Article content
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.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Live, work, play: How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Edmonton s Downtown Back to video
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.