With the early installations of “Sens Mile” signs on Elgin Street, businesses along the strip are anticipating the return of Ottawa hockey fans for the shortened NHL season.
Alison Gilchrist, Centretown NewsBusinesses praise the Sens Mile signs now up on Elgin Street during the NHL regular season, weeks before their annual playoff run.
Category: Business
Complex aims to revitalize Chinatown
A new multi-use development proposal in Chinatown for a space that would include an Asian-oriented grocery store and 75 rental apartments will bring much needed business to an area that is often overlooked by consumers, says Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes.
Veronica Tang, Centretown NewsDevelopers want to get rid of this parking lot at the corner of Somerset and LeBreton streets and build a nine-storey complex to attract more people to Chinatown.
Viewpoint: Steering students toward business could help Canada thrive
The key to reforming the job market is to re-energize the youth market. A debate held at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, focused on young workers as the solution to reclaiming five years of lost financial ground.
Merchants to swallow costs of fee increase
In the wake of an increase in fees small businesses pay for accepting MasterCard, several merchants in Centretown nonetheless say they don’t intend to raise prices in the near future.
Erin Morawetz, Centretown NewsVaughn MacDonald, owner of Black Squirrel Books & Tea, says that although a third of his customers use credit cards, he will keep prices the way they are.