ByWard Public Market Executive Director named member of Ottawa Nightlife Council (CTV)
November 4, 2024 (CTV Ottawa)
Members of the Ottawa nightlife council have been announced.
The City of Ottawa said in September it would create a volunteer council of people connected to Ottawa's nightlife economy to work alongside Mathieu Grondin, the city's appointed nightlife commissioner.
Grondin told the Canadian Press that more than 500 people applied to be on the council.
The Ottawa Nightlife Council, established on November 4, 2024, is a recommendation contained in the Nightlife Economy Action Plan adopted by City Council in 2023. The Nightlife Council is composed of 12 at-large members, and representatives from six organizations actively engaged in Ottawa’s nightlife economy," the City of Ottawa says. "A department-led working group, the Nightlife Council will provide the Nightlife Commissioner Office with feedback on the commercial and cultural vibrancy of Ottawa’s nightlife economy and the advancement of nightlife management best practices, policies, safety programs, and promotion."
According to the city, the nightlife council will meet at least four times per year to "identify shared objectives for the development of commercial and cultural vibrancy at night; identify systemic barriers to commercial and cultural growth; propose actions and initiatives for consideration by the NLCO (nightlife commissioner office); and support the implementation of actions and initiatives undertaken by the NLCO and contribute to ongoing evaluation and impact measurement."