Hitting the right note: Local businesses benefit from free jazz music initiative
A program that brings jazz artists to perform in Ottawa neighbourhoods is music to the ears of local BIAs.
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Small business pandemic recovery must be priority for federal budget, local advocates say
The head of Ottawa’s BIA network says she’d like to see measures in the March 28 federal budget that will help return businesses to their
Small businesses may be forced to lay off staff or close to repay pandemic debt, survey finds
Many small businesses in Ottawa are struggling with pandemic-related debt and attempting to repay that debt by the end of 2023 would make them unable
‘It just needs a bit of love’: ByWard Market businesses back proposed new governance structure
Business owners are applauding a proposal to dissolve the ByWard Market BIA in favour of a new municipal services corporation structure.
Reopening of Wellington Street ‘welcome news’ to tourism officials one year after ‘Freedom Convoy’
Ottawa’s city council has approved a motion to reopen the street in front of Parliament Hill to traffic a year after it was closed off
Ottawa businesses await a plan from downtown revitalization task force
The Downtown Ottawa Revitalization Task Force has been meeting regularly over the past several months as it seeks ways to inject new life into Ottawa’s
Small businesses welcome federal government’s promised action on credit card fees
The government’s mention of credit card transaction fees in last Thursday’s fall economic statement is “a step in the right direction” but might not help
Park this: Business owners push back on parking fee hike scheme
The debate over downtown parking fees comes as the issue of revitalizing Ottawa’s COVID-battered core is taking centre stage among many business leaders.
Aging hydro grid needs upgrade, biz leaders say in wake of Saturday’s deadly storm
About 74,000 customers remained without power in the city Tuesday afternoon, and Hydro Ottawa officials said it could be days before the grid is fully
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