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People on the Move: Family Enterprise Canada has a new CEO (and you probably know him)

Family Enterprise Canada (FEC) and Steve Beauchesne share a lot in common, not the least of which is how excited they both are about him joining the national organization as its new CEO.

Regional Roadtrips: Village of Merrickville chock full of creativity and entrepreneurship

Not many Eastern Ontario villages are home to a caramel shop, glass-blowing studio, award-winning mustard maker and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In fact, I’m pretty confident there’s only one: Merrickville, less than an hour’s drive southwest of Ottawa. 

Capital Professional’s Open Mic is music to the ears for Big Brothers Big Sisters

“There’s so much talent in this city, it’s amazing any work gets done,” organizer Ted Carty joked on stage at the Rainbow Bistro on Friday as musician after musician wowed the crowd at the 3rd edition of the Capital Professional’s Open Mic (CAPO).

‘I think I can help’: Local communications professional volunteers to assist beleaguered tulip festival

As the Canadian Tulip Festival tries to stay afloat among financial worries, one local professional has volunteered to run communications for the organization and hopes others might feel compelled to offer their support.

Wife of former Sens player Radek Bonk teams up with local designer to open luxury furniture store in Stittsville

Turning 50 next month was a big enough milestone to motivate Jill Bonk and Jennifer Miller to double-down on a goal they’d set for themselves long ago: to launch a brand new home furnishing and lighting showroom in Ottawa.

Countering global warming

Could Ottawa’s clean energy tech cluster be a leader in large-scale atmospheric heat capture and conversion technology? We...

Owner of local delivery service poised to ‘take the hit’ as carbon tax increase boosts gas prices

Martin Charron, owner of Ottawa-based delivery and courier service Gopher-It Deliveries, is taking calls from his car today as he drives throughout the city, delivering packages and satisfying customer orders. cAt the same time, he’s attempting to offset the rising costs associated with the latest increase in the federal carbon tax.

Who says March goes out like a lamb? Not during International Women’s Month

For many, International Women’s Day can feel like a bit of a whirlwind due to the many celebrations that take place in and around the global day of recognition of women in early March. That’s why it was nice to have one last hurrah during the waning days of March at an International Women's Month reception hosted by Liberal Ottawa-Vanier MPP Lucille Collard.

Businessman, angel, mentor: Brockville’s David Beatty recalls his early days as an investor and gives a glimpse of what’s next

Forty years ago, David Beatty and a group of local investors from Brockville had their eye on a vacant manufacturing plant at the edge of town.

Feds to lend Telesat $2.14B to help finance Lightspeed LEO satellite program

The federal government has agreed to lend Telesat $2.14 billion to help finance the Ottawa-based telecommunications equipment...