Archive 1997-2016
Rewind to the turn of the century in Ottawa. The Internet was growing, the telecommunications industry was booming and entrepreneurs were driving Ottawa’s high-tech economy. Financially, venture capitalists were plentiful and eager to invest in “the next big thing.”
Four years after the Ontario government created Family Day, many business owners are still quietly fuming about the mandatory shutdown of commercial activity on the holiday.
Look inside any garage in Ottawa and aside from the toolboxes and skates you’ll probably find some old electronics, such as broken speakers, dusty VHS players, or brick-sized cell phones.
Lauren Mitsuki, Centretown NewsDavid Martinek measures the purity of gold jewelry at Recycle Frog.
When Tim Kimber first picked up the spherical, colourful plastic toy called Perplexus, he knew he was holding a game-changer in his hands. 
Portia Baladad, Centretown NewsPlaSmart Inc. founder Tim Kimber's latest addition to his product line, the Perplexus, is a complicated mind-bending puzzle game.