Category: Business

The cost of fresh tomatoes has tripled in recent weeks, hurting the profits of local pizza businesses.

New Business Improvement Area chairman Elie Gharib will take over the role in the Somerset Village BIA on Dec. 1 with his main focus on improving the safety of the area, especially at night.

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.” An oft-quoted 20th-century preacher, Vance Havner, was far from being a profit-maker. But he revealed a glimpse of his entrepreneurial spirit when he said those words.

Pubs in the Centretown area have done their best to adapt to the changes introduced by Ottawa’s 2001 smoking bylaw, which Edgar Mitchell, owner of the recently closed Duke of Somerset said was partly responsible for its demise.