Bluesfest moving to metal (detectors) for 2018

RBC Bluesfest organizers say that a “few new preventative measures” including metal detectors and limits on bag sizes will boost the “safe and welcoming” atmosphere at Ottawa’s biggest summer festival.
The measures, revealed in an update to the festival’s website, are in addition to the previously-announced end to in-and-out privileges for the July 5-15 event.
The walk-through metal detectors are like the ones at the Ottawa airport and Canadian Tire Centre, or