s construction sector, post-pandemic

Construction, Ottawa Business Journal Podcasts

Supply chains, skilled labour and workplace safety are among issues facing Ottawa’s construction industry

Minto REIT in ‘strong position’ to weather COVID-19 storm, CEO says

Residential

Ottawa-based Minto Apartment REIT says tenants continued to pay rent at a typical rate in May, adding the company remains in a “strong financial position”

InterRent CEO says REIT ‘well-positioned’ to face COVID-19 challenges

Real Estate

Funds from operations jump nearly 25 per cent year-over-year to $14.5M.

Claridge proposes 27-storey apartment tower near Carlingwood mall

Residential

A major Ottawa developer is looking to build a 27-storey highrise with 210 rental apartment units near the Carlingwood Shopping Centre. In a development application