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.

Carleton prof joins CFIB, Restaurants Canada to call for freeze of EI premiums for small biz

How hot is too hot? Tourism, restaurant operators say they’ll take the heat over the alternatives

As Ottawa comes to the end of a week of extreme temperatures, some local business owners say the heat is better than many of the alternatives.

Coming to a shipping container near you: Modular storefronts debut in the ByWard Market

A small business accelerator program that uses revamped shipping containers to help entrepreneurs get a toehold in the market is making its local debut with The Gift Shop, a pop-up art gallery for underrepresented artists, in the ByWard Market Friday.

UPDATE: City sets initial budget for Aberdeen Pavilion renos at $6M

The City of Ottawa has hired a local architect to consult on the “rehabilitation” of the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park.

With demo of LaSalle Causeway bridge underway, concerns arise about next steps

With the awarding of a contract to demolish the Lasalle Causeway bridge, discussions in Kingston are now turning to what comes next.

OBJ In-Depth: On the road to reconciliation, local Indigenous tourism operators see uptick in business

Indigenous business owners offering cultural experiences are seeing a significant uptick in interest, particularly from domestic travellers, as Canadians seek Indigenous education and experience.

My Ottawa: Stephen Beckta’s taste for local restos and why he misses Harley Finkelstein

In this instalment of My Ottawa, Stephen Beckta lets us in on his favourite places to eat (not including his own establishments), his go-to skiing spot and his “eclectic” choice in musicians.

Lansdowne, downtown arena, among long list of city priorities, survey of business leaders shows

Members of Ottawa’s business community are in full support of the redevelopment of the downtown core, including the renovation of Lansdowne Park and the construction of a new hockey arena in the core.

Korean bakery chain Paris Baguette looks to open six cafes in Ottawa

Paris Baguette, a multinational chain based in Seoul, says it plans to bring six cafes to the nation’s capital by the end of the year.

Local business confidence dips closer to levels not seen since the pandemic, survey shows

A “scarcity mindset” and a sense of “permacrisis” have resulted in the confidence of Ottawa business owners dipping close to levels seen only in 2020 at the outset of the pandemic.
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