Kelly O'Brien, Centretown News
Catherine Frechette is currently preparing for Canada's 150th birthday in 2017.A new executive position at Ottawa Tourism filled by a Lisgar Collegiate Institute grad shows the city’s efforts to prepare for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017.
Month: December 2015
Online athletic gear business does heavy lifting for clean water
Centretown-based LVD — a newly launched seller of powerlifting athletic gear with the motto Lift, Visualize, Dominate — is highlighting a trend toward social enterprises among businesses geared to the millennial generation.
Chinatown seeks bigger share of tourist trade
Kelly O'Brien, Centretown News
The Chinatown BIA wants to bring in more Chinese tourists for Canada's 150th anniversary. China is quickly becoming Canada’s second largest inbound tourism market, fuelling Chinatown’s dream of attracting a bigger share of Ottawa’s tourism market – especially approaching the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017.
Viewpoint: Holiday markets more than just jingle bells
All I want for Christmas is: craft beer, concrete necklaces, hand-carved reindeer and homemade soap. And thanks to Ottawa’s Christmas Markets opening up across the city, those things and more are never too far.