Archive 1997-2016
By Jen Ross
The Y2K bug is a boon for business. As the world spends an estimated $2 trillion fixing it, one wonders if the so-called blunder was entirely accidental.
Here’s my theory: The Y2K bug is part of a plot to boost business both by forcing people to upgrade or replace computers and electronics and instill fear, prompting consumers to buy freeze-dried goodies, generators and a whole array of things they wouldn’t otherwise need.
By Melanie McNaught
Well, we’re about three weeks into the new year and it’s time for a reality check.
How are those New Year’s resolutions going?
Still going to the gym four times a week like you promised yourself?
Many local gyms have noticed increased attendance and enrolments, as they usually do at this time of year.
Merchants on the Sparks Street Mall feel their Christmas will be a little merrier this year.
For the first time in more than a decade, the Sparks Street Mall has decorations and merchants hope they can cash in on the holiday atmosphere.
Sam Elsaadi, of La Mode Hair Studio on Sparks Street, says it’s about time something was done to attract potential customers to the street.
A Centretown business association says new parking meters installed along Bank Street may eventually drive customers away because of increased parking enforcement.
“We’re spending tens of thousands of dollars promoting parking while at the same time we have this overzealousness on the part of the enforcement,” says Gerry LePage, executive director of the Bank Street Promenade, a local merchants’ association.