Ottawa

In a bid to expand its network in Western Canada, Porter Airlines has announced a new route from Ottawa to Edmonton while also marking its first Ottawa-to-Vancouver direct flight.

Ottawa’s lone representative in cabinet, Kanata-Carleton MP Jenna Sudds, was appointed minister of families, children and social development, and her perspective and background could be good news for Ottawa’s business community, one observer says.

Asian grocery chain T&T Supermarkets is opening a second location in Ottawa at Hazeldean Mall in Kanata. The store will open in the winter of 2024. 

Bank Street BIA will be rebranding and taking on a new identity next week, according to executive director Christine Leadman. 

After half a century in business and over three decades in Kitchissippi, Herb & Spice Shop on Wellington Street West has served its last customer. 

In the downtown core, the summer season is off to a slow and steady start following a soft spring, according to local business owners.

Solace says it expects to hire up to 150 new employees over the next two years after landing $10 million in federal funding to expand its software platform.

Ottawa-based Solink has raised US$60 million in fresh venture capital as it sets its long-term sights on going public amid massive growth.

Brigil is adding to its growing pipeline of mixed-use development proposals in Ottawa with a plan to build two highrises comprising nearly 600 apartments on Richmond Road.

The ongoing dispute over a proposed highrise at the corner of Wellington Street West and Parkdale Avenue will continue this summer.