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As independent retailers struggle to compete with big-box stores and e-commerce behemoths such as Amazon during the pandemic, two of Ottawa’s largest business organizations have joined forces with a pair of local startups to provide product discounts and free delivery service to members.
The Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas have partnered to launch an online platform that offers discounts on services from local businesses. The Board of Trade received a $5,000 grant from Invest Ottawa’s Digital Main Street initiative to launch the platform, which went live last month.
Powered by locally developed marketing app FanSaves, the digital marketplace features deals targeted at the general public as well as exclusive offers for members of the Board of Trade and OCOBIA.
OTTAWA Eight Ottawa businesses are accused of violating COVID-19 safety measures following a two-day blitz by Ottawa Bylaw Services. Officers visited businesses across the city during the weekend of March 6 and 7 to ensure establishments are following the rules of Ottawa s Temporary Mandatory Mask Bylaw and provincial orders during the pandemic. In a statement to CTV News Ottawa, Bylaw Services Director Roger Chapman said officers issued 15 fines to eight businesses. Officers in plan clothes discovered some businesses were beyond the opening hours, not adhering to public health guidelines and hosting large gatherings, said Chapman. Ottawa Bylaw did not provide the names of the businesses or the exact violations for each establishment charged with violating the public health measures.
Mar 1, 2021
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Thanks to the pandemic, retail will never be the same.
It’s easy to consider this statement only in the context of e-commerce growth. Shopify, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority and others have released plenty of data points charting the dramatic increases in online retail activity among small businesses.
But brick-and-mortar businesses are still dominant retail players, despite the challenges of 2020. Stalwart entrepreneurs continue to set up shop on traditional main streets and other high-traffic locations across the region. Consumers still want the experience of visiting a local store in-person, even if they also value the convenience of online shopping more than ever before.
Posted: Feb 26, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 26
Ottawa police Const. Eric Post has pleaded guilty to five charges including assault and uttering threats.(CBC)
Two women who were assaulted by Ottawa Police Const. Eric Post say a plea deal brokered by the Crown diminishes the violence and fear the officer inflicted upon them.
On Jan. 15, Post pleaded guilty to five charges related to violence against several women over the course of five years. They were women he was linked to romantically or knew personally. He initially faced 32 charges the highest number ever for an officer in the Ottawa Police Service.