A growing number of people with disabilities and new laws are forcing Centretown businesses to rethink accessibility.
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Month: February 2007
Businesses call city parking policy unfair
City councillors are hoping to revamp, later this year, the cash-in-lieu of parking policy that has been called “inconsistent” and “prohibitive” by Centretown business improvement area executives.
Ottawa’s cold weather brings Winterlude cash
For Ottawa businesses in the downtown core, Winterlude means more than just Beaver Tails and ice sculptures. Instead of skating, businesses see spending and instead of drinking hot chocolate, companies will be reaping hot profits.
Viewpoint—Fashion fumbles again: Youth drape themselves in ignorance
If you’ve been to hipster metropolises like Montreal, Brooklyn, or any other fashion forward city in the Western world, it’s likely that you’ve spotted young, terminally hip, non-Arab people draping curious tasseled, checkered scarves around their necks.