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Ottawa Changemakers: Birch Bark Coffee Company’s ‘black medicine’ a wake-up call for Indigenous issues

Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow is using coffee to build his company into a social enterprise that brings awareness to issues impacting Indigenous communities.

Martello raises $2.5M in private placement after revenues fall 8% in fiscal 2023

Martello Technologies has sold $2.5 million worth of stock to Terry Matthews-controlled Wesley Clover International in a non-brokered private placement aimed at helping the Kanata firm fund its operations as it shifts to a new software platform.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Work of The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health inspires generous donation

“Johannes Ziebarth's support for the mental health community appears to know no bounds," said Chris Ide, president of The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health.

Thermal Energy receives record $27.3M worth of new orders in fiscal 2023

Ottawa cleantech firm Thermal Energy International booked a record $27.3 million worth of new orders in fiscal 2023, up 133 per cent from the previous year, the company announced this week.

Cannabis company Canopy Growth signs deals with lenders to reduce debt

Canopy Growth Corp. says it has signed deals with its secured and unsecured lenders that it expects will help the cannabis company reduce its total debt by about $437 million over the next six months.

Average Ottawa home price down nearly 5% year-over-year in Q2: Royal LePage

The average home price in Ottawa fell in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, Royal LePage says.

Vive la France: Ottawa Tourism boss hopes Paris trip builds bridges between two cities

Ottawa is “trending in the right direction” as a tourist destination for Parisians and visitors from other parts of Europe thanks to new direct flights between YOW and Paris, the CEO of Ottawa Tourism says.

Savour the City: Take a tour of some of Ottawa’s best secret garden patios

To help you make the most of the short-lived summer season, we’ve rounded up a handful of quiet courtyards and secret garden patios that let you take some air away from the noise of the city.

CLV Group to convert former office building at 360 Laurier Ave. W. into apartments

CLV Group plans to gut the recently vacated Narono Building at 360 Laurier Ave. W. and turn it into a residential development with 139 rental units, president Oz Drewniak told OBJ on Wednesday. 

Some Ottawa ‘food desert’ neighbourhoods to benefit from city zoning change

A bylaw amendment that would allow grocery stores to be constructed in certain types of zones is being called “wonderful” by at least one small business advocate. 

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