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- Unique and exciting gala smashes fundraising record, introduces female white-collar boxers
- Canadian chef and restaurateur Michael Bonacini flew into town to lend his culinary star power to a benefit dinner for The Ottawa Hospital, held Thursday at Gusto TV studios
- Whether it’s competing in Ironman triathlons or running a major staffing agency, Rudi Asseer believes in taking things ‘to the extreme’
- Cornerstone Housing for Women is closing in on a $1.9-million campaign to put a safe, affordable roof over the heads of homeless or at-risk women in Westboro
- Legendary Motown singer Diana Ross showed off her penchant for glamour and gowns as she took a concert hall packed with people on a nostalgic trip down memory lane at this year's National Arts Centre…
- Inaugural Tunes and Spoons supports healthy food initiatives for low-income families through Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre
- Signature event for Bruyère Foundation sends gala-goers to the NAC for smash-hit musical School of Rock
- Soirée Salus, an annual gala for community mental health services, has come a long way over these past five years, growing from a small, grassroots gathering into a fundraising force to be reckoned…
- Guests get special presentation, lab tour with top cancer researcher Dr. John Bell.
- Annual rock concert at Babylon nightclub miraculously escapes tornado, storm damage
- Outdoor party brings business, community leaders together to raise charitable funds for complex continuing care
- Sold-out event brings 144 golfers out to Loch March Golf & Country Club.
- Invite-only reception for children's hospice raises support for $10-million endowment fund
- The Kanata hotel showed off its new 20,000-square-foot event space for some 650-plus guests on Thursday night, raising $100,000 for local cancer research
- Hundreds turn out to accounting firm's anniversary party at National Gallery of Canada
- Inaugural gala in mid-November will support The Ottawa Mission's training program in food services
- As far back as Katherine Cooligan can remember, she wanted to be a lawyer.
- Couple creates new initiative to bring public awareness and education to bullying, cyberbullying
- Lumière Charity Gala, Steel Toes and Stilettos Gala, Fight for the Cure and the BOBs are among the must-attend events on the horizon for Ottawa's business community.
- Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein made good on a promise when he first moved to Ottawa to pay it forward to the local Jewish community
- The Ottawa Redblacks were back on their home turf Friday night and the only thing they had to worry about fumbling was perhaps a fork.
- Sold-out networking luncheon returns to NAC, features Tina Boileau and Sandra Perron
- Two-day street festival takes place this weekend, along Richmond Road between Golden and McRae avenues
- Annual chamber music festival opens Thursday night, runs until August 9th at venues throughout downtown
- ‘I want to be a strong role model for my daughters’
- Sixth annual lawn bowling event raises funds for research into cystic fibrosis
- 4th annual Ottawa charity polo match benefits Wounded Warriors and Rotary Club community projects
- Annual party is held amidst troubling relations between Canada and the United States over trade disputes
- After all the accolades his family-owned business has received, Lee Valley Tools CEO Robin Lee says his greatest satisfaction comes from his customers’ ‘Look what I made’ moments.
- Restaurant hosts grand opening party for friends and family, ribbon-cutting ceremony with mayor
- Evening of cultural dance and auction bidding nets $160K for Aboriginal health centre in Vanier
- Gemstone Developments and business sponsors raise $65,000 for bone marrow donor registry
- Innovative new facility to cost $65.1M, to be completed by 2020
- Some 675 people attend annual awards dinner at Hilton Lac Leamy
- Charitable organization hosts anniversary breakfast at Museum of Nature
- Football players help women learn skills, better understand the game during sold-out fundraiser at TD Place
- Twelve years after leaving the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley for Canada’s capital, Solace CEO Les Rechan is now at the helm of one of the city’s fastest-growing tech firms and loving every…
- Popular boxing benefit for Boys and Girls Club draws sold-out crowd of 1,200
- Creative and engaging display to remain all summer in lobby of downtown Ottawa office complex
- Reception draws 350 guests, celebrates theme of 'service' to businesses and broader community
- Ottawa lawyers donate hundreds of hours, raise more than $1.3 million through annual arts benefit
- An Ottawa food bank, known for thinking outside the box, selected the Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards — which is also about exploring new ideas — as the venue to hold its fifth annual
- Outdoor environmental fundraiser on Ottawa River enjoys perfect weather, sold-out crowd
- Nearly a year after five natural-born connectors hosted their first gathering of local entrepreneurs, thriving organization has become a place for businesspeople to ‘come together’ and tackle issues
- Ottawa Business Journal among award recipients
- Sold-out event raises $520K, attracts business leaders, city councillors, hospital staff
- Proceeds from annual lobster dinner to help individuals with disabilities and their families
- Inaugural gathering features talks from female CEOs of The Urban Element, ONFE
- Planned facility will better meet growing demands for help of drug-addicted youth
- Created by legendary chef Kurt Waldele, evening featured food, drinks, auction items, prizes and popular animal parade.
- Top donor reception features guest speaker Sandra Tisiot, founder of Women in Business Conference, who previously lived in supportive housing at the Y.
- ADGA chief executive Françoise Gagnon has achieved great success as a rare entity – a female leader in the defence and security industry
- 8th annual Stepping Out fundraiser features cultural theme, return of popular shoe competition
- Annual dinner sees Seven Fallen Feathers author take home Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
- Thriving caterer and food shop expands business by revamping former beer store on Carling Avenue
- Algonquin College called on some 300 alumni and business partners to help it celebrate its milestone birthday while also raising funds for DARE District, its new innovation, entrepreneurship and…
- Ninth annual charity breakfast draws business leaders, politicians and sports celebrities to west-end clubhouse
- Fundraiser features food, drinks, online auction and fireside chat with Ottawa philanthropist and mental health advocate Barbara Crook
- Friends, family and colleagues fête chief executive of Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
- Whether it’s moving to a new continent or ditching established careers to launch a booming HR business, Donna and James Baker have never been afraid of taking risks.
- Opening of expanded public art gallery to help revitalize downtown Rideau Street area
- Bigger downtown space will allow successful Ottawa-based software company to continue growing
- Black-tie dinner draws a mix of business leaders, politicians and sports celebrities to annual fundraiser.
- BYA dinner fêtes 12 finalists, announces four winners for top awards
- Kelly Santini partner Lisa Langevin stepping into the ring for cancer research in honour of late father
- The event, which got its start in Ottawa, has expanded to 22 other communities.
- Popular Wellington West lunch spot and catering firm opening second location on Carling Avenue with help from high-profile chef
- Fundraiser tests speed and accuracy as teams race to sort and pack 1,000 pounds of food
- Business partners also own Hampton Inn by Hilton, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Residence Inn by Marriott as well as the Infinity Convention Centre.
- Downtown hotel part of mixed-used development project involving new condos, expanded art gallery
- Eight physicians step outside comfort zone to compete in ballroom dance contest, raising money for patient care and research
- Tournament raises $217K for Ottawa Senators Foundation
- Noon-hour gathering at law office features female role model Janice McDonald
- Company expands operations with state-of-the-art television studio, post-production facility and headquarters
- At age 37, Ottawa video production guru and entrepreneur Stayci Keetch has already had a career full of major accomplishments – but she says the best is yet to come.
- Annual charity skiathon featuring Olympic racers raises $70K
- Inaugural reception draws hundreds of women from all areas and careers to Sir John A. Macdonald Building
- Historic O'Brien house has been renovated into an 11-room luxury boutique hotel and restaurant
- Sold-out food-tasting benefit helps Ottawa's poor and homeless population
- Business networking fundraiser hosted by OCCO Kitchen for local food bank
- St. Patrick's Day arrives early at ByWard Market pub for sold-out event
- Breakfast reception features female heads of mission for France, Germany and U.K.
- Winner chosen by most online votes from Ottawa Life magazine readers
- CPAC general manager Catherine Cano thrives on challenge of keeping cable channel relevant in the digital age
- East-end Ottawa business community celebrates its rising stars at black-tie awards gala
- Annual gala honours individuals for their contributions to mental health advocacy and awareness.
- Evening pays tribute to well-respected outgoing chief executive of National Arts Centre
- ‘It was about being accepting,’ says Gowling lawyer, who has shared his own battle with depression while helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- Winners will be named at Women's Business Network's BYA Gala on April 19
- First executive director of the Orléans Chamber of Commerce recognized with lifetime achievement award
- Network of Indian Professionals Canada donates $7,500.
- Chef Kris Kshonze from Soif Bar à vin in Hull takes home this year's trophy
- A brush with mortality has given public relations professional Karen Wood a new perspective on life
- Evening sees large turnout from Ottawa Senators team, surprise donation
- Panel discussion features new U.S. ambassador to Canada, Kelly Craft
- Craig Buckley lands new business partner with the aim of taking stores to Toronto and beyond
- Hockey team owner Eugene Melnyk thanks crowd, predicts bright future for team
- Viennese Winter Ball offers dreamy night of dining and dancing in support of youth music initiativesSinger Kellylee Evans, violinist Kerson Leong among artists to perform at annual event
- Winter-themed soirée focuses on youth mental health and addictions
- Married for 35 years, Carol Devenny and Grant McDonald have managed to maintain domestic harmony while battling for business as top executives at competing Ottawa professional services firms
- There’s no charity too small or too obscure for consideration by 100 Women Who Care Ottawa, a group of women who share a common desire to give back and inspire local philanthropy in their community.
- Long known as the exclusive enclave of Ottawa’s upper crust, the 152-year-old Rideau Club is quietly – and successfully – reinventing itself as a more casual gathering spot for men and women of all…
- Despite the lopsided finish, the real goal for the University of Ottawa law students was to raise awareness and funds for an important mental health initiative.
- Home Hardware's CEO Terry Davis told the crowd of established and aspiring entrepreneurs about the lessons learned from his time at the helm of the Canadian-owned home-improvement chain.
- Annual charity event at Mont Ste. Marie nets $121K to help families with sick children stay together
- Ottawa Magazine's food- and drink-tasting event held in National Arts Centre's newly renovated Canada Room
- Many of the Glebe's finest eateries came together for dinner on Thursday night, giving attendees a taste of why the Ottawa neighbourhood's food scene is so in-demand.
- Glebe Trotters peddles 2,000-plus pairs of Blundstone a year – more than any other small business store in Canada.
- For a quarter-century, FoTenn founders Ted Fobert and Robert Tennant have played a key role in shaping the development projects that now define Ottawa
- Grassroots organization celebrates stellar year of community-engaged arts throughout Ottawa
- The food hamper program has existed in Ottawa for 102 years. This year, the organization has close to 6,000 families requesting help but still has a list of nearly 1,000 households waiting for…
- Panel features CEOs from Farm Boy, Mad Radish and Rent frock Repeat
- Evening hosted by Jewish Federation of Ottawa's Emerging Generation division
- Ten organizations, selected by their own employees, honoured for staff engagement
- A mother of two, owner of a communications company and a tireless volunteer, former broadcaster believes running her own business gives her ‘the best of all worlds’
- Annual gathering brings together staff, industry partners and supporters to brewpub in ByWard Market
- Annual breakfast benefit brings together 800 community and business leaders
- Guests include retiring Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin
- ExecHealth founder Sanjay Shah took a leap of faith to launch Ottawa’s first private medical clinic, but the bold move has paid off handsomely
- Local chefs come together at Fraser Café to prepare annual benefit dinner in aid of the homeless
- Law firm expands as seven lawyers from former Burke-Robertson join its team.
- Local business, organizations and Ottawa Senators wives decorate holiday trees as part of the festivities
- OSEG Foundation hosts reception on Grey Cup Game day for its founding donors
- Holiday gift drive gets backing from Zibi project co-developer Dream Unlimited
- Sold-out crowd of 350 don tuxedos, gowns to play popular pastime game
- New events venue near Ottawa airport will raise money for different charity each year
- Partial proceeds from private school gala will provide financial assistance to deserving students
- Hundreds of guests flock to see new exhibits and changes made to national museum
- Evening brings together community leaders, raises money for state-of-the-art facility for disabled children and adults.
- Three sisters raise awareness over youth homelessness after the oldest comes face-to-face with a teenage girl begging for change outside their neighbourhood grocery store.
- Family’s dinner-table debates set stage for entrepreneur’s rise to the top of capital’s public affairs industry
- More than 500 attend second annual benefit, organized by local accounting firm
- Hintonburg chef Briana Kim of Café My House to compete nationally after winning event's culinary competition.
- Successful fundraiser started by former Newbridge executive, cancer survivor
- Organization celebrates affordable homeownership with sponsors, donors and volunteers.
- More than 300 flock to Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market hotel for late-night cocktail party.
- Capital Barber Shop has been open in the Glebe for almost two years and is part of a growing trend toward offering men the authentic barbershop experience.
- You.i TV co-founder Jason Flick’s passion for technology has put the Kanata-based software firm at the forefront of a television revolution.
- Evening honours three research scientists for their outstanding work.
- Commonly known as 'The Phils,' awards take place at the Shaw Centre on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
- The annual Artinis benefit drew a sold-out crowd of 200 to the Shenkman Arts Centre in Orléans for music, entertainment, food, drinks and games.
- Women for Nature reception on The Hill brings together women from politics and business.
- Ottawa developer’s donation created Carleton University scholarship
- Ottawa business community turns out for annual benefit for sports organization serving people with intellectual disabilities.
- Seasoned chef was previously just across the canal, at The Westin Ottawa.
- Sure, it’s all sun and shirt weather now but, come February, an evening of fine dining and dancing to live orchestral music is just what you’ll need to pull through the depths of winter.
- Tomlinson vice-president never let her gender hold her back while making her own name in the family construction business
- Along the bonny banks of the Ottawa River, government officials from both Scotland and Canada gathered Monday during our sesquicentennial anniversary to celebrate 150 years of friendship between ou
- Three members of Ottawa Indo-Canadian community inducted into Hall of Fame.
- Popular benefit raises $70K
- When you drop the name “Ottawa Salus” in the general community, you’re more likely to get blank stares and radio silence than nods of recognition and affirmation.
- Annual fundraiser at Bier Markt on Sparks Street nets $100,000 for charity.
- Shelley True has never been afraid to take risks while building her firm into a market leader
- More than 250 people packed Babylon Nightclub to cheer on the lawyers-turned-musicians, raising at least $7,000 for the local food bank.
- It's from humble beginnings that Emond Harnden LLP has grown into the largest labour and employment firm in Eastern Ontario, and one of the leading firms in the country.
- Mizrahi Developments’ stunning presentation gallery proved itself more than just a pretty face Tuesday by serving as a party venue to thank supporters of the recent National Arts Centre Gala.
- The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation was fortunate to have a committed group of businesspeople in its corner for this year's Fight for the Cure, a popular charity boxing fundraiser that leaves…
- The afternoon event was a reception for members of the Royal’s Women for Mental Health (WFMH), an all-female philanthropic initiative. It started in 2011 with 21 founders. They recruited more women,…
- Gold Medal Plate winner Joe Thottungal, chef and owner of the Coconut Lagoon, can now add another prestigious title to his collection: Sandwich Sovereign of Ottawa.
- She may spell her name in small letters but k.d. lang’s performance at the National Arts Centre Gala on Saturday night was nothing short of all-uppercase amazing.
- Sold-out event hosted by tech giant Terry Matthews' Brookstreet Hotel, Wesley Clover Foundation.
- Five-hour fundraiser at downtown Ottawa restaurant raises $15,000 for new cardiac CT scanner.
- Ottawa-based discount retailer supports Ride for Dad at men’s fashion show
- Owners of RedBlacks, Fury and 67’s launch charitable arm led by former TD Bank exec Barresi
- Area native dishes on his humble beginnings, his passion for the restaurant business and why there’s no such thing as an unreasonable customer.
- Canada really took one for the team, suffering through a soggy sesquicentennial on July 1 so that our friends to the south could enjoy a glorious Independence Day.
- A group of bright-eyed entrepreneurs got a brush with royalty after Prince Charles dropped into Ottawa-based e-commerce giant Shopify while visiting the nation’s capital during its
- Royal watchers don't mess around.
- Renowned community activist and real estate executive Barbara Farber has continued a family tradition of working hard at business while doing good work for charity.
- Fury for the Heart raises $50,000 for hospital's campaign to buy specialized cardiac CT scanner.
- Kick Off For Kids raises $17,000-plus to help kids at CHEO with inflammatory bowel disease
- One minute, a sold-out crowd of 600 is sitting itself down in a ballroom for dinner and, the next, it’s surrounded by dancers masquerading as forest creatures, moving with such pride, passion and z
- You know it’s a special occasion when Jim Watson shows up in his mayoral “bling,” formally referred to as his ceremonial chain of office.
- An eager and ecstatic group of young entrepreneurs was out to prove that Ottawa isn’t just a government town, but a city full of big dreams worth chasing, at Friday’s 20th annual
- Few fundraisers in Ottawa have gone the distance quite like Ringside for Youth XXIII, an annual dinner and boxing night that’s raised millions of dollars for the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa.
- Evening raises $420,000 for Hellenic Community and Queensway Carleton Hospital
- P.E.I. native has used work ethic learned from oyster-farming parents to turn accounting firm’s consulting branch into Ottawa success story
- Twinkle Gala draws business leaders, philanthropists to make fundraising history for Ottawa HospitalAll the stars aligned for the Twinkle Gala, creating a magical and flawless evening that unfolded Thursday in the the Rockcliffe Park backyard party paradise belonging to Ottawa tech pioneer
- Ottawa Fury soccer team to participate in unique fundraiser, set for June 25
- From hail to heat waves, Ottawa couturier Frank Sukhoo has seen it all while hosting his annual outdoor fashion show for Cornerstone Housing for Women.
- Lavish benefit aims to make Ottawa Hospital fundraising history, in aid of newborn and maternal health.
- When Josh Zaret said he was throwing a “fun, casual pizza party” to celebrate the official launch of Gemstone Corporation’s new office building, design centre and showroom, he wasn
- There’s no room at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala for fairweather friends. That’s because it’s the kind of outdoor gala where one happily attends, rain or shine; it’s just that much fun.
- Jim Reklitis is quick to admit that he’s not a gifted golfer, but what he lacks on the golf course he's made up for in his leadership role with the annual Fuller Keon Golf Tourname
- Jonathan Westeinde can be forgiven for running a few minutes behind for our interview. As co-founder and chief executive of Windmill Developments, he has a lot on his plate these days.
- Pasta dinner and light stretching aside, the best way to prepare for this year's Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend was to hang out with the consummately entertaining and insanely talented Chanta
- Award-winning Linebox is behind St. Charles Market design
- The County of Carleton Law Association and Great Canadian Theatre Co. are partnering up to take on one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Macbeth, in order to raise big bucks for the professional…
- Governor General David Johnston delivered opening remarks at the inaugural gala and awards ceremony
- Even one of our country’s most famous moms, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, acknowledges that it’s not an easy job.
- The shovel hasn’t even hit the ground and already Mizrahi Developments was making its mark on Ottawa with the grand opening for its new luxury boutique condominium, 1451 Wellington.
- It was a paparazzo’s playground at the Château Laurier on Wednesday as cabinet ministers and members of parliament, business leaders, household-name journalists and notable authors came together fo
- There’s nothing like powering up in the morning with a cancer-fighting breakfast, served with a side order of hope and inspiration.
- While we've all heard stories about family businesses gone bad (think McCain Foods and its bitter succession feud), family-owned firms are the bedrock of communities and the backbone of economies.
- For the past 10 years, Graham Macmillan has dedicated his time and energy to giving all kids in our community equal access to opportunities and possibilities, through his leadership as chair of the…
- You could almost smell salt air coming from the Speaker’s Salon in Centre Block of Parliament Hill on Wednesday as supporters of Citizen Advocacy got together for a hot bowl of chowder and to promo
- For a sexy event, it wasn’t a sexy cause: oral health.
- With the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend just around the bend, runners and non-runners alike were reminded Tuesday night of what they’re capable of achieving, whether it’s pushing one’s body to the ne
- They may not be spotlight seekers, but local business leader and philanthropist John Ruddy and his wife, Jennifer, are sharing top billing in the National Arts Centre’s announcement of th
- No longer is the question about whether Canopy Growth has a future. It’s about how bright that future will be.
- The Brewery Collaboration Day brought together 27 craft brewers from the area, not just to have some beer together but to make beer together.
- The $275-a-ticket event was organized by a volunteer group of Elmwood parents and led by a pair of powerhouses: Denise Carruthers, who was a founding partner and chief financial officer of a software…
- TD Place is about to become home to a new piece of art that celebrates our nation’s major milestone birthday and also has the distinction of having raised thousands of dollars to help children and
- Bryce Conrad was perfectly happy working as an assistant deputy minister in the federal government.
- The midweek slump is about to take a tasty turn for the better as legions of Ottawa residents prepare to do something so simple for charity: Dine out this Wednesday, April 26.
- Michael Healey’s brand new political satire 1979 was put to a full house, not for a vote but to entertain the audience members that packed the place for the Great Canadian
- Addition of new restaurants along Wellington Street West has made neighbourhood a destination for diners, but increased competition for established venues.
- The Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park got a little sweeter Saturday as it played host to Ottawa’s first urban suga
- Popular dance competition brings in $160,000 for patient care and research at The Ottawa Hospital
- When Karen Secord used to hear the word “innovation” she would often think of high tech, satelli
- Youngest-ever co-chair of United Way Ottawa’s community campaign finds inspiration in striving to make the capital a better place in which to live.
- The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health has hired seasoned professional fundraiser Mitchell Bellman as its new pre
- Music industry players and special guests gathered at the Shaw Centre for a private awards dinner ceremony
- With bragging rights at stake, a group of Ottawa lawyers swapped their advocacy for aprons to participate in United Way
- One of Ottawa’s oldest charity auctions has been brought back by popular demand.
- You’ve got to love party swag that’s not only practical but essential, such as the grey tuques handed out to some 1,400 ticket holders for the Red Bull Crashed Ice VIP party held at the Château Lau
- Jeri Campbell, wife of Ottawa RedBlacks head coach Rick Campbell, was among roughly 100 women helping to raise money for victims of domestic abuse during a party held Friday at And
- Executive chef Jesse Bell has been working diligently over the past year toward the opening of The Albion Rooms’ new Heritage Room Gastropub, located at the Novotel Ottawa on Nicholas Street.
- Ted Mann clearly remembers Watergate, arguably the biggest political scandal in U.S.
- While most towns have to cheer through to springtime to get the Stanley Cup, Ottawa just had to wait for it to celebrate a milestone birthday.
- If anybody should have been dancing a happy jig at the Irish Canadian Saint Patrick’s Week Luncheon it should have been
- When Jackie King was a wee lass of five, she was given a minor role in a community play. She had three lines.
- It was a night of panama hats, mojito cocktails and Cuban cigars (the chocolate kind) at the St.
- Let’s be honest: If given the choice, most of us would spend the entire day in our pajamas.
- Honorary award recipient Sharon Johnston and her husband, Governor General David Johnston, put the Royal in Royal Ottawa Mental Health Care and Research by attendi
