
Ottawa solar energy co-op seeks to raise $1.3M to invest in Lake Huron wind-turbine project
The Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative has raised more than $8 million from investors and financed 21 solar projects in Ottawa and eastern Ontario.
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Ottawa solar energy co-op seeks to raise $1.3M to invest in Lake Huron wind-turbine project
The Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative has raised more than $8 million from investors and financed 21 solar projects in Ottawa and eastern Ontario.

Meet Ottawa’s 2021 Forty Under 40 recipients: Health care and non-profits
Bradley Bezan, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, Meseret Haileyesus, Dr. Samuel Hetz, Taylor Johansen, Benjamin Leikin and Allan Reesor-McDowell are among this year’s recipients.

Host your next business event at the Drive-In Experience
After what feels like an eternity of online meetings and Zoom events, local employers can now reconnect with staff over popcorn and a movie thanks

Ottawa’s Canada Day celebrations to be virtual for second straight year
Earlier this year, Heritage Canada suggested it was looking at staging a live show after last year’s festivities were scrapped due to the pandemic.

Retail giant Costco Ottawa’s top revenue-generating firm in new list
Big-box behemoth, whose Canadian subsidiary is headquartered on Hunt Club Road, posted revenues of $30.2 billion in 2020, up 6.6 per cent from a year

Meet Ottawa’s 2021 Forty Under 40 recipients: Professional and financial services
Roberto Aburto, Cynthia Benoit, Matthew Carr, Elnaz Kanani K., Chris Murray and Emilie Wilcox are among this year’s recipients.

Pop-up businesses in store for Lansdowne as OSEG looks to attract more visitors to site
The organization behind Lansdowne Live says it will offer small businesses a chance to open short-term storefronts at the 40-acre site starting this fall.

Ottawa airport in ‘scramble’ to fund LRT station after feds cough up $6.4M of projected $16.8M cost
Airport boss Mark Laroche says he’s still awaiting word on when the feds will reopen the terminal to direct flights from U.S. and international destinations.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: CHEO banks on TD for mental health support
Mental health teams of crisis workers are delivering virtual care side-by-side with emergency department physicians and nurses.

Cannabis company Hexo reports $20.7M Q3 loss, revenue edges higher
Ottawa-based firm’s net revenue totalled $22.7 million, up from $22.1 million in the same quarter last year.
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