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Prescott’s HFI Pyrotechnics rockets to new heights

Company supplies products to NATO, is the sole provider for the U.S. Navy and recently signed a deal with the Canadian military.

Developer reduces height of proposed apartment building near Museum of Nature

Residential

Colonnade BridgePort shrunk proposed project on Argyle Street from 21 storeys to 10 after consulting with city officials, the ward councillor and community representatives.

Game on! City inks 10-year deal with OSEG, Winnipeg group to bring pro baseball back to capital

Sports and Entertainment

Deal will see new tenants pay the city $125,000 a year in base rent at 10,000-seat RCGT Park beginning in 2021.

Gatineau developer wants to replace Billings Bridge-area burger joint with apartment highrise

Residential

Project at the site of the Harvey’s restaurant near Riverside Drive would feature a mix of more than 300 rental units and 65 hotel suites.

Ottawa housing market ‘overheating,’ CMHC says

Residential

But the recent double-digit increases in home prices has not yet reached problematic levels, Crown corporation says.

Ottawa Tourism, Algonquin College join forces to boost Indigenous-owned enterprises

Tourism

A new 10-week training program is aimed at helping Indigenous entrepreneurs bring their tourism business ideas to life.

Ottawa cannabis startup eyes Carp production facility

Ottawa

CannaGenetics says the proposed 43,000-square-foot plant in the WestKan Business Park near Highway 417 would use “precision aeroponics” to grow pesticide-free pot.

Shopify tops list of TSX’s top-performing stocks since 2017

Ottawa

Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth Corp. comes in at No. 18, while Kanata software firm Kinaxis also makes the top-30 list.

Six-storey apartment building eyed for Pretoria Avenue

Residential

The proposal from JB Holdings calls for a midrise building with 49 rental units in the Glebe.

Ottawa snowplow operators face fraud charges

Ottawa

Ottawa Police say an investigation found that Snow Vaporizers, Faul Properties and Altitude Snow Removal each performed “little to no snow removal” after getting paid.