Night Mayor Serves Whole City: THE VOTER
If the nightlife commissioner program had been properly set up, it would have been structured with the expectation that it would, at the very least, recover for city coffers the cost of operating the office including salaries, overhead, travel, consultations, etc.
I hope it won’t focus on only one location in the city or even the Byward Market, Elgin and Bank areas but will reach the rest of the city, too.
How many people in Fitzroy Harbour, Navan or Marvelville are going to head downtown for an evening out? The nightlife commissioner should be looking at providing things for them to do as well. He could even find ways of encouraging people from suburban communities to head to places other than the core for their entertainment.
There is more to this city than the area bounded by the Rideau River and the Trillium train track.
The Voter is a respected community activist and long-time Bulldog commenter who prefers to keep her identity private.
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Good morning, Voter. In a comment I made yesterday regarding the nightmare and spreading the “fun times” outward beyond the Byward Market I used Bank and Elgin Streets as examples of other areas that could benefit from an increased revenue stream. I had intended to include Westboro in my examples list but I’m not sure how people in that area feel about additional noise in their area after dark. I do, however, agree with including multiple areas in the plan. The one thing we do have to remember though is how ever this project pans out, additional police presence will be required at all the fun destinations in order to maintain peace.
Sisco,
Activities don’t have to involve wild carousing just because they happen after 6 pm. In fact, one of the reasons some residents don’t participate in night-time activities is that they specifically choose not to attend events that require extra police to maintain the peace. As an example, Stanley’s holds very successful events in the evening and, as far as I know, doesn’t have a police contingent there. Does the Capital Fair need police there after dark to keep people safe?
Maybe we need to more clearly define “nightlife” to ensure it doesn’t just involve bars and commercial music venues. For a lot of people, that’s not the only thing they think of when they ask themselves what they should do of an evening. Are they to benefit from the night mayor’s work or are their tax dollars being spent to provide others with more of what we have now?