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Lisa Van Essen misses what Edmonton’s Downtown used to offer her before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 32-year-old senior development officer with the federal government moved from the Highlands neighbourhood to the city’s Downtown core three years ago, lured not just by the prospect of a shorter commute to the office but also by the chance to live, work and play in the heart of the city.
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Before the pandemic, she would stop by the Nook Cafe for a quick breakfast, go to the gym at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, or have drinks after work with her colleagues.