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.

La Cité to construct new Ottawa building for cheesemaking program

Ottawa

A partnership between two Ontario colleges and the province’s dairy council to establish Canada’s first hands-on cheesemaking training program will see Ottawa’s La Cité collégiale

‘Venture philanthropy’ unlocks new revenue streams for charities

Giving

With its recent purchase of a downtown office building, local nonprofit Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is tapping into a new – albeit unconventional

Ottawa pot company Origin House’s shares up 12% as it braces against takeover bids

Ottawa

A vote of confidence from a large portion of its shareholders put a spring in the stock price of a local cannabis holding firm on

Ottawa Tourism officials on board with old train station’s new look

Tourism

It’s opened its doors to the King of Rock and Roll, the Queen Mother and Winston Churchill over the past century, but practically no ordinary

Most of Elgin Street closed to cars for the rest of 2019

City Hall

Work on the $36.3-million Elgin Street revitalization begins Monday, shutting down vehicle traffic on sections of the popular main street for a year. Construction on

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

Ottawa

Motorola Solutions Canada Inc. 1720-360 Albert St. Miscellaneous communications equipment Buyer: PWGSC $100,000,000 S.i. Systems Ltd. 300-170 Laurier Ave. W. Application development professional service Buyer:

24 hours in Ottawa: Where you have to eat in Canada’s capital

Retail, Tourism

While Ottawa has no shortage of beautiful and historical places to visit – and may be better known for its bureaucratic hum than a night-time

Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate moves up to 4.9% in December

Ottawa

Slight job gains in the tech sector weren’t enough to offset losses in several other industries as Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate edged up slightly in December,

Consortium confirms Q1 LRT handover date; opening day for passengers unknown

Ottawa

Construction on phase one of the Confederation Line will indeed wrap up this quarter, but the date passengers can start riding Ottawa’s new light-rail transit