Cobblestone Tours is taking the season off while Ottawa tourism recovers from the pandemic and other challenges, says co-owner Étienne LeBlanc-Cameron.
While tourism officials in Ottawa point to some positives for the summer season, they say the industry may not fully recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 or 2025.
At least one business owner is breathing a sigh of relief after the federal government reached a tentative agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, ending the 12-day strike for more than 120,000 public servants.