Computer cash: As entire families are told to work and study from home, affording technology becomes the problem
CALGARY -- As hundreds of thousands of elementary school students across Alberta go online this week, demand for the tools they need is skyrocketing, "Now that it's all of kindergarten to grade 12, it's put that burden on again - our phones don't stop," said Gar Gar, executive director of the Youth Empowerment and Skills (YES) Centre. The charity has been collecting and distributing computers and other devices during the pandemic for people working and studying from home. Demand spiked this week as the province ordered elementary schools to join junior and senior highs for at least tw...
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