Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas

Michelle Groulx is OCOBIA's chief advocate. File photo

Amid a growing demand for BIAs, OCOBIA’s Michelle Groulx is ready to advocate for small biz

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BIAs across the city ramp up efforts to get consumers to support local businesses

Local BIAs across the city are encouraging Ottawa residents to buy local in the face of the current economic uncertainty. SabriNa Lemay, executive director of

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Sparks Street BIA expansion to aid in downtown revitalization efforts, exec director says

Ottawa

The Sparks Street BIA plans to expand its boundaries beyond the traditional pedestrian mall into a broader part of the downtown core in the new

Brad Fougere said on LinkedIn that Friday is his last day with the organization. File photo

People on the Move: Brad Fougere joins OCOBIA as its new executive director

Ottawa, People on the Move

Brad Fougere has joined the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas as its new executive director, the organization announced Monday.

OCOBIA head Michelle Groulx to leave role in new year

Ottawa

Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA), will leave her role in early January to become president of MBC

Businesses need ‘contingency plans’ to account for city’s troubled LRT system, advocate says

Ottawa

Ottawa’s LRT service resumed on the full length of Line 1 today after a month-long hiatus, but business owners are hesitant to celebrate as they

Some Ottawa ‘food desert’ neighbourhoods to benefit from city zoning change

Ottawa

A bylaw amendment that would allow grocery stores to be constructed in certain types of zones is being called “wonderful” by at least one small

Looming debt repayment deadline puts many small businesses at risk, CFIB report argues

Ottawa

Nearly a quarter-million small businesses across Canada risk permanent closure as the deadline to repay pandemic-era loans fast approaches, warns a report from the CFIB.

It’s not only the ByWard Market that needs help with safety and security, business leaders say

Ottawa

While a new city report aimed at revitalizing the ByWard Market is in the works, local business officials argue that other areas of Ottawa are

Business is blooming: How one entrepreneur’s vision kept a well-known florist from closing up shop

Ottawa, Retail

When florist Elizabeth Young heard that well-known floral shop Tivoli was for sale, she immediately saw the advantages of merging it with her own nearby