This innovative funding stream is designed to support high-quality, visitor-driven experiences, from arts and culture to ...

Is Ottawa really the city that fun forgot? A report last year found that spending in Canada's capital was over 70% higher during the day than at night. Ottawa wants to change that reputation and learn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mathieu Grondin knows many people think of Ottawa as a place that shuts down early, and as the city's first ever "night mayor," he ...

When I was appointed Ottawa’s first-ever nightlife commissioner in June 2024, my role was clear: to implement the City of Ottawa’s council-approved Nightlife Economy Action Plan, with a target ...

After a summer of meetings over coffee and Zoom, the first order of business for Ottawa’s first nightlife commissioner is to set up an advisory council. Mathieu Grondin, the Montreal native hired by ...

The first meeting of Ottawa’s newly assembled nightlife council is sure to be a blast as 18 key players representing various aspects of the arts scene join forces to begin their fight for the city’s ...

An online promotion campaign and nighttime safety plan topped the agenda at the first meeting of Ottawa's new nightlife council, members say. The meeting earlier this month gave newly-appointed ...

The man tasked with kickstarting Ottawa’s nighttime economy says he plans to announce the members of his advisory council in the next few weeks and hopes to start tackling issues such as cutting red ...