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BDC chief economist to share productivity strategies with Ottawa businesses

Ottawa

With nearly 98 per cent of Canadian businesses employing fewer than 100 people, it’s not hard to see why SMEs are the driving force behind

Ottawa inventor starts marketing ‘glider’ board

Ottawa

Ever wanted to surf, but you’ve got no waves, or glide, but you’ve got no snow? By Adam Kveton Well, an Ottawa-area inventor was thinking along

Busy streets in the Glebe as shops stay open on holiday Monday

Retail

The Glebe along Bank Street looked busy with foot traffic on Thanksgiving Day, likely owing to the recent OMB ruling allowing the neighbourhood’s shops to remain open

Feds ban new embassies along Sussex Drive in Ottawa

Ottawa

The federal government is forbidding the construction of new embassies on Ottawa’s Sussex Drive following a stark RCMP assessment of the potential for “violent events”

City fee hike wallops Ottawa snow plow contractors

City Hall

Ottawa’s plow operators say they’ve been snowed under by a massive hike in the city’s licensing fees. (Stock image) License renewal packages started arriving by

City of Ottawa lays off 177 employees

City Hall

The city has laid off 75 managers and 102 unionized administrative employees as part of an “organizational realignment” that started this summer. City manager Steve

Ottawa entrepreneur works to perfect the art of the deal

Ottawa

Pat McGowan believes the term “sharing economy” is a misnomer, and he’s not shy about saying so. There’s a lot of talk about the sharing

Encon’s Ottawa-based CEO Jean Laurin retiring

Ottawa

After spending more than three decades at Ottawa-based insurance provider Encon Group, growing the company during a major economic downturn, Jean Laurin is retiring. By

Ottawa architect plans luxury apartments for heritage Hintonburg property

Residential

One of Hintonburg’s oldest buildings could soon expand into condos, according to the architect who owns it. Preliminary drawings show Ovidio Sbrissa’s plans to add

Hydro holiday: Minto unveils net-zero energy townhouses in Kanata

Residential

The residents of four newly built Ottawa townhouses will be a bit of an enviable position – they won’t have any energy costs. By Jacob