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Op-ed: Ottawa has culture. What it doesn’t have is a cultural economy strategy

As Ottawa prepares to make major investments in redeveloping its downtown core, there is a problem few seem to be naming: we are planning the physical transformation of downtown without a coherent strategy for the cultural economy meant to animate it.

Ex-Nortel designer Kevin Bailey: The man who kept building things you can actually hold

In the winter of 1994, Kevin Bailey was working at a Daimler-Benz research campus outside of Stuttgart,...

Minto looks to build apartment tower on Isabella near Bank in ‘hostile pedestrian environment’

Minto Group is looking to build a 19-storey apartment tower near the corner of Bank and Isabella streets in the Glebe, just south of the Queensway.

Two Ottawa ‘data nerds’ start Canada-first logistics firm to get equipment to remote workers

Self-proclaimed “data nerds” Steph Barlow and Wesley Goodhoofd used to enjoy tracking shipments, always interested to see...

Inflation ticks down to 2.3% in January amid lower gas prices: StatCan

Ottawa's inflation rate decreased to 2.4 per cent in January, down from 2.6 in December. Statistics Canada says...

From vet clinics to cancer care, how two Ottawa charities are managing a changing world

As CEO of the Ottawa Humane Society, Sharon Miko knows a lot about animals. But, over the past few years, she’s also had to become something of a real estate expert. According to Miko, the OHS isn’t the only organization of its kind taking a big swing in a sector that is becoming increasingly complex.

New task force eyes ‘huge opportunity’ to make Ottawa-Gatineau a defence-tech hub

The cities of Ottawa and Gatineau have unveiled a task force aimed at turning the region into...

Calian consolidates business segments in bid to create ‘simpler, stronger’ business model

After years of touting its “four-piston engine,” Calian Group is retooling its corporate structure in a bid...

When US grocery giant H-E-B wanted samosas, Ottawa’s Nitin Mehra went to Texas to deliver

Nitin Mehra lives and breathes food and all things cooking.  It’s why he and his family opened the...

How Ottawa malls and downtowns are adapting to the new dynamics of shopping

With its distinctive glass cupolas and brick facade against a tree-lined escarpment, Place d'Orleans could be a...

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