Ottawa

Heading into the Labour Day weekend, it’s a good time to take stock and look ahead to the busy fall season. OBJ has compiled this list of our stories to watch as we coast into the last few months of 2023.

An Ottawa developer wants to build three highrises with nearly 1,100 residential units on what is now the site of a strip mall that contains the original Lone Star Texas Grill.

A city plan that would improve public transit but also limit on-street parking on Bank Street in Old Ottawa South is causing concern for local business owners who worry traffic to their stores will take a hit. 

Sharpfle Waffle is back in business after closing up shop on Wellington Street West and relocating to a new spot in Hintonburg.

The duo behind Ottawa company Lenz Films is carving out space for stories that are often overlooked in Canada’s film industry.

The founder of 5:2:8 Creative Coffee Collective on Somerset Street West in Chinatown said he’s choosing to turn a recent burglary at his property “into something positive” and as a way to give back to the community.

As the traditional farmers market season winds down, the new ByWard Market District Authority is rolling up its sleeves and getting to work in anticipation of its official launch next spring. 

An 84-year-old Quebec-based retailer of baby and children’s clothing is opening its first store in Ottawa at the Bayshore Shopping Centre.

U.S. manufacturer Kimberly-Clark says its Kleenex consumer facial tissue business is leaving Canada this month.

Porter Airlines will be using its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft for daily round-trip direct flights from Ottawa to Florida starting in November.