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Bruyère creates palliative partnership with Sharon Carstairs, OutCare Foundation

Bruyère has a brand new fellowship to train more nurses in the growing field of palliative care through funds raised from the 8th Annual Black Tie Bingo gala held this past fall.

Mark your calendars Ottawa, February is Heart Month

This February, you can support one of Canada’s most distinguished heart health centres by making a donation or raising funds on its behalf.

Retired Welch LLP partner Garth Steele inspires new ‘Legendary’ song to raise funds for ALS

Kyle Turk has also discovered music's ability to raise money to fight diseases while giving him a lasting way to honour his friends.

Pot shop owner refuses to be stonewalled by lack of cannabis consumption regulations

Flower Haze, near the corner of Bank Street and Heron Road, was inspired by the coffee shops Sayed visited as a tourist in Holland that also sold cannabis. 

Sparks Street going greener thanks to $182K in federal funding

Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi announced this week that the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario is providing about $875,000 for four projects in downtown Ottawa through its Canada Community Revitalization Fund.

Ottawa Changemakers: Rebel-at-heart Rima Al Shikh is democratizing data through Begin.AI

Rima Al Shikh says she had always wanted to build a lightweight, simple technology that allows users to access information easily. 

Long-term closure of Wellington Street ‘not viable,’ tourism officials argue

The future of Wellington Street needs to be decided as part of a larger plan to reimagine the downtown and with an eye to the impact on tourism, local stakeholders say.

Local couple discovers big market for accessible renovations

Construction expertise is what you want when you hire a contractor for that bathroom renovation, but one Ottawa company brings yet another skillset to the table. 

Hotel business heating up despite dicey winter weather so far in 2023, local industry says

Head of the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association said it’s still too early to tell how much of an impact the weather will have on leisure traffic at downtown lodgings in February.

Bright Side of Business: uOttawa social enterprise turns plastic waste into everyday items

In partnership with local industry, students have created a small-scale recycling system that can be used to create everything from phone cases to jewelry to flowerpots. 

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