Local businesses have new champion
Category: Business
New Byward wine bar faces tough competition
Ottawa-based Indian restaurateur Shafali Group has applied for a license to open a new wine bar in the Byward Market.
Homeless youth trained as restaurant workers
Operation Come Home launched its newest employment program at the beginning of February to provide local restaurants with skilled workers drawn from the ranks of homeless youth. 
Jason Chen, Centretown NewsShauna MacLeod works with Miguel Briere in the kitchen at Operation Come Home's FoodWorks programs.
Viewpoint: There’s more to being eco-friendly than an ad campaign
Caring about the environment has become a movement popular beyond hippie and vegan businesses. Now businesses everywhere want to appear environmentally friendly, with green products, recycling initiatives and charities.