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Edmonton's Nuit Blanche seeks $85K funding increase for 2017
Organizers of Nuit Blanche, a night of arts and entertainment that took over downtown Edmonton last September, are hoping to cash in on its success to launch the next installment.
“I think we had 53,000 Edmontonians who came downtown on a Saturday evening in the shoulder season when they’re not usually downtown,” said Todd Janes, chair and president of the Edmonton Nuit Blanche Society, following a community services committee meeting Monday.
Janes said the economic impact was estimated at around $425,000 for Edmonton from a city investment of $250,000 in cash and in-kind support like police and transportation.
Full Story (Edmonton Journal)