by Kelly Weiss | Oct 1, 2024 | BIA News, News & Updates
A home away from home and work. Across Ottawa every day, local citizens gather in cafes, coffee shops, collaboration spaces, games rooms, bars, and venues to enjoy the company of their community peers and enjoy local fare. These vital third places (home is our...
by OCOBIA | Nov 1, 2023 | BIA News, News & Updates
October 31, 2023 Planning and Housing & Finance and Corporate Service Committee City of Ottawa Council Re: Lansdowne 2.0 Proposal “On weekdays, it is so empty, tumbleweeds could be rolling through it.” This statement from a small business owner is not about...
by OCOBIA | Jul 19, 2023 | BIA News, News & Updates, Press Releases | Letters
— OCOBIA encourages small business owners to copy and paste this text to email directly to their MP. MP contact information per constituency can be found here – in your letter, please make sure to include your business address/postal code. Supporting Small...
by OCOBIA | Apr 27, 2023 | BIA News, News & Updates
Thursday April 27, 2023 Le Moulin de Provence KD, Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa BIAs, Mayor Sutcliffe, Honourable Filomena Tassi, MP Yasir Naqvi, MP Jenna Sudds, Councillor Rawlson King, businesses and staff celebrated the successful completion of My Main Street Local...
by OCOBIA | Mar 14, 2023 | BIA News, News & Updates
Survey Results: State of Businesses and CEBA Loans On Friday March 3, OCOBIA released a survey link via social media and direct email to Ottawa BIAs. The survey was shared by sectoral partners (Ontario Restaurant Hotel Motel Association) in Ottawa to support a...
by OCOBIA | Mar 2, 2023 | BIA News, News & Updates
News regarding ByWard Market BIA dissolving later this year, 2023. To summarize, the city of Ottawa is in review of expanding their existing Municipal Services Corporation (MSC) currently known as Ottawa Markets, to an entity that will represent the Byward Market in...