
FigBytes named one of Canada’s fastest-growing sustainable companies
FigBytes came in at No. 15 on Corporate Knights’ second annual list of the country’s 25 fastest-growing “green” private companies, the firm announced Thursday.
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FigBytes named one of Canada’s fastest-growing sustainable companies
FigBytes came in at No. 15 on Corporate Knights’ second annual list of the country’s 25 fastest-growing “green” private companies, the firm announced Thursday.

Katasa plans pair of residential highrise towers on St. Laurent Boulevard
Katasa Group, which recently filed plans to replace a Centretown medical building with an apartment complex, wants to construct two highrises on St. Laurent Boulevard

‘It’s been a hell of a three years’: Sueling Ching
Sueling Ching discusses the rising costs, the downtown core, and how Ottawa’s new municipal government can help businesses grow.

Barrhaven officials look to establish community as more than a ‘sleepy suburb’
As one of the province’s fastest-growing suburbs, Barrhaven is more than a bedroom community and has a lot to offer residents and businesses, officials say.

Ottawa home sales up again in June, prices hold steady: OREB
Home sales in the capital rose year-over-year in June, but prices held steady as the city’s resale housing supply keeps “trending in the right direction,”

Ottawa’s office vacancy rate continued to climb in the second quarter, CBRE said in its latest Canadian market report, with the downtown office vacancy rate

Chinatown BIA efforts at revitalization thwarted by crime, drug use, racism
Between an increase in drug use, rising crime and continued racism, Ottawa’s Chinatown has not recovered from the pandemic – in fact, according to at

Dress for hybrid work success: Five fashion tips for the new work world
The pandemic led to some bizarre fluctuations in fashion. Local stylist Michelle Leblanc has some tips for hybrid workers who aren’t quite sure how to


Brigil’s plan for former Greyhound bus station land gets mixed review from biz leader
Brigil says its proposal to build more than 1,000 residential units on Catherine Street has received “positive” feedback from residents – but a downtown business
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