Despite the frigid temperatures, LaFlamme says viewing areas at Major's
Hill Park, York Street and on Wellington Street were at capacity
throughout the night. Red Bull would not discuss numbers, but Ottawa
Police say that at any given time about 15,000 people packed into the
area around the Ottawa Locks to watch the sporting event.
On Monday, Ottawa 2017 clarified that further to say nearly 50,000
people attended the finals on Saturday evening. All viewing areas hit
capacity Saturday, including the locks with a capacity of roughly 20,000
people, the Wellington overflow area at 12,100, Major's Hill Park at
10,000 and the York Street Activation Site at 5,600.
"RCMP geospatial measuring pegs the crowd at 28,000 in one snapshot
from Saturday evening (8pm) for the bowl and Wellington area. That does
not account for the very large flow-through crowd due to the cold,
which would put overall attendance much higher, as attendance turned
over approximately 2 times, a significant increase over the 28,000
number that was shared," wrote Denise LeBlanc with Ottawa 2017 in a
media release issued Monday.
CTV Ottawa
Published Sunday, March 5, 2017 5:06PM EST
