Ottawa councillor to take notes from Montreal’s music scene
Some musicians leave Ottawa for more music- and culture-oriented cities like Montreal. This week, an Ottawa city councillor is travelling to La Belle Province to
Ottawa councillor to take notes from Montreal’s music scene
Some musicians leave Ottawa for more music- and culture-oriented cities like Montreal. This week, an Ottawa city councillor is travelling to La Belle Province to
Planning committee recommends drop in building application fees
The city’s planning committee unanimously approved on Tuesday to recommend city council cut building application fees by 10 per cent. Reduced fees would benefit both
Ottawa housing starts trend down in February: CMHC
Housing starts in Ottawa trended down across the board in February, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said Tuesday. “Housing starts trended lower in February
New Huawei investment to speed up hiring in Ottawa, Markham, Waterloo
Huawei announced Tuesday it plans on investing up to $303 million in Ontario over the next five years as it accelerates its partnership with the
Affordable luxury: DineCasa service puts private chefs in your kitchen
On March 3, chef Brenden Johnstone took over Janelle Zhao’s polished Westboro kitchen. For the first time in weeks, the scent of a home-cooked

New PCL Hard Hat Heroes fund gives back to Parkwood Hills
Children in Ottawa’s Parkwood Hills now have a new play structure to enjoy, thanks to the PCL Hard Hat Heroes fund. An initiative between PCL

Women drawn to “hands-on” charitable giving
When it comes to charitable giving, more and more, donors want to know where their money is going and how it will make an impact.
Haig leaves president, COO role with BluMetric
David Haig’s stint as president and chief operating officer of Ottawa’s BluMetric Environmental was a short one. The company issued a brief statement late Thursday
PC leader Brown seeing red over high hydro rates
High electricity costs brought on by government mismanagement are driving businesses out of Ontario, provincial Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown told an audience at Ottawa
Ottawa firm part of scientific breakthrough
The detection on Feb. 11 of gravitational waves was a “big day” for Ottawa’s Nanometrics, the firm’s vice-president of products told OBJ recently. That’s because the Laser
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