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Ottawa’s unemployment rate drops to 6.7% in January

Ottawa

The number of people working in Ottawa-Gatineau rose by about 9,600 last month, Statistics Canada said, while the labour force also grew.

Average Ottawa household spent 16% of its income on mortgage payments in 2020: study

Residential

That’s up slightly from 10 years ago but still well below the “affordability threshold” of 30 per cent, according to the new report from real

City re-ups for $25K fund to boost local music industry

Sports and Entertainment

The money will go to musicians whose livelihoods have been upended by the COVID-19 crisis.

City committee OKs plan for up to 1,500 e-scooters on Ottawa streets

City Hall

It would be the second year of the pilot project, which saw 600 devices available for rent in 2020.

Price ceilings on the rise: Surge in million-dollar sales pushes average Ottawa home value to new heights

Residential

Local realtors said 63 properties sold for at least $1 million last month, compared with 16 transactions valued at $1 million-plus in January 2020.

Gatineau’s D.L. Building Materials acquired by U.S. company

Ottawa

Local firm says it will continue to operate as a standalone business.

Montreal developer files five-building plan for former Iranian Cultural Centre site in Sandy Hill

Residential

Proposal would see 1,600 residential units constructed at 2 Robinson Ave., about half a kilometre from the University of Ottawa’s main campus.

Strong fourth quarter propels Ottawa’s BluMetric to $471K profit in fiscal 2020

Techopia

Cleantech firm booked $10.4 million in revenues in the fourth quarter – up substantially from the $6.6 million it generated in the same period a

City council OKs $129M proposal to revitalize ByWard Market

City Hall

Councillors gave a unanimous thumbs-up to the plan that would see pedestrian plazas set up along major streets and a “destination building” replace the Clarence

‘Organic’ growth: Cornwall soap maker looks to deepen European inroads

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Distribution deal in France, contract manufacturing operation, has created a “war chest” for Ground Soap to push its brand into new international markets.