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Calypso Waterpark sold to U.S.-based REIT as part of $180M deal

The Calypso-Valcartier Group said Thursday it’s agreed to sell the water park in Limoges as well as the four-season Village Vacances Valcartier resort near Quebec City to EPR Properties.

Meet Ottawa-Gatineau’s 2022 Bootstrap Award winners

A provider of free tech for seniors, an eco-manufacturer, a skincare brand, a fast-growing software firm and a pharmacy dedicated to cancer patients are among this year's recipients.

The results are in! Check out the 2022 Welch LLP Ottawa Business Growth Survey

After two-plus years of a pandemic and a disruptive trucker convoy, how are Ottawa’s business leaders feeling about the future? 

Ottawa’s commercial real estate market to ‘remain vibrant’ in 2022, Re/Max says

Sector is “gaining momentum” thanks to a booming industrial market and a retail industry that’s roared back to life in recent months as pandemic restrictions have lifted, new report says.

Gatineau businesses affected by protests to get federal relief

Merchants that lost income due to the demonstrations against vaccine mandates earlier this year can apply for up to $10,000 in funding.

Gatineau building boom tails off as region’s housing starts fall 22% in April

Multi-unit starts on the Quebec side of the river dropped from 547 in April 2021 to just 163 last month, a decline of 70 per cent.

InterRent REIT ‘basically back to pre-pandemic performance,’ executive chair says

Ottawa firm said its funds from operations rose nearly 18 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2021, while its same-property occupancy rate jumped almost five percentage points.

Innovative green technology comes online at Zibi community

Local politicians and business leaders gathered Tuesday morning to mark the opening of the region’s new district energy system: the Zibi Community Utility (ZCU). 

Minto Apartment REIT posts net income of $34.6M in Q1 as economy rebounds, rental demand grows

Ottawa-based REIT's overall revenue grew 8.4 per cent year-over-year to $32.5 million as the occupancy rate of its unfurnished suites ticked up to 94.2 per cent from 91.1 per cent in the same period.

UPDATED: Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate falls to 4.6% in April amid strong growth

Statistics Canada says a number of signs point to an increasingly tight labour market in recent months, including a drop in the number of part-time workers that would prefer full-time work.

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