Downtown Edmonton is bouncing back to life after almost 17 months of near-empty office buildings as thousands of people worked from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. "That volume of employees downtown makes such a big difference," said Puneeta McBryan, executive director of the Downtown Business Association, adding that the workforce is a major part of the downtown vibrancy. About 30 per cent — or 1,320 people — working for the City of Edmonton employees are currently working downtown. Roughly 3,700 city staff are assigned to work in the downtown, she said. Leanne MacKenzie and Maria Kaniouras work downtown and are looking forward to stores reopening, with more people returning to in-person work environments this fall.

Source: CBC News August 08, 2021 12:56 UTC