Ottawa Convoy Occupation Archives

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

Read More: https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-southern-ontario/news/2022/03/downtown-ottawa-businesses-impacted-by-demonstrations-can-apply-for-government-of-canada-support-as-of-march-15.html

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

Globe and Mail: Ottawa business groups call on governments to provide financial support amid disruptive protests

Read More: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-business-groups-call-on-governments-to-provide-financial/ Globe and MailFebruary 6, 2022Salmaan Farooqui Article excerpt: “The businesses and citizens of Ottawa need immediate action and support due to this protest,” read a letter to local MPs from Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas. “The financial hit, at a time when many businesses were poised to reopen on January 31, 2022, is immense.”

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.

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