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Former mayor Larry O’Brien calls on Hydro Ottawa to show flexibility to small businesses

O’Brien is asking Hydro Ottawa to immediately stop disconnecting power to small businesses as well as waive all penalties and interest accrued on their accounts.

Ottawa BIA group wants meeting with province to discuss COVID-19 restrictions

Organization representing more than 6,200 local businesses wants premier to justify latest clampdown on bars, restaurants, gyms and other local enterprises.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate dips to 8.6% in September

The total number of employed residents in the National Capital Region is at its highest level since the pandemic began, Statistics Canada said Friday.

Podcast: The future of office space, hydroponic farming, bars and restaurants forced to adapt (again)

Podcast also available on YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify.

Planning committee OKs two-phased Kanata North apartment development

Proposal calls for two buildings with a total of 139 apartment units and 10,000 square feet of commercial space in Kanata’s Beaverbrook neighbourhood.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts hold steady in September: CMHC

New home starts were virtually unchanged in September compared with a year earlier at just over 1,500, housing agency says.

Kingston manufacturer pivots from office pods to medical testing units to aid COVID-19 fight

SnapCab is being featured in a new national ad campaign from Export Development Canada that spotlights EDC clients that shifted their business models during the pandemic.

City aiming for 3% tax hike in 2021

The average commercial property owner will shell out an additional $231 under a draft budget framework approved by a city committee on Tuesday.

Ottawa home listings surge in September – but so do prices

The average house price in the capital jumped 28 per cent year-over-year to $622,557, the Ottawa Real Estate Board says.

EY’s Ian Sherman re-elected chair of Ottawa Board of Trade

It was the organization’s first official board election since the former Ottawa Chamber of Commerce merged with the West Ottawa Board of Trade and the Orl​éans Chamber of Commerce in 2018.
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