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Although visiting Canada is no longer a bargain for Americans because of the soaring value of the loonie, Ottawa’s tourism industry is in great shape thanks to a recent push to attract more domestic sightseers, says Ottawa Tourism.
The days of circling ads in local newspapers are over. Even online job databases are passé.
When Mark Boushey, owner of Boushey Fruit Market on Elgin Street, was 17, he was unsure of what career to pursue. His father suggested he join the family business, telling him that he would make “a good living” and that he could “pretty well run the show eventually.”
Bank Street business owners are relieved construction between Laurier and Wellington has ended allowing business to get back to normal. However, they continue to be worried about next year’s construction from Gilmour to Laurier.