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Community leaders come together for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Dunrobin Plaza on Oct. 29, 2025. From left to right: Elias Tayar, Wadah Al-Ghosen, Kelly Clarke, Jim Watson, Eli El-Chantiry, Ratib Okal, Georges Tayar, Alie Mansour. Photo provided by Wadah Al-Ghosen.

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A much-loved plaza in Dunrobin that was destroyed by a tornado in 2018 is now in the final stages of re-opening. In September 2018, a

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Kanata-based Fidus Systems is poised for aggressive expansion after agreeing to sell a majority stake to New York private equity firm Catchment Capital. While financial terms remain undisclosed, the company says the deal provides the “rocket fuel” needed to pursue strategic acquisitions and accelerate R&D.

Fidus, a designer of complex embedded components for sectors like aerospace and autonomous vehicles, will retain its local headquarters and executive team. The partnership offers the capital to scale the 200-person company’s already rapid revenue growth while preserving its culture, emphasizing that operations remain unchanged ‒ just with deeper pockets for future innovation.

In this special episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran talks with Scott Turnbull, chief technology officer of Fidus Systems, about the company’s new majority owner and what it might mean for its future.

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