For his whole life, all Jonathan Bruderlein wanted to do was help people and find a way to positively impact the earth. Who knew it’d be possible to be superman on a farm?After taking their three year sabbatical to travel, Bruderlein and his wife, Jolianne Demers, have since launched their brand new business, Ottawa Farm Fresh. This local organic vegetable...

Opening a restaurant in the middle of a pandemic is a bold move as the food and service industry was heavily affected by closures in Ottawa. Meet Hassan Bicher, the owner of Super Salads on Preston Street in Ottawa, On. that launched in Sept 2020. His business consists of three employees: Bicher, Youssef Ghadban and chef OG. Each employee is...

While attending high school in 2020, Kamran Fotovat spent his March break searching and applying for jobs on Indeed.com. He had no idea it would lead him to receiving a phone call from Marko Semcesen, co-founder of LocalStudent. LocalStudent is an online platform that provides quick quotes on services for seasonal tasks such as snow shovelling and lawn mowing. The...

When Helen Hunley, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, passed the Family Day Act in 1990, it was so workers could spend more time with their loved ones. Family Day has slowly become more popular in Canada. In 2007, it was adopted by Saskatchewan, and it came to Ontario in 2008. British Columbia started celebrating it in 2013 and New Brunswick...

Many Ottawa businesses, including cinemas, restaurants and retail stores opened their doors on February 16th for the first time since the province instituted its 28-day lockdown. One small business that was happy to open to the public again was The Grand Ol' Meat Company in Place d'Orléans Shopping Centre in the east end of Ottawa. The company sells all kinds...

Invest Ottawa has teamed up with local podcast host, consultant, and compliance analyst Naomi Haile to launch a new series. The Power of Why with Naomi Haile podcast will feature the stories of women who are making waves in different fields – education, beauty, artificial intelligence, venture capital and much more leading up to International Women's Week on March 1-9....

Nothing pushes people to step outside their warm homes and brave the cold Ottawa winter like the lifting of a stay-at-home-order. The pandemic lockdown has gotten many people off their couches and trying new winter sports, as outdoor activities are permitted. With such beautiful cross-country skiing trails in the Greater Ottawa area, it's no wonder our friends and neighbours are...

Although the season of love has come and gone, there is never a bad time to watch a cheesy romance movie. This year you can skip rewatching the same films you always do and put on a new one. On Feb. 12, Netflix brought us the third installment of the To All The Boys I've Loved Before series, based on...

The annual 24 hour-long gaming event, Battle Royale, is coming back Feb. 15, hosted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The event will take place in order to raise funds for CHEO. In previous years, Battle Royale was held as a LAN gaming event where participants would bring their personal computers to duke it out against other...

Creating a global buzz, the farmer’s protest in India has gained momentum internationally, but the truth remains that the wheels haven’t turned, and the bills haven’t been amended or withdrawn. The farmers are still protesting all around New Delhi in the cold weather far from their homes. What are they fighting for?The Government of India passed three bills on 27...