Jim Watson

Ottawa’s 2019 Immigrant Entrepreneurs of the Year named at TiECon Canada

Ottawa

Four immigrants making an impact on Ottawa’s economy – leaders in fields from data analytics to stonemasonry – were honoured Friday morning at TiECon Canada.

Despite Ottawa’s LRT woes, experts say don’t judge right away

Ottawa

Last week’s commuter chaos dominated water cooler discussions, but experts say commuters should not to throw the train under the bus

Ottawa-Gatineau mayors put transportation investments on federal election wishlist

Ottawa

Watson and Pedneaud-Jobin came together Tuesday afternoon to call on local candidates in the upcoming federal election to make commitments on public transportation, housing and

Mayor Watson to lead Ottawa economic mission to Netherlands

Ottawa

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will lead a delegation of local business leaders to the Netherlands later this month, hoping to establish deeper economic connections with

Rideau Transit Group’s work on the Confederation Line LRT is officially complete

Ottawa

After four missed deadlines and more than six years of work, city staff and an independent certifier say Ottawa’s $2.1B LRT project is complete

Kanata North workers ride autonomous pods through Marshes Golf Course

Techopia

Workers in Kanata North had the chance to take an autonomous pod for a spin around the Marshes Golf Club this week, a pilot run

Ottawa’s Confederation Line LRT to open on Sept. 14

Ottawa

Nearly 15 months after the Confederation Line was originally slated to be carrying passengers, Mayor Jim Watson made it official Friday: the east-west LRT route

RTG misses latest LRT handover date, but service still expected in September

Ottawa

Rideau Transit Group will not hand over the keys to Ottawa’s light-rail transit system as planned on Friday, but city staff remain confident riders will

Lansdowne eyes holiday visitors with European-style Christmas market

Tourism

Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group’s bid to attract more visitors to Lansdowne Park year-round will see it launch an annual Christmas market, modelled after the

Capital Coun. Menard calls for breakup of planning committee over urban-rural divide

City Hall

An Ottawa councillor is calling for the city’s planning committee to be split into two bodies that deal with urban and suburban planning issues separately