CBC: Nation’s capital could see economic effects of PSAC strike
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/economic-effect-psac-strike-ottawa-gatineau-1.6816849 CBC NewsOttawaApril 21, 2023By: Kimberley MolinaPhoto: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Ottawa Business Journal: Downtown merchants carry on amid public servant strike, but biz advocates warn of potential headaches
Read Here: https://obj.ca/downtown-merchants-carry-on-amid-public-servant-strike-but-biz-advocates-warn-of-potential-headaches Ottawa Business JournalApril 20, 2023By Sarah MacFarlane
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.”
The Hub: ‘A significant adverse impact’: Downtown business owners say empty Ottawa offices are worsening their struggles
https://thehub.ca/2022/09/12/a-significant-adverse-impact-downtown-business-owners-say-empty-ottawa-offices-are-worsening-their-struggles/ The HubSeptember 12, 2022By Geoff Russ
CTV News: Developer considers converting downtown Ottawa office tower to residential space
Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/developer-considers-converting-downtown-ottawa-office-tower-to-residential-space CTV News link to video