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In a statement on the store’s website and on social media, Top of the World Skateshop co-owners said it was with “a heavy heart” that they decided that their final day in business will be Sept. 27, 2024.
Three local businesses have benefited to date from the Stacktx entrepreneurship program, which features pop-up shops housed in shipping containers in the ByWard Market.
Growing up, Ottawa chef and restaurateur Adam Vettorel was convinced he’d be a lawyer one day. “I’ve got a big mouth and just got it in my head that’s what I wanted to be,” he said during an interview at North & Navy, the acclaimed fine dining restaurant he operates with longtime business partner Christopher Schlesak.
In what many see as a slumping market for electric vehicles, Ottawa’s Tonya Bruin is experiencing slow but steady growth in the demand for EV-charging infrastructure.
Signs of burnout may become more evident as employees, including federal civil servants, return to the office more frequently, one Ottawa HR consultant says.
The Centretown BIA is trying various ways to help local business owners who say they’re dealing with a new influx of people experiencing houselessness, mental health struggles and substance addiction.