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Thanks to a $1-million donation from local engineering firm Paterson Group, The Ottawa Hospital Foundation is that much closer to its $500-million fundraising goal to build a new campus on Carling Avenue at Dow’s Lake.

For entrepreneurs, community is key to success, and at the Invest Ottawa and Wesley Clover event highlighting Black entrepreneurship last Friday, community-building was in full swing. 

Print isn’t dead, according to OBJ publisher Michael Curran, and the Ottawa business community members who attended the Book of Lists launch on Wednesday evening seemed to agree.

The snowstorm forecast to hit Ottawa this week held off just long enough for guests in evening wear and high heels to attend the 43rd annual SnowBall at the Ottawa Art Gallery Wednesday night.

Lions and dragons and a feast of traditional dishes greeted guests at RBC’s second annual Lunar New Year gala dinner on Tuesday night to celebrate the Year of the Snake.

On Friday, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier joined forces with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to host the inaugural Mayor’s Charity Ball, called the Gold Hearts Gala, held in support of the Ottawa Food Bank. 

In the past few months, a parking garage has gone up near the intersection of Preston Street and Queen Elizabeth Driveway, the first of several structures that will be built on the site of The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus in the coming years.

It’s been a tough few months for local charities such as Shepherds of Good Hope, but optimism reigns for 2025 as the organization prepares to host the 12th iteration of its flagship fundraiser this June.

The Ottawa Senators may have been shut out by the Buffalo Sabres Thursday night, but for Ottawa businesswomen, it was still a night to remember.