Ottawa

Op-ed: We must look at all options on the ‘housing continuum’ to make Ottawa an attractive city

Between 2011 and 2021, Ottawa lost 31 housing units that rented for under $1,000 per month for every new unit added to the market under that price point.

With high demand, Porter increases capacity on eight routes out of YOW

In response to high demand in Ottawa, Porter Airlines is increasing capacity on eight routes from the nation’s capital to key destinations in Canada and the U.S. for the spring and summer. 

District Realty CEO says no immediate plans for redevelopment at City Centre

Hintonburg’s Orange Art Gallery will vacate its space at 290 City Centre Ave. at the end of December after the building's landlords did not renew its lease, leading other tenants and nearby residents to speculate about plans for redevelopment of the site.

OCOBIA head Michelle Groulx to leave role in new year

Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA), will leave her role in early January to become president of MBC Group, a national engineering and appraisal firm.   

Ottawa craft brewers cheer move to bring wine, beer to Ontario corner stores by 2026

Sales of beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink cocktails will be allowed in convenience stores and all grocery stores in Ontario by 2026, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.

Ottawa home prices expected to rise 4.5% in 2024 as pent-up demand grows: Royal LePage

Royal LePage is forecasting the aggregate price of an Ottawa home will rise 4.5 per cent year-over-year...

Reduced retail space in Little Italy development throws potential grocery store into question

Retail space in a proposed Little Italy development has been significantly reduced, but the developer said he’s hopeful groceries will still be a major piece. 

Ross Video and Carleton University team up on tech for video, live event production

Ottawa’s Ross Video has partnered with Carleton University on a new initiative to foster talent and innovation in robotics, AI, digital systems and hardware design, the university announced Tuesday. 

What did you read in 2023? Here are OBJ’s top 10 most popular stories of the year

Here’s what you told us were your favourite OBJ stories of the year. After all, regardless of what an editor deems newsworthy, it’s the reader who is the ultimate decider.

Ottawa Founders: Through Vaultt, Audrey Bond speaks her language of love

Words of affirmation and acts of service are a couple of the more common expressions of love, but Audrey Bond defines hers with one simple word: caring.

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