Business Headlines / October 12, 2007

Local tourism unaffected by loonie's rise   Although visiting Canada is no longer a bargain for Americans because of the soaring value of the loonie, Ottawa’s tourism industry is in great shape thanks to a recent push to attract more domestic sightseers, says Ottawa Tourism.   Crime prevention plan aims to make downtown safer   While walking down Lyon Street with her toddler son in her arms, Corianne Bell says she doesn’t think that stopping theft will make Centretown a safer community.   Keeping business in the family proving a challenge   When Mark Boushey, owner of Boushey Fruit Market on Elgin Street, was 17, he was unsure of what career to pursue. His father suggested he join the family business, telling him that he would make “a good living” and that he could “pretty well run the show eventually.”   Viewpoint: Social networking sites connect job hunters to employers   The days of circling ads in local newspapers are over. Even online job databases are passé.