Ottawa’s downtown BIAs work to resolve border dispute
Two sister groups are getting territorial about downtown commercial districts. Like siblings dividing up a bedroom, the ByWard Market BIA and the Downtown Rideau BIA
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Ottawa’s downtown BIAs work to resolve border dispute
Two sister groups are getting territorial about downtown commercial districts. Like siblings dividing up a bedroom, the ByWard Market BIA and the Downtown Rideau BIA

Ottawa’s Next Trade Mission to India
By Bruce Lazenby, President and CEO, Invest Ottawa At the beginning of February, Invest Ottawa and a handful of local companies joined a delegation to

Doing good can be good for business
How can you benefit your business by benefitting the community? Hydro Ottawa has found a way in its effort to reduce operational costs and paper
Mayor welcomes LRT spending in Ontario budget
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson welcomed Thursday’s provincial budget, saying it “sets the stage for a continued partnership for making our community stronger in Ottawa.” “Stage
City of Ottawa closes 2015 with $42M deficit
The City of Ottawa’s deficit may look bad, but staff say it’s not as bad as they thought. The city closed 2015 with a massive
City council rejects motion supporting CRTC fibre-op ruling
Ottawa city council will not echo Toronto and Calgary in supporting a controversial decision that forces big telecom companies to share their high-speed Internet lines.
Opinion: Supermarket six-packs empty of savings
Price fixing by retailers is a dastardly practice punishable by law. So why do we allow our national and provincial governments to get away with

Ex-convention centre CEO travels new path
For nearly a decade, Pat Kelly tried to entice business to Ottawa’s downtown convention centre as its CEO. Now, he’s on the other side of
NCC 50-year capital plan slowly taking shape
More waterfront access, a Confederation Square makeover and a tweak of the Rideau Street intersection in front of the old train station. Those are among

It’s a matter of when, not if, ‘something happens to you’
This is a true story: Mrs. Peters died without a will, years after her husband. When she had married him, he already had four young
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