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Ottawa Public Health is looking into issuing a new category of licence for businesses such as salons and tattoo parlours, according to a report on recent efforts to increase health and safety standards across the city.
Centretown retailers are introducing incentives such as valet parking to encourage residents to shop locally this Black Friday instead of travelling to the United States.
Hoping to entice more customers to Chinatown, the BIA is working with a local company to create the community’s first-ever “walking” tours.
Veronika Gorlova, Centretown NewsThe Chinatown BIA is in the process of creating the area's first-ever walking tour for tourists. It is hoped the initiative will bring new clientele to the area.
A new Centretown café that uses the quintessential board game night to attract customers provides a sound example of a novelty establishment with an unsustainable business.