Sarah MacFarlane

Sarah MacFarlane is a reporter for the Ottawa Business Journal. She also works as a web coordinator for Great River Media. Sarah is a graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism and likes to write about interesting new businesses, inclusion and diversity, human resources, entrepreneurship, and business across Eastern Ontario for EOBJ.

Ottawa doesn’t fit the bill for most gen-Z workers, but Gatineau scores higher, survey shows

Gen-Z employees have high standards for where they choose to live and work, a recent report says, with Quebec cities ranking highest among the country and Ottawa scoring a cool 16th place. 

Gen-Z workers lack teamwork and collaboration skills but have ‘hidden strengths’: survey

Gen Z workers prefer to work alone and now lack collaboration skills as a result, new research suggests, and their managers say the workplace is suffering the consequences.

Ottawa film festival sheds spotlight on local filmmakers at ByTowne Cinema

A local film festival has partnered with one of the city’s iconic independent cinemas to bolster the Ottawa film industry and bring attention to Canadian filmmakers.

New nightlife commissioner will need to ‘dream big,’ one industry expert says

As the City of Ottawa prepares to open the office of the nightlife commissioner and recruit for the new role early in 2024, one Ottawa entertainment industry expert has high hopes for the right candidate but says the job will be “a tall order.”

SS Keewatin brings multiple tourism options as a museum attraction in Kingston, officials say

One of the last remaining passenger steamships of the Edwardian era, the SS Keewatin, has docked in its new home at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in what Tourism Kingston calls an “incredibly exciting legacy project.”

Westboro BIA works to maintain community connections amid intensification, construction

With traffic and construction becoming part of everyday life, the Westboro BIA is turning to familiar events and initiatives to keep the community connected to its businesses. 

Reliance on exports means the seaway strike causes greater uncertainty, local farmer says

With soybean season coming to an end and corn coming to top of mind, one local farmer says the effects of the seaway strike will be trickling down across the region.

Businesswoman of the Year Lydia Di Francesco talks ‘echo-pandemic’ and workplace wellness

The CEO of Fit + Healthy 365, Lydia Di Francesco sat down with OBJ to discuss the post-pandemic world of work and what workplace wellness can mean.

St. Lawrence Seaway strike will spell huge losses for local producers: Port of Johnstown GM

The agriculture industry in Eastern Ontario could lose out on up to $62 million in soybean revenue this season if workers with the St. Lawrence Seaway Corp. strike, the general manager of the Port of Johnstown says. 

Somerset Village BIA plans merger with Centretown to better tackle downtown issues

After overseeing one of Ottawa’s smallest BIAs for a tumultuous three years, chair and business owner Ivan Gedz is looking forward to the opportunities that joining forces with a larger BIA might bring to Somerset Village.
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