OCOBIA NEWS
OCOBIA NEWS
News & Updates
This is where we share the latest news, announcements, and updates from across the OCOBIA network. From policy developments to citywide initiatives, you’ll find insights and information that matter to Ottawa’s BIAs — and the businesses they support.
Press Release: Call for Changes
Ottawa Board of Trade, Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas and Le Regroupment des gens d’affaires de la Capitale Nationale For Immediate Release: While news of Ottawa’s Red Zone status as a pre-emptive measure is particularly challenging for those who had...
Food Donations for Excess Inventory
Due to the immediate change to RED zone, Restaurants can support these organizations or recoup some losses: Cooking for a Cause Offering to purchase 2000 frozen meals at $5 each = $10,000 They can purchase this weekend, and would pick up next week Parkdale Food Centre...
‘RESTAURANTS HST’ Campaign Launched to Stabilize the Restaurant Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In an effort to stabilize the restaurant industry, local restaurant owners, the Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA) and the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA), representing 19 local BIAs and...
OCOBIA and Trexity Partner to Offer Ottawa Merchants Same-Day Delivery Service for Customers
The Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) is proud to partner with Invest Ottawa and Trexity, a same-day tech-based delivery courier service, to offer 100 of Ottawa's merchant businesses a $250 credit to try out the platform - no commitment and no...