"Changing Work Patterns"

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3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: A busker performing in downtown Edmonton, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587430

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Edmonton's high rent costs pose barrier to saving for down payments and fixed-rate borrowers are facing 14-25 percent payment increase in 2024 compared with early 2022 costs, according to the Bank of Canada, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: General view of Boyle Street encampment, one of several small-scale sanctioned encampments serving Edmonton's homeless population, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587410

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: One of many offices with a sign 'For Lease' seen on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587412

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Restaurants seeing increase of empty seats as Albertans/Edmontonians struggle with inflation, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587414

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Inflation and cost of living concerns as annual rate rises to over 4 percent in August despite multiple interest rate hikes, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587416

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Things left by a homeless person at a shop entrance near the Whyte Avenue, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587418

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Empty parking spots outside a downtown Edmonton McDonald's as restaurants grapple with increasing empty seats amid inflation, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587420

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: A homeless person on a street in downtown Edmonton, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587394

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Garbage bins used by homeless individuals to sleep in downtown Edmonton, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587398

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Two tents of rough sleepers along Saskatchewan River, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587402

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: A homeless woman on the street in downtown Edmonton, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587404

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Garbage bins used by homeless individuals to sleep in downtown Edmonton, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587406

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Shopping cart and other personal items left by a homeless person near Saskatchewan River, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587408

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: A homeless woman sleeping on the street in downtown Edmonton, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. Edmonton, for example, faces a rising office vacancy rate post-pandemic, leading building owners and managers to collaborate with community groups on drug, homelessness, and crime issues. Solving these complex challenges requires a whole-of-society approach, involving the private sector, civil society, and all levels of government, with the need for creative, multi-stakeholder solutions to secure our cities' futures.

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#10587384

3 Oct 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: A team of Edmonton Police Officers een in downtown Edmonton, on September 29, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canada's downtowns, vital for economic growth and social vitality, are in crisis due to the pandemic, economic shifts, changing work patterns, opioid crisis, mental health issues, and homelessness. According to Statistics Canada data released in late July, Edmonton's total crime rate increased by eight per cent between 2021 and 2022, which amounts to 653 additional crimes in one year. The city's total crime severity increased by five per cent over the same period.

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