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Armed with fresh funding, Ottawa tourism sector avoiding Canada 150 hangover

The momentum Ottawa’s tourism industry gained during a record-breaking Canada 150 year appears to be carrying over...

Ice Dragon Boat Festival honoured among Ottawa’s top tourism performers

Despite his long-running success leading Ottawa’s summertime Dragon Boat Festival, CEO John Brooman concedes he was initially...

Canada 150 celebrations fuel Ottawa airport’s rising revenues in 2017

A spike in the number of domestic travellers visiting the National Capital Region in 2017 offset declines...

Tourist visits to Ottawa up 8.8% in 2017

The full year of celebrations marking Canada’s 150th anniversary in the country’s capital paid off for the...

City staff recommend against connecting LRT to Kanata Research Park

City staff are recommending that a future extension of Ottawa’s light-rail line in the west end bypass...

Gatineau Park winter tourism figures up slightly as ice storm shutdown ends

As Gatineau Park reopens to visitors following an icy shutdown, the latest tourism figures show the National...

Ottawa pursuing options to distance, cap number of payday lenders

City staff will explore options to curb the growth of “predatory” lending establishments in the downtown core...

‘Ottawa’s Own’ puts new spin on attracting visitors to Canada’s capital

For those tasked with promoting Ottawa to the world, images of the Parliament buildings and scenic Rideau Canal have traditionally been mainstays in the effort to bring more tourists to Ottawa

Popular tourist attraction Mosaïculture returning to Gatineau in 2018

After attracting some one million visitors to Jacques Cartier Park with giant horticultural sculptures in 2017, regional...

Former Crowne Plaza GM Denis Gilles returns to Ottawa to lead new Hilton properties

After spending decades living the nomadic lifestyle so typical of a top-level hotel manager, Denis Gilles feels...
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To help showcase the 2026 Forty Under 40 recipients, OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade produced several video profiles. In this video, we asked the Forty Under 40 recipients about what they like about living and doing business in Ottawa. Want to read more about the 2026 Forty Under 40? Check out OBJ’s June magazine, which includes features and profiles on all the recipients. Read the digital edition here: https://issuu.com/greatrivermedia/docs/obj_flagship_june_2026?fr=sMTU4NzkxNTQ5MjQ Nominations for 2027 will open in June. Check this website for updates: https://fortyunder40.smapply.io/prog/forty_under_40_online_nomination_process/ #FortyUnder40 #OttawaBusinessJournal #OttawaBoardOfTrade #OttawaBusiness #OttawaLeaders #BusinessCommunity #BehindTheScenes
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