More than a year after it had to vacate two Hudson’s Bay locations, Ottawa-founded Hair Republic is consolidating its local operations and adopting a new strategy to grow its brand beyond the nation’s capital.
Today, 10 years after David Tyldesley’s conference production firm joined forces with Kanata startup accelerator L-Spark to host the first SaaS North event in the nation’s capital, AI is becoming as mainstream as hosting data remotely in the cloud was back in 2016.
Summer was in full swing Aug. 5 as Ottawa’s business and community leaders gathered along the Rideau River for Garden Party on the Rideau 2026.
Hosted at the home of Jayne and Steve Lowell in Manotick, the relaxed garden setting brought guests together for cocktails, food, plenty of familiar faces and leisurely boat cruises along the Rideau River.