Opti9 Technologies has acquired a majority stake in Ottawa-based data backup and cloud infrastructure provider, which has been one of the capital's fastest-growing firms for a decade.
Days after heavy winds toppled hydro poles and flattened trees and buildings across Eastern Ontario, power utilities were still taking stock of the carnage from Orléans to beyond Hawkesbury.
Not only is the Ottawa Clothing Drive back, but it’s recruited a couple of ambitious goal-setting entrepreneurs intent on collecting 100,000 gently used items.
Saturday’s devastating storm that knocked the lights out at tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the city delivered a powerful feeling of deja vu to Jacqui Okum.
“My father, Mike, was a dedicated board member to the OTLBC. There was nothing he wouldn’t do to keep the club vibrant for future generations. This gift, in his honour, made perfect sense to me,” says Sean Lundy.
Ottawa-based REIT's overall revenue grew 8.4 per cent year-over-year to $32.5 million as the occupancy rate of its unfurnished suites ticked up to 94.2 per cent from 91.1 per cent in the same period.
Statistics Canada says a number of signs point to an increasingly tight labour market in recent months, including a drop in the number of part-time workers that would prefer full-time work.
There was no shortage of scissors to go around for all the excited kids who wanted to help snip the bright green ribbon at Thursday’s official opening of BGC Ottawa’s brand new clubhouse.