Community

Nightlife council members ready ‘to fight the perspective that Ottawa is boring’

New nightlife council members ready to argue that Ottawa is not boring, commissioner says

From a pool of more than 500 applicants, the city has selected 12 community members to help its new nightlife commissioner inject energy into the

My Ottawa: Kathryn Tremblay on the CEOs she most admires and how she warms up in winter

Ottawa, Insider Only

Nightlife commish Mathieu Grondin shares nine things he’s learned about building a nightlife economy

Ottawa

OBJ spoke with Grondin on Tuesday to understand what he learned while working in Montreal, as well the challenges Ottawa might face, and what makes

Laine Johnson, city councillor for College Ward, is responsible for half of Merivale Road. Photo by Sarah MacFarlane

Two wards, one ‘stroad’: How two councillors are ushering in an era of change for Merivale Road

Ottawa, Insider Only

Local BIAs pick up awards for community initiatives at annual conference

Ottawa

BIAs in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario won awards from the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association earlier this week.

Mental illness the focus of art preview, donation to Ottawa Art Gallery in memory of Charles-Eric Laperrière

This past Friday, friends and family came together at the Ottawa Art Gallery to mark the one-year anniversary since Laperrière, 31, tragically took his own

Deal underway for sale of Yangtze in Chinatown; likely to continue as restaurant, local sources say

Real Estate, Non-Residential, Ottawa

The property that has been home to the Yangtze Restaurant for more than 40 years is in the process of being sold and is expected

My Ottawa: David Gourlay talks milkshakes, Peter Gabriel, tulips and Barbie

Ottawa, Giving

As CEO of the Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation, David Gourlay is all about people, relationships and community. Turns out, he’s also a father of

From left, Keystone Awards founder Dean French, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Canadian automotive legend Frank Stronach and Fraser Sutherland, head of The Sutherland Investment Group at CIBC Wood Gundy, at the inaugural Keystone Awards for Job Creation. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Keystone Awards salutes companies for creation of jobs, jobs, jobs

Ottawa, Human Resources

Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach was in town last night to help launch the Keystone Awards for Job Creation recognizing dozens of private company employers