
City proposes 3% property tax hike, affordable housing funding in 2019 draft budget
Ottawa is looking to close its infrastructure gap more quickly and provide more affordable housing in its 2019 draft budget tabled at Wednesday’s city council
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City proposes 3% property tax hike, affordable housing funding in 2019 draft budget
Ottawa is looking to close its infrastructure gap more quickly and provide more affordable housing in its 2019 draft budget tabled at Wednesday’s city council

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?
A roundup of the largest contracts, standing offers and supply arrangements awarded to firms with a local presence between Jan. 14 to Jan. 18. Inter

Op-ed: Crafting a new plan for growth in Ottawa
The only thing certain about city planning is that there’s nothing certain about it. Not in absolute terms, anyway. The notion that the city can

OBJ’s news agenda for the coming week in Ottawa business
Will Calian’s profit streak continue? Coming off record annual revenues and 68 consecutive quarters of profit, one of Ottawa’s largest companies will report its first

Border agency seeking shuttles following Ottawa office move
The federal government is looking to set up its own shuttle service in Ottawa due to a lack of transit options for employees of the

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ltd. 2300 Stevenage Dr. 2019 – car rental directory Buyer: PWGSC $1,500,000 BAE Systems (Canada) Ltd. 1200-220 Laurier Ave. W. Victoria class spares

Orléans-based Tetra Bio-Pharma acquires cannabinoid research firm in $12M deal
An east-end Ottawa research firm has acquired another pharmaceutical company working in the cannabinoid space, bolstering both its product pipeline and roster of researchers. Tetra

Can Ottawa save the Canadian cereal bar?
Saturday morning cartoons were a childhood ritual for generations of Canadians, almost always accompanied by a bowl of deliciously sugary cereal. Now, Ottawa natives Desean

Gatineau pot producer Hexo closes $57.6M private placement
Gatineau pot producer Hexo (TSX:HEXO) raised $57.6M in a private placement round on Wednesday. As it began trading in the United States on the NYSE

History museum in Gatineau plucks Georges St-Pierre title belt for its public collection
A Gatineau museum has gone to the mat for fighter Georges St-Pierre to pluck one of his title belts from auction and put it on
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