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Ottawa Citizen: Deachman: Ottawa has lost another neighbourhood jewel. What will replace our well-known small businesses?

Read here: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/deachman-ottawa-has-lost-another-neighbourhood-jewel-what-will-replace-our-well-known-small-businesses Deachman: Ottawa has lost another neighbourhood jewel. What will replace our well-known small businesses?Ottawa CitizenJanuary 15, 2024By: Bruce DeachmanPhoto by Jean Levac /Postmedia Article excerpt: “They’re pillars that really do define a neighbourhood,” said Michelle Groulx, who, until joining MBC Group as president this month, spent the last three years as executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA). “They’re part of the character of a community, and when you see a place like The Herb and Spice close, it’s gutting.”

Ottawa Business Journal: Some Ottawa ‘food desert’ neighbourhoods to benefit from city zoning change

Read More: https://obj.ca/some-ottawa-food-deserts-to-benefit-from-city-zoning-change Some Ottawa ‘food desert’ neighbourhoods to benefit from city zoning changeOttawa Business JournalJuly 12, 2023Written by: Mia Jensen Article excerpt: It’s an amendment deemed “wonderful” by Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA). “(It) addresses the 15-minute neighbourhood strategy in Ottawa’s official plan,” she said. “We hope to see more small to mid-size independent food retailers in our city, as well as larger ones to bring food – a necessity – to various parts of Ottawa where it’s missing.”

Ottawa Citizen: Companies eye 40 new pot shops in Ottawa as business group raises concerns

Read Here: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/companies-eye-40-new-pot-shops-in-ottawa-as-business-group-raises-concerns Ottawa CitizenJanuary 11, 2022By: Jon WillingPhoto: Tony Caldwell /Postmedia Article excerpt: “Where there are several regulated retailers selling the same brands and products, provided by the same source, there is a struggle,” Groulx told the committee. “Allowing the municipality to prevent the saturation of a restricted and regulated retail outlet will protect the variety and vibrancy of a neighbourhood.” Groulx also voiced concern about the future of storefronts if the cannabis retail market can’t sustain the growing number of locations and competition.