Here is the word on the street in Calgary during the downturn
CBC News | Posted: February 19, 2016 10:09 PM | Last Updated: February 26, 2016
'People think twice about every dollar that they spend'
You know when you're at a bus stop or the grocery store checkout line, and you end up chatting with the person standing next to you — and you get a different perspective on things?
Well, we strolled through downtown the other day, and asked a bunch of people how things were going in the downturn. The changes they had noticed in the core. How they felt.
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While some people said things were noticeably quieter on the streets, in the shops, and the plus 15s, some say there's also a determination that things will work themselves out.
CBC Calgary's special focus on life in our city during the downturn. A look at Calgary's culture, identity and what it means to be Calgarian. Read more stories from the series at Calgary at a Crossroads.