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Labatt Cheers for Charity raised $30,000 for OSEG Foundation, which provides opportunities for children and youth to play, learn and develop through sports.

As tens of thousands of people descend on Lansdowne Park this weekend for the Escapade Music Festival, organizers and health officials will be keeping an eye on festival-goers to ensure their health and safety.

YOW Stage, a pop-up live music venue, will be a 40,000-square-foot performance space located in the EY Centre, minutes from the Ottawa International Airport. 

With a new Live Nation office and a "night mayor," among other factors on the table, Ottawa is seeing a bump in live music bookings.

Live Nation Canada has expanded its team with new senior leadership in its Ottawa office, announcing award-winning music festival promoter Ali Shafaee as its regional vice-president.

Its not quite like the before COVID times, though. Some didnt survive, others are smaller — all of them are working hard to rebuild

Escapade, OPH host pop-up vaccine clinic ahead of festivals return with vax requirement "What we are finding, since we made this announcement on Monday, is that a lot of our audience has been extremely supportive of this decision." Author of the article: Taylor Blewett Publishing date: Jul 24, 2021  •  6 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Escapade Music Festival teamed up with Ottawa Public Health to run a vaccine clinic at RCGT Park on Saturday. Escapade Music Festival has an...

  OTTAWA -- As Ottawa hits 70 per cent of adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the citys associate medical officer of health suggests Ottawa needs to get closer to 90 per cent to protect against the COVID-19 Delta variant. On Saturday, the city of Ottawa announced 70 per cent of residents 18 and older have received both doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, and are now considered fully vaccinated. As of Friday, 69 per cent of Ottawa residents 12 and older were considered fully vaccinated. ...

  TORONTO -- Without clear directive from governments, businesses have to decide whether to make vaccines mandatory for employees and patrons, a decision they say leaves them vulnerable to attacks from anti-vaxxers. For the first time since 2019, live music will be back at Ottawas Escapade Festival in September. However, guests must be fully vaccinated to attend. By making vaccines mandatory, Ali Shafaee, director of the Escapade Music Festival, told CTV National News organizers are trying...

  OTTAWA -- Warmer weather continues to transition the capital towards summer, marking an end to the skating season on the Rideau Canal and leaving some wondering about the city’s many summer festivals.  Despite current health guidelines, epidemiologist Raywat Deonandan says there’s still a chance for a close to normal summer. "I wouldn’t be surprised to see a comfortable family barbecue on Canada Day," Deonandan said.  The associate professor at the University of Ottawa says the...