Sparks Street Business Improvement Area

An NHL rink in the heart of downtown Ottawa? Supporters say it’s an idea worth looking at

Ottawa, Non-Residential, Real Estate, Sports and Entertainment

With the Ottawa Senators’ ownership situation seemingly now settled, speculation is turning to where the team’s next home rink might be located – and the

Sparks Street biz group no fan of feds’ offer to take over Sparks, Wellington streets

Ottawa

The head of a prominent downtown business organization says the federal government’s offer to take over a stretch of Wellington Street and keep it closed

‘Significant number’ of Ottawa office buildings feasible for housing conversions, study says

Insider Only Real Estate, Residential

Sparks Street going greener thanks to $182K in federal funding

Ottawa, Tourism

Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi announced this week that the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario is providing about $875,000 for four projects in

Downtown businesses cheer feds’ plan for public servants to start returning to office next month

Ottawa, Top Stories

Employees across all departments in the core public service will be subject to a “phased introduction” of the return-to-office plan starting Jan. 16.

City needs to ‘get serious’ about revitalizing downtown core, task force co-chair says

Ottawa

“There are no easy answers here,” Claridge Homes executive Neil Malhotra says of what it will take to encourage more residents to live, work and

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,

‘We cannot wait for people to come’: local BIAs cheer return of in-person festivals and events

Tourism

With the first official day of summer around the corner, neighbourhoods across the city are coming to life – and Ottawa’s business improvement areas couldn’t

Protests deal another blow to reeling downtown businesses, merchants say

Ottawa

Hotel association boss suggests trucker convoy could continue for a while yet as some protesters book rooms for next weekend.

Hard-hit Ottawa small businesses to get federal funding, marketing support

Ottawa

Bank Street, Preston Street, Somerset Chinatown, Sparks Street and Vanier BIAs have been chosen to participate in program aimed at revitalizing mainstreet retailers.