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I asked myself, “What could you do, cost effectively, to animate (reanimate actually) Ottawa’s CTC, Canadian Tire Centre’s parking lot?” The existing one. Hmm, let me see. -you have a 7,000 vehicle parking lot -empty most of the time. I know! How about building a series of pop-up stores for rent? Remember “Field of Dreams?” […]

[Excerpt from Don’t Back Down, the real story of the founding of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators and why big leagues matter, Bruce M Firestone, Ottawa Senators founder, 2015. All rights reserved.] As the Ottawa Senators get ready to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in game 7 of the eastern conference final on Thursday May 26th, 2017, […]

Prof Bruce spoke at a REIN event on June 23rd 2016 at 7 pm. The event was held at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre on Coventry road. The topic? How Light Rail and a New Downtown Arena Impact Ottawa Real Estate Here is the full audio of Bruce’s REIN speech: https://cdn3.reincanada.com/workshops/2016_Workshops/June_2016/June2016_OTT/03_LightRail_BruceFirestone_20160623_p2.mp3 Here is a […]

Did you ever wonder why Toronto thinks of itself as the centre of the universe and ROC (the rest of Canada ) thinks of Toronto as a favorite child? Do you think it could be because Toronto’s Sky Dome (now called the Rogers Centre) was supposed to cost $150 million, but ended up costing $650 […]

I was asked recently whether it is worth trademarking a new real estate project’s name or not. Here’s my answer: That is a good question, Emmett. I don’t think anyone has ever asked me that. I have done many projects including: Mallorn Centre Briarbrook/Riddell Village Robertson Mews Dunrobin Parkview Plaza The Palladium Ottawa Senators Trails […]