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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Local - Downtown Demise Sign on door of Dollar Tree. Photos that reflects the state of downtown for story below. Note: He was asked if photo could be taken and agreed. Downtown Biz is releasing a report Wednesday morning. We have an advanced copy. Since the pandemic, downtown businesses have lost an estimated $139 million in total revenue, or an average of $2 million a week. More than 2,000 downtown storefront workers have lost jobs. Of the 70,000 downtown workers, only about 14,000 have returned to their downtown workplaces. Hotel occupancy rates are only at 11 per cent. And on and on it goes. See Ben Waldman story. July 16, 2021