
Housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau soar 154% in August: CMHC
Builders in Ottawa began work on 1,619 new homes last month, a whopping 167 per cent increase over a year earlier, while new starts in

Housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau soar 154% in August: CMHC
Builders in Ottawa began work on 1,619 new homes last month, a whopping 167 per cent increase over a year earlier, while new starts in

Snookie Lomow joins Highbridge Construction, HD Property Management
Lomow is best known for her role in the Ottawa 2017 celebrations.

Senators turn to veteran executive Weir to fill senior role at new community foundation
The longtime Ottawa resident spent more than a decade in communications and marketing posts with the new foundation’s predecessor, the Ottawa Senators Foundation.

The bright side of business: CommuniCare entrepreneurs expand to support children with autism
CommuniCare has grown to 225 staff, serving more than 12,000 people in the Ottawa region last year alone.

Porter delays restarting flights again; plans to resume service in November
Airline said extension of mandatory quarantine order for travellers entering or returning to Canada, continued border closures and the ongoing Atlantic Canada travel bubble, were

Ottawa Athletic Club closing for good after 44 years as pandemic hits fitness business hard
Trailblazing fitness centre that opened in 1976 welcomed more than 1,500 people a day before COVID-19.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: uOttawa receives the gift of time, talent and treasure
Simon Nehme COVID-19 Design Challenge sees students compete to develop innovative solutions and prototypes to address some of the world’s post-pandemic challenges.

Developer plans 29-storey apartment highrise at Holland Cross complex
LaSalle Investment Management says it wants to build a 300,000-square-foot tower with 337 rental units and ground-level commercial space.

Widening price gap increases Gatineau’s attractiveness to Ottawa residents
New builds in Gatineau create opportunities to live in luxury condos, single-family homes and rental apartments at a fraction of the cost of comparable Ottawa

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