Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Small business owners call on government to take on Amazon, level playing field

Ottawa, Retail

An association representing 97,000 of Canada’s small businesses is calling on Ottawa to do more to address Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance.

Workers at 17 No Frills stores in Ontario set Monday strike deadline

Ottawa, Retail

Almost 1,300 workers at 17 No Frills grocery stores in Ontario could be on strike next week, as the union that represents them has set

Members of the UOHI, the UOHI Foundation and the Joyce Family Foundation at an official gift announcement held at the UOHI. From left to right: Dr. Rob Beanlands (deputy director general of the UOHI); Bonnie Bowes, vice-president and chief nursing officer; Elizabeth Roscoe, chair of the Board of Directors of the UOHI Foundation; the Honourable Ed Lumley, trustee of the Joyce Family Foundation and former UOHI Board Member; Paul LaBarge, C.M., former chair of the UOHI Board; Lianne Laing, vice-president of philanthropy at UOHI and president of UOHI Foundation; and, Erika MacPhee, vice-president of Clinical Service & Administration.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Joyce Family Foundation gives healthy boost to next generation of nurses at heart institute

Ottawa, Giving

The Joyce Family Foundation recently announced a $1.5-million gift to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation focused on a nursing bursary program.

Bright Side of (Downtown) Business: Irving Rivers ‘corners the market’ for more than 70 years

Ottawa

Whether selling moccasins to international tourists or meeting the prime minister, the family that runs Irving Rivers has seen it all.

Downtown Ottawa Action Plan, to debut next week, draws on findings from Canadian Urban Institute

Ottawa

At a city-building summit next week, the Ottawa Board of Trade will present a new “Downtown Ottawa Action Plan,” based on findings from the Downtown

Tracey Clark and Kate Burnett - Differly

Two Bridgehead alumni join the team at Ottawa-based Differly

Ottawa

Consulting company Differly is adding experience and vision as Bridgehead alumni Tracey Clark and Kate Burnett join the team.

People on the Move: Two seasoned professionals join Gifford Carr Insurance Group

Ottawa, Human Resources, People on the Move

When Rick Chase and Adam Kane were separately contacted by an Ottawa recruiter as ideal candidates for a couple of job positions, the men were

‘We could always elevate each other’: As firm winds down, Koble founders reflect on two-decade partnership

Real Estate, Non-Residential, Ottawa

The brokerage they founded in 2014 as 50-50 partners, Koble Commercial Real Estate, was officially dissolved last week. It marked the end of a business