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Even as the city's downtown changes around it, Ottawa's downtown summer festival will continue unchanged - for now. Tuesday, the Ottawa City Council designated July 25 to Aug. 5 as the dates for Riverfest 2007. The Council also approved an agreement with Spectacular Midways of Calumet Park to again serve as the festival's carnival service. "They were clean and efficient and very good last year," said Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut, who oversees the city's annual two-week long midsummer bash. "So we thought we'd bring them back again." The city does not pay the carnival service any fees for the service, but rather contracts to receive a percentage of the revenue grossed by the carnival during its week-long run in Ottawa. Eichelkraut said the city's 2007 celebration will continue as Riverfest has generally continued in recent years, unchanged. "It'll be basically the same this year as it was last year," said Eichelkraut. "We've got a good thing going here."
