Mia Jensen is a reporter with the Ottawa Business Journal. A graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism, Mia previously worked as a Local Journalism Initiative reporter for the Sudbury Star covering health, mining, business and the arts. Outside of journalism, she has worked in communications with the Rainbow District School Board, and as a researcher for the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra.
With smaller architecture firms often unable to compete for big-ticket contracts, one local firm is joining forces with a longtime partner to gain a competitive edge over multinational companies.
City council approved a zoning amendment Wednesday that would allow two mid-rise residential buildings to be constructed next to the Boys and Girls Club facility in the Heron Gate neighbourhood.
After securing the land for an affordable housing development in the Glebe, a local non-profit housing provider is turning to private partners and community members to get the project off the ground.
Of all the urban areas along the proposed Alto high-speed rail line, Ottawa-Gatineau could see the greatest tourism gain from the project, according to a recent report.