Ottawa

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 models.

“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 the Perley Health Foundation,” says Riccardo Campagna, regional vice-president, personal banking, BMO

"The Last Timbit" is loosely based on a 2010 snowstorm that was so bad, drivers on a highway east of Sarnia, Ont., were forced to hunker down in cars and others had to wait out the inclement weather at a local Tim Hortons.

With expansion on the horizon at the Ottawa International Airport, a number of new projects are either underway, being planned or nearing completion.

A Toronto firm behind one of downtown Ottawa’s biggest mixed-use developments says it hopes to break ground next year on another project that could see thousands of housing units built in Kanata North.

Ottawa entrepreneur Nasr Nasr, owner and founder of Juice Dudez, is breathing new life into his family’s century-old business by introducing virtual reality as a way to engage customers and train team members, while also cutting costs and limiting food waste.

The head of a Crown corporation that buys and develops federal properties says he’s hoping to speed up projects such as converting empty government office buildings into apartments in a bid to boost Ottawa’s housing stock.

Back when Ottawa Bagelshop and Deli owner Liliana Piazza was performing opera for a living, she honed her vocal craft during rehearsals.

Public Services and Procurement Canada, which owns or leases more than 30 million square feet of office space in Ottawa-Gatineau, plans to reduce its office footprint by up to 50 per cent over the next decade in an effort to lower operating costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Ottawa Senators president and CEO Cyril Leeder said Tuesday that LeBreton Flats is the only site in serious consideration for the hockey club’s new arena.