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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.
Ottawa’s planning and housing committee is slated to vote next week on a proposal that would see more than 200 new housing units built near the future Sherbourne LRT station in the city’s west end.