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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 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 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: 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.

Ottawa Citizen: BIAs call for more resources to combat COVID-related increases of mental health, substance use issues

Read More: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/bias-call-for-more-resources-to-cmbat-covid-related-increases-of-mental-health-substance-use-issues Ottawa CitizenJuly 28 2021By: Bruce DeachmanPhoto: Ashley Fraser Article content excerpt: “There needs to be a plan to address the social issues of mental health and addictions that are proliferating and witnessed in our communities.” Michelle Groulx, executive director of OCOBIA, says there’s been a dramatic increase in the numbers of street-entrenched people during the pandemic, accompanied by a similar growth in drug use and mental health episodes.