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Small business pandemic recovery must be priority for federal budget, local advocates say

Read here: Small business pandemic recovery must be priority for federal budget, local advocates say Canadian Franchise AssociationMarch 23, 2023 Article excerpt: “We hope that the federal budget considers further debt forgiveness of CEBA as a signal of this understanding and a committed investment to the businesses who have been hardest hit,” Groulx said.  Read more

Ottawa Business Journal: Park this: Business owners push back on parking fee hike scheme

Read here: https://obj.ca/park-this-business-owners-push-back-on-parking-fee-hike-scheme-2 Ottawa Business JournalSeptember 30, 2022By: David Sali Article excerpt: Michelle Groulx, the executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas, said raising parking rates could backfire by discouraging motorists from coming downtown, leading to less money flowing into city coffers in the long run. “If you up (parking) prices, people won’t come downtown. The people that are going to suffer from increased parking (fees) will be small businesses.”

Ottawa Citizen: HELP WANTED: Ottawa employers face elevated vacancies for kitchens, retail, construction jobs

Read More: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/help-wanted-ottawa-employers-face-elevated-vacancies-for-kitchens-retail-construction-jobs Ottawa CitizenSeptember 27, 2022By: Taylor BlewettPhoto: Jean Levac /Postmedia Article excerpt: “Retailers have had to … layoff or downsize staff more than three times, possibly four times, over the course of two and a half years,” said Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA), speaking to this newspaper in July.

Ottawa Business Journal: Aging hydro grid needs upgrade, biz leaders say in wake of Saturday’s deadly storm

Read here: https://obj.ca/aging-hydro-grid-needs-upgrade-biz-leaders-say-in-wake-of-saturdays-deadly-storm/ Ottawa Business JournalMay 24, 2022By: David SaliPhoto: Ellen Bond Article Excerpt: “When we’re talking about things like pandemics, we hope that our government does more to plan ahead, and I would say the same thing for climate resilience and these kinds of disasters,” Michelle Groulx, the executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas, told OBJ on Tuesday.  “It’s going to cost money for the city and for the province, but … one day it’s going to cost more to keep repairing it than to actually do something else.”