UPDATED: New downtown action plan proposes strategies to create $1.3B annual economic benefit
A report on Ottawa’s downtown released today by the Ottawa Board of Trade calls for actions that will result in annual economic benefits of more
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‘We’re tired, but we’re proud’: Tulip festival organizers look ahead to new funding for 2025
Despite dwindling financial support and budget anxieties, this year’s Canadian Tulip Festival ended on a high note, according to executive director Jo Riding.
Former OBJ editor Leo Valiquette dies after five-year cancer battle
Leo Valiquette was a gifted writer and an absolute stickler for procedure and etiquette when interviewing a source, even for a class assignment …Twenty-five years
Though John Naccarato never got to work on the fifth floor of 99 Bank St. after Norton Rose Fulbright moved in November 2023, his smiling
Air Canada increases service to YOW by almost 60% over last year
Air Canada announced Friday it is increasing its service to Ottawa with up to 30 additional weekly flights for the winter season compared to last
As the ByWard Market District Authority moves forward with its mandate to revive the popular area, executive director Zachary Dayler says there’s one underrated contributor
Tourism sector rolls out road map to boost visitor numbers to pre-pandemic levels
The tourism industry rolled out a road map Thursday it hopes will bring more visitors to Canada after the bruising it took during the COVID-19
Magpie Jewellery owner Martin Wright is excited to join the ByWard Market business community, as the store relocates to Sussex Drive despite recent concerns about
Rain is not dampening the flowers or the crowds, tulip festival organizer says
A little rain hasn’t slowed the Canadian Tulip Festival, which was busy as ever for its opening weekend, said executive director Jo Riding.
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