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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 a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Monday.
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.
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 Ottawa Revitalization Task Force and the Canadian Urban Institute's Mary Rowe.
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 flattered but not necessarily swayed. But once they learned more about Gifford Carr Insurance Group and the vision its president had for the company, they realized the positions being offered were an excellent fit.
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 arrangement between the two that stretched back nearly two decades.
Human resources professionals in Ottawa say potential new legislation on hiring could have positive impacts for both employers and employees, although concerns remain.