City of Ottawa

Op-ed: Patience is what mayor-elect Sutcliffe needs from our business community

City Hall

The best thing our dynamic business community can do is be patient and give him what no opposing hockey coach would ever tolerate: space and

‘Leader of leaders’: Community housing exec keeps it real

Ottawa

Giguère is not ashamed of his modest roots and, in fact, believes they’ve helped to shape who he is. “Being humble is a key element

Op-ed: Five reasons why Mark Sutcliffe gets my vote

City Hall

OBJ publisher Michael Curran explains why he feels Mark Sutcliffe should be Ottawa’s next mayor.

Housing starts may look promising, but there’s much more to be done, experts say

Construction

While the annual pace of housing starts in September rose to its highest level since November 2021, there’s more to the numbers when it comes

Nokia Canada to begin construction on new ‘world-leading’ facility in Kanata next year

Non-Residential

The company said the hub will significantly expand its capacity in next-generation information and communications technology (ICT) and cyber security innovation.

Watson: ‘I gave this job everything I have’

City Hall

Mayor Jim Watson delivered his farewell remarks to many business and community leaders on Oct. 12 at the Mayor’s Breakfast Series.

Bright Side of Business: Crossing guard program a good start for people facing barriers to employment

Ottawa

“For me, it’s really important to be reflective of the community that we serve. How can we do outreach better? How do we connect more

Tourism, tech and taxes are top of the list for many of Ottawa’s mayoral candidates

City Hall

OBJ has reached out to the Ottawa mayoral candidates for their views on business issues. Read this compilation of their plans and ideas, written in

Business leaders form part of new task force looking at ways to revitalize downtown core

Ottawa

The task force, announced today by Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi, brings together community and business representatives to propose creative ideas for Ottawa’s downtown core,

City council boosts YOW recovery and growth with approval of new plan

Ottawa

City council has voted to support the Ottawa airport’s post-pandemic recovery with the creation of an airport-specific Community Improvement Plan (CIP).