Ottawa Citizen: Race for Ontario: What Ottawa small business owners are hoping to see during the election campaign
Read here: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/ontario-election/race-for-ontario-what-ottawa-small-business-owners-are-hoping-to-see-during-the-election-campaign Ottawa CitizenMay 9, 2022By: Peter HumPhoto: ERROL MCGIHON /Postmedia Article quote excerpts: Groulx of the Ottawa Coalition for BIAs said that addressing affordability for people in general will also assist businesses. “Affordability in housing, transportation, and the cost of living is top of everybody’s mind.” Michelle Groulx
Ottawa Citizen: Deadline to apply for downtown business relief fund extended
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/deadline-to-apply-for-downtown-business-relief-fund-extended Ottawa CitizenApril 27, 2022By: Miranda CaleyPhoto: Jean Levac /Postmedia
CityNews: Applications for federal support for downtown businesses affected by convoy open Tuesday
Read More: https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2022/03/11/applications-for-federal-support-for-downtown-businesses-affected-by-convoy-open-tuesday-5151539/ City NewsMarch 11, 2022By: Alex Goudge
Canada: Downtown Ottawa businesses impacted by demonstrations can apply for Government of Canada support as of March 15
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CBC: Ontario sending $11.5M to Ottawa for post-convoy business, tourism
Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-ontario-protest-convoy-business-tourism-funding-1.6373012 CBC NewsMarch 4, 2022 Excerpt:Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas, says local businesses that were already struggling during the pandemic have had to close once again because of the protest.
CBC: Governments talk as Ottawa businesses plead for urgent help amid protest
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/business-help-government-ottawa-convoy-protest-1.6345059 CBC NewsFebruary 10, 2022By: Giacomo Panico
CBC: Thousands in lost revenue, wages as protest hits one-week mark
Read Here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/downtown-businesses-lose-finance-convoy-protest-disruptions-1.6337845 CBCFebruary 4, 2022By Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang Excerpt:A majority of those businesses — which range from salons to dental offices to retailers — say they’ve lost revenue directly due to the protest, according to Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas.
CBC: ‘It can’t get worse’: Businesses face double whammy of pandemic and protest
Watch here: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.6338646
Yahoo!Finance: Ottawa businesses face disruptions as protests continue
Read here: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ottawa-businesses-face-disruptions-protests-continue-231128121.html Yahoo! FinanceFebruary 2, 2022Alicja Siekierska
Ottawa Business Journal: Ottawa businesses devastated by protest, OCOBIA survey finds
Read More: https://obj.ca/ottawa-businesses-devastated-by-protest-ocobia-survey-finds Ottawa Business JournalFebruary 2, 2022By: Sarah MacFarlane