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Clean Water Works employees rally around colleague with surprise drive-by parade

Twenty company trucks and vehicles drive to Casselman to show support for cancer-fighting co-worker

Bilingual businesses make their mark on Ottawa’s economy

As a bilingual city, businesses in Canada’s capital have a unique opportunity to broaden their customer base by offering their services in both official languages.

Out of darkness comes inspiration at Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health Virtual Inspiration Awards

Five members of Ottawa community honoured for tackling mental health stigma, raising awareness, scientific research

ONFE School Breakfast Program hosts virtual café to raise money for hungry kids

Public invited to participate in daily online coffee breaks as School Breakfast Program celebrates 30th anniversary

Chef Joe Thottungal rallies support for Food For Thought Café, tackling food insecurity during COVID-19

Restaurant owner partners with Indian High Commission to help mark the south Asian country’s Republic Day

Carleton U’s Benoit-Antoine Bacon among mental health advocates to be honoured at Royal Ottawa Foundation’s Inspiration Awards

Education leader is one of five individuals being honoured with an Inspiration Award during virtual event on March 4.

Harmony House turns annual fundraising gala into Foodie ‘Friendraiser’ to support local businesses

Initiative expected to also provide relief to small, local businesses

Women’s Business Network celebrates Ottawa’s Businesswoman of the Year Award winners

BYA gala organizers, sponsors drop by 12 finalists' homes to celebrate Ottawa businesswomen and their achievements

Ottawa’s Grant McDonald and Carol Devenny not ready to hang it up just yet

Former office managing partners with KPMG Ottawa, PwC Ottawa continue second careers while based in Barbados

Powerhouses Elizabeth Gray-Smith and Sally Douglas team up to launch new communications consultancy

Friends' dream of going into business together strengthened during pivotal trip to Scotland in 2019
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