
Hard-hit Ottawa small businesses to get federal funding, marketing support
Bank Street, Preston Street, Somerset Chinatown, Sparks Street and Vanier BIAs have been chosen to participate in program aimed at revitalizing mainstreet retailers.

Hard-hit Ottawa small businesses to get federal funding, marketing support
Bank Street, Preston Street, Somerset Chinatown, Sparks Street and Vanier BIAs have been chosen to participate in program aimed at revitalizing mainstreet retailers.

Roxborough Bus Lines’ expansion drive continues with acquisition of Casselman company
Family-owned 417 Bus Line Ltd. has about 220 employees who maintain and operate a fleet of 230 vehicles that includes school buses and motor coaches.

Rental platform Ruckify shuts down after bid to acquire U.K. firm fails
Ottawa-based online marketplace has burned through nearly $20 million in capital since it was founded in 2017.

Capital’s office vacancy rate drops to 8.6% in Q4
Downtown vacancy rate of 9.9 per cent last quarter was the third-lowest in North America behind Vancouver and Toronto, real estate firm CBRE says.

‘Potential everywhere’: Montreal buyer of Lansdowne properties going all in on Ottawa market
BRB REIT’s portfolio in the National Capital Region now includes more than 650,000 square feet of space at nine office buildings and one industrial property.

C-COM Satellite sees sales uplift
The company said the customers plan to use its cellular products for cellular backhaul, disaster management and oil and gas exploration projects.

While it’s hard to get definitive numbers on such things, according to the Yelp yellow pages there are 196 shawarma shops in Ottawa.

Prospectus: Next-gen tech firms writing new chapter
If Ottawa’s new generation of startups stick to their knitting, the city could soon have the most stable and diversified technology sector it has ever

Lansdowne, IBM properties acquired as flurry of Ottawa office deals continues
Marquee transactions worth a combined $87 million have Ottawa brokerage predicting the new year will pick up right where a frothy 2021 left off for

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The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) has been active in Ottawa since 1864. Its role is to serve and aid persons in need
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