MosaCanada could bloom again in 2018

The immensely popular MosaCanadahorticultural exhibit could be returning to Gatineaunext year.

City councillors are set to discuss a resolution Tuesday to set aside money to bring the Canada 150 event back to Jacques-Cartier Park.

MosaCanadaran from June 30 to Oct. 15, 2017, and featured some40 toweringhorticultural arrangements. It received special fundingdue to its inclusion in the Canada 150 lineup of events funding that will not be available in 2018.

Its return has previously been in doubt over questions of where another year of funding might come from. If Tuesday's resolution is passed, Gatineau would set aside $2 millionto fund the continuation of theevent.

More than 1.3 million people visited in 2017, far surpassing the 800,000 visitors organizers had originally anticipated.