Porter to lay off 20% of Ottawa staff, contract out baggage service
Toronto-based airline currently employs about 100 people in the capital.
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Facing a $70M deficit, Ottawa airport calls on feds to fund LRT station, rapid COVID-19 testing
Airport authority boss Mark Laroche says just one million passengers are expected to pass through the Ottawa terminal in 2021, down from 5.1 million two
Canadian Heritage eyes Canada Day festivities at LeBreton Flats
Federal department that hosts annual celebration is also seeking bids for a contractor to provide pyrotechnics, fireworks, music and a minimum of 200 drones for
TD Place to host 2022 Canadian figure skating championships
It will be the 12th time Ottawa has staged the country’s premier figure skating event.
Frozen out: Tourism businesses lament shift to virtual Winterlude
The Department of Canadian Heritage, which runs the popular winter festival, says it is moving all programming online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Hotels look to growing staycation market to propel recovery
Industry hopes local ‘guests’ will become tourism ambassadors, encouraging out-of-town friends and family to visit Ottawa
Province gives $3.8M boost to struggling Shaw Centre
Downtown convention facility that attracted more than 63,000 out-of-town visitors in the 2019-20 fiscal year has seen its revenues plummet during the pandemic.
The Bright Side of Business: Indigenous tourism operators ready to ride economic recovery
‘I think we’re going to see more Canadians staying within our borders, which will be amazing.’
Ottawa to host 2026 world wheelchair basketball championships
Lansdowne Park, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa among venues.
OSEG puts 2020 edition of Christmas market on ice due to pandemic
Organization says limits on the size of public gatherings and other measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 would “interfere” with spectators’ enjoyment of
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