Ottawa

The cash-strapped Canadian Tulip Festival has received $130,000 in one-time funding from the federal government.

In this instalment of My Ottawa, CHEO president and CEO Alex Munter talks growing up in Kanata, Ottawa’s best festivals, and how it feels to come home.

It seems Ottawans love their sweets, enough that milkshake shop For God Shakes decided to open a second location in April near Lansdowne Park.

In planning documents recently filed with the city, GWL Realty Advisors says its proposal includes a pair of towers at 170 Slater St. between Bank and O’Connor streets. 

Brad Fougere has joined the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas as its new executive director, the organization announced Monday. 

Ottawa home sales jumped 8.9 per cent in April compared with the same month last year as “mutual confidence among both buyers and sellers” gave the market a lift, the Ottawa Real Estate Board says.

Taggart Realty Management has filed an application with the city that calls for four mid-rise buildings with a total of 650 units at 3930 and 3960 Riverside Dr., just northwest of the intersection of Riverside Drive and West Hunt Club Road.

After 35 years at the helm, Kathryn Tremblay is taking a step back from the top role at Altis Recruitment & Technology to bring in a new CEO. 

While some organizations may be eager to get employees back into the office, local HR professionals say a rush to return without planning and communication can cause damage in the long run. 

Acart Communications has acquired a Toronto firm whose clients include the Royal Bank of Canada and fast-food...