Ottawa

As the City of Ottawa prepares to open the office of the nightlife commissioner and recruit for the new role early in 2024, one Ottawa entertainment industry expert has high hopes for the right candidate but says the job will be “a tall order.”

InterRent REIT said Wednesday 84 per cent of the suites in its 158-unit Slayte rental project on Albert Street were leased as of the end of October. That’s up from less than 50 per cent at the beginning of May, when interior construction of the building was still being completed.

As the city considers Lansdowne 2.0, some local market watchers say the needed success of retail is impeded by population and transportation.

Former Ottawa high-tech executive Zita Cobb spoke about what leadership meant to her while delivering the 17th anniversary of the Ivey Business School’s Thomas d’Aquino Lecture on Leadership at the National Gallery of Canada.

Groupe Mach purchased the now-vacant 14-storey building at 110 O’Connor St. on the corner of Slater Street from Cominar REIT for $40 million in 2021.

With more than 10,000 conversations lasting an average of 23.5 minutes in its first 12 months, TryCycle’s Talking Stick has become the platform that many of Canada’s Indigenous communities turn to for culture-based support.

Bridgehead says its new location at the Ottawa International Airport is giving it a java-induced jolt as...

Veteran Canadian journalist Peter Mansbridge has been named senior counsel at Ottawa-based marketing and communications firm spark*advocacy. 

"Today, I’m pleased to act as your personal cocktail concierge and help take the guesswork out of what to order from fall drink menus," writes Yvonne Langen.

A city staff report calling for a more streamlined approval process and lower fees for office-to-residential conversions...