Employees struggling with transit? Here’s what business owners can do to help
In the wake of a prolonged shutdown of Ottawa’s light-rail transit system and with winter weather conditions looming, unreliable public transit is creating uncertainty and
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Ottawa Changemakers: Sisters help curly-haired people embrace their natural style
Ottawa-based company Frizé Frizé is on a mission to help women accept and embrace their hair by providing hair care education — and all-natural handcrafted
Taggart project near Civic Hospital gets green light from city committee
A controversial high-rise development on Carling Avenue has been approved following debate on the development’s potential impact on the Central Experimental Farm.
Ottawa’s Trillium LRT line newly delayed, won’t open until November at earliest
A public transit official says in a memo to Ottawa’s mayor and city council that a date for the opening of the north-south Trillium Line
Up Close: Leanne Moussa chooses projects that reshape neighbourhoods
“I wanted to carve my own path,” said Leanne Moussa, who earned a degree in political science at the University of Alberta. “I wasn’t really
National Capital Region’s annual pace of housing starts down 13% in July: CMHC
The annual pace of housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau fell 13 per cent in July after surging in June, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.
People on the Move: Improvised interview starts a new chapter for Mychelle Mollot
Long-time technology executive Mychelle Mollot is the new chief marketing officer at the Ottawa-based software firm Knak.
Businesses need ‘contingency plans’ to account for city’s troubled LRT system, advocate says
Ottawa’s LRT service resumed on the full length of Line 1 today after a month-long hiatus, but business owners are hesitant to celebrate as they
Ottawa-based Breathe Vacation Rentals is continuing its expansion across Ontario and western Quebec with the acquisition of Sandbanks Vacations, a popular tour and rental agency
Hot reads of summer 2023: OBJ’s favourite 10 stories to keep you busy
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