Hefty hydro rates are hurting small businesses and residents in Centretown, and costs are set to climb even higher.
Category: Business
Pub to accept virtual currency
The Standard Tavern on Elgin Street is the first restaurant in the city to accept a virtual currency called bitcoin.
Closing up shop on Elgin Street
There are only a few empty tables at Elgin Street’s newest café, the Ministry of Coffee. It’s mid-afternoon and the roughly 25-seat café is packed as customers pour in and out. 
Shamit Tushakiran, Centretown NewsThe old Mayflower at Elgin and Cooper is now boarded up after being shut down. The rising cost of rent on Elgin is forcing small businesses to leave Centretown.
Bridge to undergo construction
Construction on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge this spring will likely frustrate commuters.