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Posted: May 05, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 5
A cyclist rides past the dormant Ottawa Shaw Centre in April. Workers who were laid off during the pandemic are speaking out, saying they feel abandoned.(Stu Mills/CBC)
Ottawa Shaw Centre employees laid off during the pandemic say they have been discarded by their union and employer over the past 14 months.
About 40 full-time and 220 part-time workers have been out of work since March 2020 when convention business halted due to the pandemic. It s like we don t exist, said Lynne Villeneuve, who has worked as a banquet server since 1989. You think you work in a place for so many years and they would just discard us like that? I find it hurtful and disappointing.
Posted: Apr 29, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 29
Ottawa Tourism is asking you to help the local industry by inviting friends and relatives to the National Capital Region once pandemic restrictions allow.(Stu Mills/CBC)
Ottawa s beleaguered tourism industry is hoping that with more and more Canadians getting vaccinated against COVID-19, some of them might want to come visit the National Capital Region later this year. We are cautiously optimistic, said Ottawa Tourism spokesperson Jantine Van Kregten.
Van Kregten said after several false starts, the industry is eager to welcome back visitors once travel restrictions are finally relaxed, and is urging residents to extend that invitation to their friends and relatives once it s safe to do so.
Enacting clear and concise short-term rental regulations has never been more important, and never been timelier, the association s president, Steve Ball, told a joint meeting of the city s planning and community and protective services committees.
The city plans to establish a six-member enforcement team while it finesses the bylaw through a three-year pilot stage.
Airbnb calls for delay
An Airbnb representative said the company would educate its hosts about the new municipal permit they ll now need to rent out their primary residence or rural cottage. The company is also promising to give the city real-time access to information about listings.
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