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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.

Tourism recovery not expected until next year, Destination Canada report finds

A new report from Destination Canada says the country's tourism industry won't fully recover until next year.

Uniqlo to open second Ottawa store in Bayshore Shopping Centre next year

Fashion retailer Uniqlo will open a second Ottawa location in 2024 as part of its efforts to expand its North American operation.  

My Ottawa: For industry trailblazer Shirley Westeinde, every day in Ottawa is a staycation

In this instalment of My Ottawa, Shirley Westeinde, who turned 80 in 2021, talks about her love of walking everywhere in Ottawa and enjoying good food, wine and music along the way.

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