Economy

After nine years of guiding Shepherds of Good Hope toward greener pastures, Deirdre Freiheit is ready to pass her staff of leadership to someone new.

In a news release on Wednesday, the airport authority said that in recent weeks it has “observed a degradation of service levels associated with ground-handling activities” provided to Flair and Sunwing by U.K.-based firm Menzies Aviation.

For 31 years, the annual Skifest at Mont Ste-Marie has been a highlight for participants and sponsors. This year, the annual event held on March 2 was a smashing success.

The National Capital Commission confirmed that the skateway, the world's largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures.

The mild weather of this year’s Winterlude celebrations is pushing local businesses that depend on the winter festival to consider what a future of warmer weather could mean for them. 

One could argue Ottawa residents got more than enough exposure to patios during COVID-19, but The Grand Ice Bar is unique. And with temperatures hovering around zero, it was an easy night to be outside.

Nina Kressler told OBJ last week the region’s second-largest meeting and convention space is seeing “significant uptake” in bookings for major gatherings with more than 300 participants.

Mark Laroche said Air France has suggested it could add more flights to its newly announced Ottawa-Paris schedule if the customer demand is there.

The city's annual winter festival is off to a cold start and has decided to cancel numerous outdoor events.