Ottawa

Mayor on board with staff recommendations on taxi bylaw changes

City Hall

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is supporting staff recommendations regulating the taxi industry that would legalize Uber. “If we are going to remain an innovative city,

City staff recommends sweeping taxi bylaw changes

City Hall

Uber could soon be legal in Ottawa. City staff is recommending sweeping changes to the city’s taxi bylaw, which would create a new “private transportation

National triathlon championships coming to Ottawa in 2016, 2017

Sports and Entertainment

Another major sporting event is coming to the capital as Triathlon Canada announced Thursday its national championships will be held in Ottawa in 2016 and

Suburban v. urban: Stittsville subdivision gives rise to height debate

City Hall

A 24-hectare plot of land in Stittsville will officially be home to a controversial 400-unit subdivision. But the development discussion has given rise to another

Dozens protest Ottawa’s proposed pet shop bylaw

City Hall

Dozens of animal rights activists were calling for an outright ban on the sale of commercially bred kittens and puppies at city hall on Monday.

The straight dope: How to ramp up sales at your startup

Techopia

Paul Emond knows his stuff when it comes to sales. The entrepreneur who launched his first tech business in 1993 is currently CEO of Versature,

Anti-puppy mills group says pet shop bylaw falls short

City Hall

An anti-puppy mills advocacy group says a proposed Ottawa pet shop bylaw falls short of tackling animal welfare problems. Puppymill Awareness Working Solutions (PAWS), an

Taxi-Uber showdown looms at city hall

City Hall

Ottawa cabbies will finally get a glimpse of their future at a special meeting April 7. Coun. Diane Deans has called a special community and

Is your secret sauce protected?

OBJ360 Sponsored, Sponsored, Techopia

PageCloud is not the next WordPress. In fact, the team behind this Ottawa startup has no desire to be the “next” anything when it comes

Feature: Fledgling startups eager for help

Techopia

Creating prototypes, finding clients, building revenue streams, getting to scale – starting a business isn’t easy. It can all be very daunting, especially to a