Busy streets in the Glebe as shops stay open on holiday Monday
The Glebe along Bank Street looked busy with foot traffic on Thanksgiving Day, likely owing to the recent OMB ruling allowing the neighbourhood’s shops to remain open
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Busy streets in the Glebe as shops stay open on holiday Monday
The Glebe along Bank Street looked busy with foot traffic on Thanksgiving Day, likely owing to the recent OMB ruling allowing the neighbourhood’s shops to remain open
Feds ban new embassies along Sussex Drive in Ottawa
The federal government is forbidding the construction of new embassies on Ottawa’s Sussex Drive following a stark RCMP assessment of the potential for “violent events”
Michael Potter named Ottawa’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
Michael Potter has held many titles in his career: Chief executive, Philanthropist of the Year and even Honorary Colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Vanier: A great place to start a business
Why did these diverse entrepreneurs choose Vanier? Vanier is becoming a great place to live, work and play, regardless of whether you think a T-shirt
City fee hike wallops Ottawa snow plow contractors
Ottawa’s plow operators say they’ve been snowed under by a massive hike in the city’s licensing fees. (Stock image) License renewal packages started arriving by
Rising costs turn up heat on ByWard Market eateries
News that another acclaimed ByWard Market restaurant is closing its doors is a further indication of a shift in the city’s culinary landscape, industry observers
Telfer EMBA connects Chinese delegation to Ottawa business community
“Guanxi,” a traditional Chinese term, refers to the networks and relationships that facilitate business dealings. The Telfer School of Management’s Executive MBA program demonstrated its commitment
Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 2,100 jobs in September
Employers in the National Capital Region collectively trimmed their payrolls for the second straight month in September, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The number of people
Opinion: Discount N.Y. flights just the ticket for snowbirds
High taxes and lack of competition make air travel for Canadians far more expensive than it should be. Now, at last, people in the Ottawa
City of Ottawa lays off 177 employees
The city has laid off 75 managers and 102 unionized administrative employees as part of an “organizational realignment” that started this summer. City manager Steve
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