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Working from home and living in offices: Calgary’s affordable solution for vacancy problems

June 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Calgary's longstanding problem with high office vacancies. Right now, 16 office towers are completely empty. As Heather Yourex-West explains, the city has pitched a plan to fill them with affordability housing, with hopes it catches on across Canada.

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