
People on the Move: Michelle Groulx back at OCOBIA and Chris Pierce named hotelier of year
Eighteen months after her departure, Michelle Groulx is returning to the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) in a new part-time role.
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People on the Move: Michelle Groulx back at OCOBIA and Chris Pierce named hotelier of year
Eighteen months after her departure, Michelle Groulx is returning to the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) in a new part-time role.

Civil service to seaside resort: How an Ottawa couple traded bureaucracy for the beach
Restless in his federal government job and hungry for change, Ottawa’s Abe Greenspoon was on vacation when he saw a sign – quite literally. “Last


Remote work can make it more difficult to identify, help employees dealing with substance use
Substance use in the workplace can lead to billions of dollars in lost productivity and is often a delicate and difficult problem to address, particularly

Shhh, is your workplace ‘hushed hybrid’? You’re not alone, says this Ottawa HR expert
Companies that have not figured out how to reintegrate workers into an in-person office environment risk becoming “hushed hybrid,” one Ottawa HR professional suggests. A


People on the Move: Dave Walsh takes over as Ottawa office managing partner for KPMG
Dave Walsh has taken on a new role with KPMG Canada, becoming office managing partner in the National Capital Region, the company announced recently. Walsh

Letter to the Editor: DEI efforts benefit businesses and employees
Re: Op-ed: DEI has to go, our businesses and future depend on it Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a crucial component of not only

Letter to the Editor: The ‘white-bread’ workforce and why it’s a recipe for corporate failure
Re: Op-ed: DEI has to go, our businesses and future depend on it Ah, the dream of a workplace where everyone thinks alike, acts alike

Op-ed: DEI has to go, our businesses and future depend on it
Diversity, equity and inclusion is an ideological Trojan horse that activists have used to take control of nearly every institution in our society. I’ve been
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