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More direct flights to Europe from YOW will hinge on demand, airport CEO says

Ottawa’s airport is in expansion mode as leisure travel picks up and more travellers use YOW to...

Federal civil servants are coming back to the office three days a week — does it change anything?

Civil servants can no longer serve as an “anchor tenant” for Ottawa’s downtown and yesterday’s back-to-office mandate does nothing to change that, according to at least one local observer. 

With Ottawa’s airport back on the ascent, CEO Mark Laroche announces retirement

Ottawa International Airport Authority president and CEO Mark Laroche is retiring after more than a decade in the role, he announced Wednesday during the organization’s annual public meeting.

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 days per week, the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) announced Wednesday.

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 say.

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 widely recognized as the region’s most sought-after business award for people under the age of 40.

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 be good news for downtown restaurant owners who have been scrambling to stay afloat in a downtown “ghost town.” 

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.

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