Ottawa

Ottawa’s Chris Hofley creates buzz, inspires ripple effect with full head shave for CHEO

Dr. Vera Etches, politicians, media celebs offer to go bald, dye hair in support of mental health services at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Get lucky in business

Techopia

Now is the time to get prepared for when the economy reopens fully so we can hit the ground running.

New wave of entrepreneurs add to Chinatown’s eclectic merchant mix

Ottawa

Outgoing BIA executive director praises merchants’ ‘resilience’ amid pandemic

Ottawa Community Housing, PAL Ottawa enter into show-stopping partnership to create affordable housing for aging artists

Sporadic jobs and lack of compensation or benefits result in some self-employed artists living below poverty line, in need of rental assistance

Downtown Ottawa retailers waiting for the workers to return

Retail

The city’s central business district remains virtually empty more than a year into the pandemic, leaving a legion of forgotten retailers searching for answers, writes

People on the Move: Retired vice-admiral Mark Norman charts new course by joining Samuel Associates

People on the Move

Plus, news about other Ottawa-area executives, managers and professionals starting new positions.

Supporters step up for Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa’s fine dining and wine event, Salut!

Participants to hear from Dare to Dream Bursary recipient on how financial support helped them to achieve dream of post-secondary school education.

From laid off to new business launch, pair of ex-Canopy employees take ‘charge of our own destiny’

Ottawa

Seasoned copywriter and graphic designer team up as partners of new Ottawa-based creative service studio

Ottawa’s Piano Man Dave Kalil sings to the tune of $115K for charities

Local musician has been performing from home throughout pandemic to entertain public, support nonprofit groups.

From lawyers to landlords, Ottawa entrepreneurs continue to rush into increasingly crowded cannabis retail market

Ottawa

With more than 100 cannabis shops either operating or poised to open, business owners are looking further outside Ottawa’s core to ‘underserved’ markets