Ottawa

Ottawa-specific coverage of local business news, including tourism, retail, transportation, city hall and more. Issues related to human resources and philanthropy are often featured.

Erin Benjamin says budget’s investments in the arts good news for Ottawa’s live music scene

The head of the Canadian Live Music Association says the new federal budget means good things for...

Bitten by the startup bug at Solink, Michèle Marchand has found her own passion project

After about a decade of jumping from one industry to another, Michèle Marchand finally found a venture...

Colonnade BridgePort expands footprint in Atlantic Canada with leasing mandate at P.E.I. mall

Colonnade BridgePort is adding a retail property in Prince Edward Island to its growing management portfolio in...

BYA Lifetime Achievement winner Bree Jamieson-Holloway on rising above imposter syndrome

Lawyer and entrepreneur Bree Jamieson-Holloway is used to being the youngest person in the room. In 2020, she was an OBJ Forty Under 40 recipient and two years later became the youngest person ever appointed to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. Now, she’s been named the 2025 Lifetime Achievement recipient at the Ottawa Businesswoman of the Year Awards — and she just turned 40.

Salsa-making venture promises to keep things spicy for Ottawa’s Cheryl Wilcox, aka ‘Mom’

Twenty-four years ago, Cheryl Wilcox tried out a salsa recipe given to her by a co-worker. At...

Dunrobin Plaza destroyed by tornado in 2018 now rebuilt, with stores set to open in 2026

A much-loved plaza in Dunrobin that was destroyed by a tornado in 2018 is now in the...

Goodbye to Westgate Shopping Centre: A look at the mall’s historic past

For generations of west-end Ottawa residents, Westgate Shopping Centre was more than just a strip of retail....

Colliers Project Leaders founder, wife make record-breaking $2.5M donation to Ottawa Food Bank

Colliers Project Leaders founder and former CEO Franklin Holtforster and his wife Birgitte Alting-Mees have donated $2.5...

Officials launch plan to make National Capital Region a ‘defence innovation hub’

The cities of Ottawa and Gatineau are launching a new strategy to make the National Capital Region a national defence technology hub – an effort advocates say could generate billions of dollars in economic spinoffs as the federal government ramps up military spending.