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.

Opinion: Calypso’s wild and wet debut

Sports and Entertainment

I recently spoke with Sylvain Lauzon, vice-president at Calypso Waterpark and former employee of Rick Hunter’s rival firm ProSlide Technology Inc., which hopes to open

Opinion: O’Brien: the difference between business and politics

City Hall

The leap from business to politics is difficult to make – I speak from experience. By Larry O’Brien Climbing the steep learning curve of my

In Praise Of Old Mountain Guides

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I have a friend who, about 15 years ago, decided to abandon the rat race. He and his wife set out on a cross-country trip,

Opinion: Telecommuting backlash is misguided

Ottawa

There’s a fight brewing in the world of HR these days, and those bunny slippers you enjoy so much are positioned squarely within this conflict’s

Opinion: Ottawa’s transit strategy has gone off the rails

City Hall

Politicians – especially local politicians – are a shortsighted, blinkered bunch. That’s the best explanation for the near-complete failure of city politicians to deal with

The Windfall That Wasn’t

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During more than two decades working in financial services, I’ve met no fewer than four lottery winners. Their wins weren’t small; the least was $2

Opinion: How to make money from toxic sludge

Ottawa

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting pretty sick of seeing environmental mayhem every time I flick on my television set. Oil-encrusted birds padding

Opinion: Mayor Watson: Who stands to benefit

City Hall

Jim Watson put economic development front and centre when he officially kicked off his election campaign in late April with a lunchtime speech to the

Retirement A Quaint Old-Fashioned Notion

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Most of us view retirement as the inevitable final chapter of our work life. We go to school, we hit the job market, we work

Opinion: The dangers of e-mail boo boos

Ottawa

The other week, much to my surprise, an e-mail arrived in my inbox that shouldn’t have. It was a note from a fairly prominent Ottawa