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Old Ottawa South business owner hopes bus lane plan will ‘energize’ Bank St.

A controversial city plan to improve public transit in Old Ottawa South has been met with criticism, but it spells opportunity for at least one Bank St. business owner.

YOW! Pandemic-born hot sauce expo heats up the capital

More than 1,000 people attended Heating Up The Capital, which featured 35 hot-sauce makers from across the country, including Ottawa.

Tourism may not recover for another two years, foot traffic ‘still missing,’ officials say

While tourism officials in Ottawa point to some positives for the summer season, they say the industry may not fully recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 or 2025.

Removing GST from new rental construction will make builds more viable, developers say

The federal government’s plan to remove the GST from the construction of new rental projects will trim...

Rob Imbeault and Heartee bring ‘hyper-local’ to a new level with mushroom-growing op

Kanata-based company Heartee, co-founded by Ottawa’s Rob Imbeault, offers 14 locally-grown varieties of gourmet mushrooms.

Tasty treatment: Kinburn entrepreneur sells gourmet mushrooms with medicinal benefits

After a health scare, John Bakker launched a new business venture to grow gourmet mushrooms with medicinal benefits that aren't easy to find in Ottawa.

Q&A with Oz Drewniak: Office conversions in Ottawa need to be a ‘team effort’

OBJ asked Oz Drewniak, president of CLV Group, for his thoughts on office-to-residential conversions and lessons learned from the work CLV has already done.

ByWard Market businesses say safety should be priority for new district authority

As the new ByWard Market District Authority prepares to launch next spring, businesses in the area are hoping to see safety made a top priority. 

Home sales up year-over-year in August, but ‘further fluctuations’ expected: Ottawa Real Estate Board

Ottawa’s housing market picked up slightly in August compared with a year earlier, but the leader of...

Ottawa Tourism offers one-time ‘emergency’ funding for major festivals

As festivals and events in the city continue to recover from the pandemic, Ottawa Tourism has announced it will provide one-time emergency financial support.
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