The Special Olympics Festival Breakfast return for its 19th edition on October 28th at Rogers Centre. Join keynote speaker, and Ottawa Senators’ legend and community leader Chris Phillips, as we celebrate our local Special Olympics athletes, volunteers and coaches. Whether you’d like to attend, sponsor, or donate, you can be…
A real estate agent who misled buyers about competing offers was taken to court, and the judge ruled against her, resulting in a $28,600 damages award. The case is a cautionary tale for agents about how a little ‘creative marketing’ can quickly turn into a very expensive lesson. Facts of…
Exciting news for first-time home buyers in Ottawa and across Canada: The federal government has announced a proposed enhancement to the GST/HST new housing rebate, which could significantly lower the cost of buying a new home. While full legislative details are still emerging, this update has the potential to bring…
Kelly Santini is honoured to be presenting this year’s Ottawa Arts Council Emerging Artist Award. The award recognizes and encourages the achievements of Ottawa artists who are in the early stages of their career in the arts and are working towards becoming recognized professional artists, while engaging with the community….
When someone dies without having made a will, they are referred to as having died “intestate”. When someone dies intestate, administering their estate is more complicated compared to someone who dies having made a will. To begin with, it is highly likely that in order to properly administer an intestate…
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, blogs, and video sites. We’re increasingly inter-connected through numerous social media platforms and are more instantly accessible than ever before. Of course, with the benefits of this comes misuse and even abuse, and I find myself implementing social media clauses in more and more of the…
A marriage contract is the Canadian name for what most people call a “pre-nuptial agreement” or “pre-nup”, which are popular American terms. A cohabitation agreement can be like a marriage contract in many respects, but it is between people in a relationship with no plans to marry or whose focus…
In recent years, more and more people have begun living together without marrying. In Ontario, property entitlements automatically arise when two people marry. Without a domestic contract (cohabitation agreement or marriage contract), this necessitates the valuation and division of assets on separation or the death of a spouse. Common law…