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 Valley business owners navigate evacuation orders, thick smoke at outset of tourist season

Businesses in the Ottawa Valley are doing what they can as a wildfire continues to burn about 150 km west of Ottawa at Centennial Lake, forcing evacuations and filling the air with smoke.

Am I earning what others are earning? Local CPA designs website to shed light on pay transparency

An online database of salaries earned by chartered professional accountants aims to create better pay transparency within the profession.

It’s not only the ByWard Market that needs help with safety and security, business leaders say

While a new city report aimed at revitalizing the ByWard Market is in the works, local business officials argue that other areas of Ottawa are experiencing similar challenges to those in the Market.

Liquidation bin store Quick Pick expands rapidly across Eastern Ontario

Quick Pick, an overstock and liquidation store, opened a new location in Smiths Falls earlier this month and has plans to continue expanding across Eastern Ontario, company officials say.

Sex shop owner sounds the alarm over homelessness crisis, addiction on Bank Street

In the time since a methadone clinic opened across the street, this shop owner has seen an increase in drug use and homelessness on her block to an extent that has “traumatized” and “saddened” her.

Business is blooming: How one entrepreneur’s vision kept a well-known florist from closing up shop

When florist Elizabeth Young heard that well-known floral shop Tivoli was for sale, she immediately saw the advantages of merging it with her own nearby shop and continuing the legacy of Tivoli’s owner.

‘Tired’ Carling Avenue will be ‘hot spot’ for businesses for next 20 years, realtor predicts

The Altea wellness and social club that is moving into the former Canadian Tire store on Carling Avenue could be the first of many businesses opting for a location near but not in the downtown core, market watchers say.

Closure of popular local businesses avoidable with better succession planning, advocate says

According to Michelle Groulx, executive director of OCOBIA, closures could be prevented with more support for small business succession.

Chilly spring one more challenge for local restaurants that rely on patio season

Just like the weather, it’s been an up and down start to the season for many of Ottawa’s restaurants and outdoor patios.

Home goods store KOTi 28 brings Finnish design aesthetic to the Ottawa Valley

Retired educator Angie MacCrae has embarked on a journey to bring her lifelong passion for Finnish design and home goods to her hometown of Arnprior with KOTi 28, named for the Finnish word for “home.”
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