Archive 1997-2016
The future of the Ottawa Farmer’s Market has been in constant flux since it opened three years ago. And just when it seemed the farmers might finally secure a permanent home at Lansdowne Park, the market could soon face its biggest challenge yet: developing the market while maintaining the grassroots elements that made it a success.
The Sparks Street Mall authority should focus on attracting business rather than policing booth sizes, say some of the street's business owners.
Kate Horodyski, Centretown News The Haunted Walks kiosk on Sparks Street has been asked to move because it cannot redesign its booth to collapse below sight lines during the day.
Senator Jerry Grafstein says he’s delighted the federal government is no longer continuing its selection process to find a home for the Portrait Gallery of Canada. To him, it means renewed hope that the gallery will return to Ottawa – where, he says, it belongs.
Steve Beauchesne, co-founder of Beau’s All Natural Brewery, discovered The Beer Store would not receive his empty bottles when customers returned them. 
Beauâs All Natural Brewery founders Tim and Steve Beauchesne (left and right) and Operation Go Home's Gerald Dragon have turned the brewer's bottle return problem into a program for street youth.Beauâs All Natural Brewery founders Tim and Steve Beauchesne (left and right) and Operation Go Home's Gerald Dragon have turned the brewer's bottle return problem into a program for street youth.