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By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published on the Ottawa Business Journal website.
Jan. 26, 2007

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In spite of a recent report criticizing the condition of its aging buildings, clients of the Communications Research Centre seem quite happy with the services they receive from the federal facility.

An audit obtained by Canadian Press earlier this month reported that the buildings at the CRC’s Shirley’s Bay facility were falling apart, as the centre was dipping into its maintenance budget to meet payroll demands after a hiring spree during the tech boom.

The report said the CRC was experiencing (more…)

By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Ottawa Business Journal newspaper and website.
Jan. 15, 2007

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Microsoft has just launched its new Windows Vista operating system, and while some people may be groaning aloud at the thought of upgrading their operating systems yet again, many IT support firms are welcoming the change.

The software giant launched its new operating system in Canada on Nov. 30, five years after the release of its last operating system, Windows XP.

While the new version of Windows boasts prettier graphics, better security and more networking options for the mobile employee, how necessary is it (more…)

By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Ottawa Business Journal newspaper and website.
Jan. 15, 2007

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The wheels are in motion to make Ontario businesses accessible for people with disabilities by 2025, but Ottawa’s disabled community is expressing concern about what’s going to be done for buildings in the historic ByWard Market.

The province introduced a bill a couple of years ago to improve customer service for people with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities within the next 20 years, which includes making sure that businesses, workplaces and accommodations will have ramps and wide doorways to make entry possible for people with disabilities.

However, advocates within the disabled community say (more…)

By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Ottawa Business Journal newspaper and website.
Jan. 3, 2007 (Jan. 8 in the newspaper edition)

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OTI executive director Gary Davis.
Photo by DARREN BROWN for the Ottawa Business Journal

The Ottawa Talent Initiative will continue to operate its Action Centre in the new year, despite recent funding worries in the wake of a new agreement to transfer federally funded employment and training programs to the province.

The tech-focused employment services agency says it is optimistic that the province will continue to support its operations, although it agrees that it will probably be in a scaled-down capacity.

“We’ll have to make some changes to our programs, of course, but the province has given us every indication that it is going to support us,” says OTI executive director Gary Davis.

OTI’s funding arrangement with the federal government expired Dec. 31, coinciding with the new Canada-Ontario Labour Market Development Agreement which transferred $525 million in federal employment and training programs to the province on New Year’s Day. As such, the agency had had worries that it would not be able to apply for new funding with the province until after the agreement was completed, by which time it would have closed its doors.

However, Mr. Davis says (more…)