Downtown Ottawa businesses eager for return of federal public servants | Unpublished
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Author: Ian Bailey
Publication Date: January 27, 2026 - 04:35

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Downtown Ottawa businesses eager for return of federal public servants

January 27, 2026

Federal public servants used to be a sure thing for Pat Nicastro’s fine-food shop in Ottawa’s Byward Market.

He used to be able to count on a lot of them who work in nearby offices to come in for lunch, a group that was a sizable part of the customer mix that has sustained La Bottega for about 30 years.



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