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.

Business leaders react to Sutcliffe mayoralty win

Ottawa’s business community will have many points of intersection and discussion with the city’s new mayor-elect Mark Sutcliffe and his team.

Masters of reinvention: How Canadian associations are leveraging pandemic lessons and forging a new path forward

Transforming any organization during volatile times requires a heightened level of flexibility, adaptability and strong leadership. If the...

Op-ed: Patience is what mayor-elect Sutcliffe needs from our business community

The best thing our dynamic business community can do is be patient and give him what no opposing hockey coach would ever tolerate: space and time on his new ice, writes Walter Robinson.

Op-ed: Larry O’Brien offers some hard-earned lessons to Ottawa’s mayor-elect

Former mayor Larry O'Brien congratulates and offers advice to Mark Sutcliffe in this opinion column: "you have a very complex and demanding job in front of you."

‘Leader of leaders’: Community housing exec keeps it real

Giguère is not ashamed of his modest roots and, in fact, believes they’ve helped to shape who he is. “Being humble is a key element of leadership, no doubt in my mind.”

Construction financing: The lender’s role & priority under the construction act

When a property owner sets out to begin a construction project on their property, the owner arranges...

Op-ed: Your vote helps build our city — literally

"We can be the city we want to be. But we can’t get there if we don’t vote," writes Toon Dreessen.

Crave Food & Wine Festival: Ottawa’s new premier culinary event

On Nov 11 & 12, prepare to indulge in what is set to become Ottawa’s new premier food & wine event.

In the Dragons’ Den: No deal, but lots of lessons learned for Palapa Tours

"A question many ask us is, 'How did Dragons’ Den go?' What they mean is … did you get a deal? Yes! We got a great deal! But it's not what you think."