
Province gives $3.8M boost to struggling Shaw Centre
Downtown convention facility that attracted more than 63,000 out-of-town visitors in the 2019-20 fiscal year has seen its revenues plummet during the pandemic.
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Province gives $3.8M boost to struggling Shaw Centre
Downtown convention facility that attracted more than 63,000 out-of-town visitors in the 2019-20 fiscal year has seen its revenues plummet during the pandemic.
Charities find creative ways to safely help homeless residents amid pandemic
Physical distancing doesn’t come easily in a busy soup kitchen. Here’s how agencies providing services to some of Ottawa’s most vulnerable residents are adapting
Ottawa’s family-owned Snelling Paper & Sanitation acquired by global packaging giant
Local company operated as an independent enterprise for more than a century before deal was finalized last week.
EY veteran Tomlin promoted to managing partner of professional services firm’s Ottawa office
Former tech executive has been EY Canada’s Ottawa-based digital and innovation partner for the past three years.
Long-term care home foundations fight to shield residents from COVID-19, isolation
While protecting residents from the virus is the top priority, foundations serving the elderly must also help seniors remain in touch with loved ones
Surging beverage sales help boost pot producer Hexo’s Q1 revenues
Ottawa firm posted net revenues of $29.5 million for the three-month period ending Oct. 31, up from $14.5 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Etches emphasizes balancing health, economy in Ottawa’s COVID-19 fight
Rules requiring masks to be worn indoors and protocols to promote physical distancing will remain in place even as vaccines are rolled out.
Ottawa pair behind Bushbalm skincare line score $400K deal on Dragons’ Den
Founders turn creative side hustle into money-making machine while experiencing ‘shocking’ growth
Philanthropy in Ottawa: Art auction feeds the heart and the hungry
As he thought about the impact he wanted to make amid the COVID-19 crisis, artist Christopher Griffin knew he could put his creative talent to
Algonquin College to lead $2.5M job-training program for Indigenous youth
Funded by the federal government’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, the program will see Algonquin work with 13 Indigenous partner organizations in eight provinces and
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