Thousands will soon be moving into Calgary's converted office towers. What are they going to do there?
Downtown resident Paul Fairie says the core needs more of “the boring things,” like grocery stores, inexpensive restaurants and coffee shops that stay open after 6 p.m.
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Downtown resident Paul Fairie says the core needs more of “the boring things,” like grocery stores, inexpensive restaurants and coffee shops that stay open after 6 p.m.