Centretown News Archives - Page 1437 of 2284

February 22, 2008 Samantha Fex

French immersion cuts upset parents

Lisa Xing, Centretown News

Ian Derby-Turnbull, 12, is helped by his teacher, Kristi Bloc, in his Grade 7 late French immersion class at Glashan Public School. The program faces the axe in September.

Centretown families wishing to enrol their children in French immersion programs will have fewer opportunities to do so after a local school board decided to phase out late French immersion programs for this September.

February 20, 2008 Ellen Keeble

Venture capital drying up for local entrepreneurs

Paige Aarhus, Centretown News

Robert Lane, president of a Centretown-based interactive media company, says that those who want to tap into available investment money must have a solid business plan to succeed.

Venture capital investments for Ottawa businesses are continuing to drop, making it difficult for start-ups to obtain the funds they need to grow.

February 20, 2008 Laura Baziuk

Internet listings a powerful real estate tool

Shweta Satyan, Centretown News

Selena Lake and her husband Kevin Lake check out her online condo listing.

Packing tape and cardboard boxes, vacuums and window cleaner, and posters and newspaper ads were all useful when Selena Lake decided to sell her home. But one tool is more valuable than all others combined, she said: the Internet.

February 20, 2008 Krista Seggewiss

Self-regulated professions face new business model

Lisa Xing, Centretown News

Optometrist Dr. Thomas NoÃ«l says he should be able to advertise his services just as dentists do.

A new Competition Bureau report is poised to shake up the way Canadian pharmacists, optometrists, real estate agents, lawyers and accountants do business.