Jean-Michel Lemieux, Shopify's senior vice-president of engineering, launched the partnership at Carleton University on Oct. 12. Chris RoussakisCarleton University and Shopify, the red-hot e-commerce company headquartered on Elgin Street, have joined to develop a new computer science program that could change the way people think about post-secondary education in Canada.
Author: Centretown Staff
Elgin braces for road rebuild
Jim Sherman, owner of Perfect Books, fears construction along Elgin will shut down some businesses. Brea Elford, Centretown News major reconstruction of Elgin Street has revealed conflicting demands between the public and local business owners.
Let city’s true needs set budget increase
Don DimanligIt’s one thing to keep a campaign promise: it’s another to disregard the needs of a city and its residents. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson campaigned on the guarantee to cap the property tax increases at two per cent annually, but there must be flexibility to do more as city council sets the 2017 budget.
Groups highlight pipeline threat to city’s water
A spill from TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline could contaminate Ottawa’s drinking water, according to a new study commissioned and released by the advocacy groups Council of Canadians and Ecology Ottawa.