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With the start of the federal government’s fall session less than a month away, Ottawa businesses are “cautiously optimistic” about plans laid out by Prime Minister Mark Carney, two local government relations firms tell OBJ.
Power-Tek recently purchased Tackle Plumbing and Capital Backflow, which serve residential and commercial customers, primarily in Ottawa’s west end. Terms of the deal, which was finalized in late July, were not disclosed.
With more than 500 Air Canada flights set to be cancelled by Friday as a potential strike looms, local officials said it’s unclear how the cancellations, or any sort of prolonged labour disruption, would impact tourism in the capital.