Ottawa

Businesses welcome plan to revitalize city’s nightlife scene

Ottawa already has great nightlife, it just needs to be promoted, say supporters of the city’s proposed Nightlife Economy Action Plan.

Love them or hate them, e-scooters have found a niche in this Ottawa neighbourhood

While Paris may have banned shared e-scooters from its streets over safety and clutter concerns, one neighbourhood is fast becoming an e-scooter hotspot.

One tourist company struggles to stay afloat in the midst of downtown job action

A week into the federal public service strike, the owner of a small tourism company on Sparks Street says the picketing currently underway downtown will be “devastating” to his business if it continues.

Ottawa Changemakers: Ottawa scientist spearheads groundbreaking cancer treatments

Internationally-recognized scientist Dr. Jean-Simon Diallo is infecting cancer cells with viruses with his team at Virica Biotech in groundbreaking cancer treatment.

Bright Side of Business: Burovision makes learning inspirational for deserving students

Each year for the past 15 years, the team behind Burovision has come together to give back to the community through its Get Inspired! program, designed to refresh the interiors of schools and community centres.  

From beekeeping to batteries: How these local companies are prioritizing the environment

As climate change research and efforts in sustainability gain momentum, businesses are focused on making ESG (environmental,...

Tech founders make their pitch at L-Spark’s SaaS Showcase

An Ottawa-based Canadian startup accelerator designed to help entrepreneurs grow their great ideas into thriving tech companies celebrated the graduation of its ninth cohort Thursday.

Bright Side of Business: Stantec creates safe working environment for employees

Thanks to the firm’s existing internal expertise, it took Stantec just six months to fulfil the requirements needed to achieve the rating across all six offices.

Downtown merchants carry on amid public servant strike, but biz advocates warn of potential headaches

As more than 155,000 public-service employees took to the picket lines for the second day of a nationwide strike Thursday, a major business advocacy group is warning the work stoppage could be another blow to Ottawa merchants still trying to recover from the pandemic.

Demand for rental units pushes Ottawa housing starts to all-time high in 2022: CMHC

Builders in Ottawa launched 11,032 new housing units last year, an eight per cent increase from 2021, the national housing agency says in its latest Housing Supply Report released Wednesday.

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