Heart Institute to open 145,000-square-foot expansion
Three years after breaking ground, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is set to open a 145,000-square-foot facility that it calls the “latest and most sophisticated in Canada.” Official opening of the tower will take place next week, although renovations to older parts of the Heart Institute will continue for several years. The new building includes an additional 27-bed critical-care unit, five operating rooms, one hybrid operating room, labs and space for expansion. It
Bidding wars and scant supply: Ottawa's housing market finds itself 'listings-starved'
Ottawa’s real-estate market is becoming so tight that many homeowners are refusing to put their properties up for sale until they can be assured they’ve got someplace else to go. “I’ve been in real estate since 2004,” said Paul Rushforth, principal of the firm that bears his name, “and I’ve never seen such a listings-starved market.” How starved? The Ottawa Real Estate Board reported Monday that there were just 3,028 residential properties for sale at the end of February, alo
