Ottawa

New music venue set to open near airport this fall

YOW Stage, a new pop-up live music venue, will be a 40,000-square-foot, semi-permanent performance space located in the EY Centre, minutes from the Ottawa International Airport. 

Tourism is back – but downtown hoteliers aren’t banking on a big Canada Day bump

While local hotels are expecting a “soft” Canada Day, this summer is projected to be a banner year for tourism in Ottawa as the industry recovers from the pandemic.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: MCA Ottawa tees up support for the Ottawa Food Bank

For the 16th year, members of MCA Ottawa will swap their tools of the trade for golf clubs to add to the $635,000 that has been donated to date to the Ottawa Food Bank.

Change of office: Veteran real estate exec Shawn Hamilton joins Proveras Commercial Realty

Proveras Commercial Realty announced Thursday that the 54-year-old Hamilton has joined the firm as its newest partner, bringing 30 years of commercial real estate experience to a firm that already includes well-known brokers Alan Doak, Nick Maiorino and Bruce Wolfgram. 

Community rallies around chronic homelessness at Taste for Hope

Wednesday night, the Ottawa community came together to address the cause of chronic homelessness by raising enough money to purchase 80 new beds for affordable housing facilities operated by the Shepherds of Good Hope.

Feds commit $25M to create Canada’s first-ever LGBTQ entrepreneurship program

The federal government has committed $25 million to create Canada's first-ever LGBTQ entrepreneurship program, an investment one trailblazer called a "game-changer."

Region’s annual rate of housing starts plummets in May, CMHC says

The annual pace of housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau plummeted 71 per cent in May as new builds of condos, apartments and other types of multi-unit housing projects fell sharply, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported Thursday.

Game for an IPO: New Sens investor David Ross looks to take Ross Video public by 2025

As Ross Video approaches its 50th birthday next year, David Ross is also nearing a significant milestone. He’ll turn 60 in April 2025 – the date by which he’s vowed to take the family- and employee-owned company public, a pledge he made to his shareholders nearly a decade ago.

‘I have not seen anything anywhere that looks like what’s going on in Ottawa’: Goldy Hyder

Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, discusses leveraging Canadian talent and addressing barriers to business growth.

Reliable or available? Employees need to know the difference to avoid ‘telepressure’

Digital tools bring many benefits, experts agree, but can also leave employees and employers feeling the “telepressure.”

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