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Less than a year after opening a one-million-square-foot warehouse in southeast Ottawa, e-commerce giant Amazon said Tuesday it’s planning a second fulfilment centre in the National Capital Region at a new development in Barrhaven. Amazon said the 450,000-square-foot facility in the Citigate Business Park, which is expected to be completed next year, will create more […]

eQ Homes and Regional Group have joined forces in a Superhero Golf Day campaign to celebrate and thank essential workers for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two companies have joined together to create a way for people to thank their local “superhero” by nominating them for a day of golf at award winning eQuinelle […]

“Working from home is fine now because everyone is doing it. We’ve all been forced into it. You’re not missing any important meetings or gossip around the water cooler or happy hours — because everyone is missing them.” So David Plotz wrote recently at Business Insider. Shopify, Facebook and Twitter are among the big names […]

“Working from home is fine now because everyone is doing it. We’ve all been forced into it. You’re not missing any important meetings or gossip around the water cooler or happy hours — because everyone is missing them.” So David Plotz wrote recently at Business Insider. Shopify, Facebook and Twitter are among the big names […]

What will be the new normal in real estate with a viable virus vaccine still without a delivery date? Many impacts may herald change in how we operate and behave versus outright calamity. Take the residential housing market and my own hometown of Ottawa. The Ottawa Real Estate Board reported a sharp decline in listings in April […]

How does a business, or a doctor’s office or a retail operation that people depend on for their daily necessities, cope with the current situation? Those that are absolutely essential must continue to operate. The Province of Ontario has now provided very clear guidance on what it considers essential, with the equally clear message that […]

A video presented at the Ottawa Real Estate Forum about the history and future of Ottawa’s new LRT. Told from the viewpoint of the Ottawa real estate industry, and featuring Ottawa’s Mayor, Jim Watson, the video speaks to the evolution of the LRT and the pivotal role it will play in the transformation and growth […]

Are your clients leaving money on the table?   OTTAWA – Property tax is one of those topics that has most people’s eyes glazing over in a matter of seconds. But it is an area where Canadian accountants can deliver added value to their firm’s clients by asking a few specific questions. I always say […]

Greystone Village’s River Terraces Ground Breaking Oct 3, 2017. From left to right: David Kardish, Josh Kardish, Mayor Jim Watson.   I vividly remember the Greystone Village Grand Opening, way back in September of 2015.  It was an eagerly anticipated event — a “plum” parcel of historic Ottawa was going to change shape. What exactly was […]