Somewhere near Iroquois, Ontario during the war of 1812, Michael Carman and his son were paid two chests of silver by the British Royal Navy to harvest timber for a fort that was never built. More tha…
Promoting Ottawa’s Tech Sector in Silicon Valley
When a local initiative like The Kanata North Business Association (KNBA)’s Hub350 joins forces with a Canadian startup accelerator like Connection Silicon Valley (CSV), you know big things are about …
There’s a new lab in town: L-SPARK and Hub350 launch Living Lab Accelerator
There’s a new lab at Hub350, courtesy of L-SPARK, Canada’s largest accelerator for Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. As the tech park is a place for businesses to grow, thrive and make connectio…
Established Ottawa landlord – Merkburn Holdings Ltd – opens new Kanata coworking centre
As we emerge from the global pandemic, one thing is clear: The future of office work is hybrid. It’s no secret that the recent global pandemic changed the way many businesses think about the workplace…
Why RBR is paying its employees to commute to work
Every time Greg Johnson, president of RBR, rides his bike to work he hits a crossroad. “I usually get as far as the coffee shop in Stittsville called ‘Quitters’,” he said. “And I have a long pause at…
Hub350’s newest member is giving kids the chance to become the next big innovator
Ottawa teenagers did what!? Consulting for IKEA, Walmart, and the United Nations. Building on the blockchain, creating with CRISPR, innovating with AI, and so much more. What sounds like a bucket list…
Nokia proposes new office, R&D campus, residential towers in Kanata North
Kanata North might be known as Canada’s largest technology park for now, but one of its largest residents has big plans to expand the park’s reach beyond tech. Telecommunications company Nokia has pro…
New Intouch Insight contract to help augment VR gaming tech
Intouch Insight Ltd., a leader in customer experience measurement solutions based in the Kanata North Technology Park, announced a $7-million contract to provide geolocation data capture services acro…
Hub350 makes a splash in its first quarter
If it’s true that two heads are better than one, the happenings at Hub350 may have blown more than a few minds during its first quarter. Hub350 is where Ottawa’s innovation and tech community go to co…
Trend Micro: Remote work creating new ‘virtual battleground’ with hackers
A new report from Trend Micro — an IT security company with a prominent presence in Kanata North — cautions businesses to keep a watchful eye over their remote workers and digital infrastructure as ha…