
Local BIAs pick up awards for community initiatives at annual conference
BIAs in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario won awards from the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association earlier this week.
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Local BIAs pick up awards for community initiatives at annual conference
BIAs in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario won awards from the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association earlier this week.

Federal civil servants mandated to return to office three days a week
Public servants in the core public administration who are eligible for a hybrid work arrangement will be required to work on-site a minimum of three

This year’s tulip festival creates stronger connection to ByWard Market
A closer connection between the annual Canadian Tulip Festival and the ByWard Market will have multiple benefits for residents and tourists to the city, organizers

Here are the Forty Under 40 recipients for 2024
The Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Board of Trade are once again thrilled to celebrate the annual Forty Under 40 awards, which have become

Downtown restaurant owners skeptical that more civil servants will return to work in the core
If a rumoured directive requiring federal civil servants to be in the office a minimum of three days a week comes to pass, it could

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Hazel Smart-Patterson supports women in STEM at Algonquin
In 2008, Hazel Smart-Patterson’s bursary commitment for Algonquin College students started with women in business. Now it include women pursuing careers in STEM.

All aboard! Via Rail debuts early-morning train from Ottawa to Toronto
Via Rail announced Monday that it is introducing train 641, which will leave Ottawa at 4:19 a.m. and arrive in Toronto at 8:48 a.m.

#LoopBreton? A new home for the Sens is just the start of the vision for these students
A new Sens arena might only be the start for LeBreton Flats, if a group of Carleton University students has anything to say about it.

In a sea of big-box stores, family-owned grocer Farmer’s Pick finds success in the old ways
Amid rising food prices and major grocers being asked to adhere to codes of conduct, family-owned grocer Farmer’s Pick is finding success in traditional business

Philanthropy in Ottawa: BMO supports seniors and veterans at Perley Health
“The frailty care research and the quality of life for our seniors is a wonderful way to make the most of the BMO donation to
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