
OCOBIA eyes Ottawa BIA expansion as it gears up for election year
Michelle Groulx says it’s not difficult to spot the Ottawa neighbourhoods with their own business improvement area (BIA). That’s because, she says, BIAs are a

OCOBIA eyes Ottawa BIA expansion as it gears up for election year
Michelle Groulx says it’s not difficult to spot the Ottawa neighbourhoods with their own business improvement area (BIA). That’s because, she says, BIAs are a



People on the Move: Michelle Groulx back at OCOBIA and Chris Pierce named hotelier of year
Eighteen months after her departure, Michelle Groulx is returning to the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) in a new part-time role.

OCOBIA head Michelle Groulx to leave role in new year
Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA), will leave her role in early January to become president of MBC

New nightlife commissioner will need to ‘dream big,’ one industry expert says
As the City of Ottawa prepares to open the office of the nightlife commissioner and recruit for the new role early in 2024, one Ottawa


Feds giving little indication they will extend CEBA repayment deadline
As business owners struggle to pay back CEBA loans, local advocates aren’t giving up hope that the federal government will extend the upcoming deadline for

Businesses need ‘contingency plans’ to account for city’s troubled LRT system, advocate says
Ottawa’s LRT service resumed on the full length of Line 1 today after a month-long hiatus, but business owners are hesitant to celebrate as they

Some Ottawa ‘food desert’ neighbourhoods to benefit from city zoning change
A bylaw amendment that would allow grocery stores to be constructed in certain types of zones is being called “wonderful” by at least one small
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