Grant Hooker

Up Close: The story of Grant and Pam Hooker is truly a ‘tail’ of giving and taking

Ottawa

There are few things as Canadian as BeaverTails pastries except, maybe, for a tongue stuck to a frozen flagpole. But here’s what many might not

We asked businesses: What does the future hold for Winterlude in a world without ice?

Ottawa, Tourism

The mild weather of this year’s Winterlude celebrations is pushing local businesses that depend on the winter festival to consider what a future of warmer

Canadian Tulip Festival: Not just for grandma anymore

Ottawa

This May, crowds will be welcomed back in-person to celebrate the festival’s 70th anniversary and admire the 300,000 tulips at Commissioners Park at Dow’s Lake.

‘A plethora of empty rooms’: No Winterlude, no February, hoteliers lament

Tourism

Bookings disappear, revenues dry up after city’s biggest annual winter tourism event is put on ice for the second year in a row due to

Sweet deal: Killaloe business owner, BeaverTails founder team up to keep snack franchise afloat

Eastern Ontario

Dave Virk, whose family owns and operates a supermarket in the town west of Ottawa, has purchased the deep-fried snack franchise from previous owners Brent

Frozen out: Tourism businesses lament shift to virtual Winterlude

Tourism

The Department of Canadian Heritage, which runs the popular winter festival, says it is moving all programming online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Veteran marketer takes helm of Canadian Tulip Festival’s board of directors

Tourism

BeaverTails founders Grant and Pam Hooker say they are resigning from the festival’s board to make way for the ‘next generation.’

Sponsors stick with Tulip Festival as major events experiment with virtual editions

Tourism

Festival organizers said Monday the popular annual spring celebration is on track to surpass last year’s total sponsorship revenues of $61,000 despite moving online.

Province restores funding to Ottawa’s JazzFest, Tulip Festival, other events

Tourism

The show will go on for TD Ottawa JazzFest, the Canadian Tulip Festival and a number of other local events following the Ontario government’s reversal