The Business Brief: back issues
The Barrhaven Business Brief is local business intelligence for the people who run Barrhaven's businesses. Demand signals, planning files, footfall, and what owners should do next, sent Thursdays. Every edition we have sent is below, newest first. Click any cover to read the whole thing.
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August 6, 2026
Barrhaven Business Brief #5
Thursday, August 6, 2026 | Barrhaven · Stonebridge · Half Moon Bay · South Nepean
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July 23, 2026
Barrhaven Business Brief: both sides of the counter read a tight summer the same way
Health and childcare lead demand; residents and the one owner who answered describe a careful summer.
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July 8, 2026
Barrhaven Business Brief: How customers find you is changing — SEO, AEO and GEO
Road work and summer footfall still matter, but the bigger shift is how people search: fewer blue links, more answer boxes and AI assistants. Here is the plain-English version, and the one move that works for all three.
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June 25, 2026
Barrhaven Business Brief: The hours-and-availability issue
Residents are searching for hours, direct billing, open-now services and Canada Day plans — here is how local owners can use that signal this week.
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June 11, 2026
Barrhaven Business Brief 1-2026 — Canada Day footfall preview, CFIB confidence turns cautious, and 268 homes in Ward 3 planning
Launch issue of the free Business Brief — local business intelligence for Barrhaven, Stonebridge, Half Moon Bay and South Nepean: Greenbank Phase 1 construction, the 268-unit Borrisokane planning file, the June 10 transit reliability vote, Ottawa 200 extended-hours deadline, Canada Day footfall, Bank of Canada and CFIB signals, and a practical AI tip for owners.
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