Bluesfest

Caretech startup’s app brings added accessibility to this year’s Bluesfest

Ottawa

A partnership with startup Whimble will allow people with physical disabilities to access to caregivers on demand at Bluesfest this year.

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Marjolaine Hudon: RBC Bluesfest ‘good for people’s souls’

The return of the country’s largest outdoor music festival infuses life back into the downtown core.

Blues revival: One of the city’s biggest festivals gets funding injection from feds

Tourism

Bluesfest is receiving $9.8 million to help it expand its facilities and increase its capacity for high-profile shows, the federal government announced Thursday.

Scuttled in April, Room Service Concert Series a go for June and July

Tourism

Shows slated to be broadcast in selected local hotels were postponed after the Ontario government imposed tougher restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Winning strategy: Ottawa Tourism hopes free-trip prize will fuel visitors’ wanderlust

Tourism

Agency’s new Bookmark Ottawa campaign aimed at inspiring would-be tourists to make the city part of their future travel plans.

Feds’ budget boost to domestic tourism expected to be boon for Ottawa

Tourism

Ottawa Tourism boss Michael Crockatt said $1 billion in new spending earmarked for pandemic-battered sector across Canada suggests the feds understand the economic importance of

‘We’ve simply run out of time’: Bluesfest cancelled for second straight year

Tourism

While this year’s festival won’t be happening, Bluesfest boss Mark Monahan said Rage Against the Machine has already been confirmed as a headliner for 2022.