
Janice Ashworth, general manager, Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op
2017 Forty Under 40 recipient

Janice Ashworth, general manager, Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op
2017 Forty Under 40 recipient



Ottawa’s Shopify, Richard Branson join forces on female entrepreneurship initiative
Sir Richard Branson led the marquee on an all-star panel of entrepreneurs in Shopify’s Ottawa office on Thursday to launch Amplify, a new initiative aimed

Cheryl Jensen’s path to the president’s office of Ottawa’s Algonquin College
With a degree in chemistry and a certification in metallurgy, Cheryl Jensen – the first-ever female president of Algonquin College – took the path less

Do women entrepreneurs innovate differently than men?
With the federal Liberals promising to make their “innovation agenda” a key priority, Janice McDonald says it’s time to find out exactly how some of

Former Ottawa Senators owner Bruce Firestone leading $20M Orleans sports facility development
Gymnasts from across the globe will soon have a new place to tumble in Ottawa after veteran developer Bruce Firestone announced a $20-million-plus development for

Watson says city can’t regulate Airbnb in Ottawa just yet
Ottawa won’t be following in Toronto’s footsteps to regulate room-sharing services like Airbnb, at least not for now. City staff in Toronto announced this week

Canadian merchants may soon start levying credit card surcharge
Canadian merchants may soon start charging customers extra to pay with certain credit cards thanks to a settlement agreement in a class action suit. The

Rise of the machines: Canadian retailers on ‘cusp’ of using more robotics
Back in 2009, Sobeys found itself at a crossroads. Labour costs were rising, employee productivity was waning and the grocer knew that it had to
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