
Lobbying in Ottawa hit monthly records amid oil crash and pandemic, stats show
Government relations firms expected to remain busy throughout 2020 as government looks to organizations and businesses for input on economic recovery.

Lobbying in Ottawa hit monthly records amid oil crash and pandemic, stats show
Government relations firms expected to remain busy throughout 2020 as government looks to organizations and businesses for input on economic recovery.

The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing measures meant a dramatic shift for Hydro Ottawa’s workforce.

Canopy Growth lays off 200 workers, including Smiths Falls staff
Third round of cuts for Ottawa-area pot producer since March.

Confederation Line closing for maintenance for seven days next month
The Confederation LRT Line is being closed for maintenance this weekend and during another five-day stretch later in May.

Op-ed: Preventing COVID-19 from hollowing out Ottawa’s tech sector
The coming few months will be critical for Canada’s economy. A nation’s most innovative and high-flying firms are often at the edge of financial success

Martello acquires European firm, prepares to divest money-losing business line
CEO John Proctor calls company’s long-term growth strategy a “mixture of offence and defence.”

Former KNBA marketing boss helping raise aerospace firm Peraton’s profile in capital
A recognizable face in the Kanata North business community has left the tech park to join a “startup” of a very different kind. Deborah Lovegrove,

U.K.-based equipment manufacturer Detectamet to double size of Ottawa office
A U.K.-based company that makes tools and equipment used in the manufacture of food and pharmaceuticals is doubling the size of its Ottawa branch. Detectamet

Escape Manor offers virtual escape-room fun during lockdown
An Ottawa tourism staple is offering residents gripped by cabin fever a chance to escape from the coronavirus-imposed lockdown – on their computer screens or

Feds seek private-sector partner to build new east-end office complex
The 1.6-million-square-foot office complex just south of the St. Laurent Shopping Centre is part of a plan to turn the site into a mixed-use neighbourhood
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