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The Atlantic Bubble
On October 14, 2020 by jmwebLife inside the Atlantic bubble has been pretty good. Outside some spurts of COVID19 activity which is usually controlled, we’ve been pretty lax & lucky down here. As Greg Mercer wrote for The Globe & Mail, “the East Coast is healthy and thriving under some of the country’s toughest health rules. Here’s how they did
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PEI Schools Pace Reopening Amid Pandemic
On September 11, 2020 by jmwebIt’s September but March break has officially ended for the kiddos as they head back to school after an extended break due to COVID-19.
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Black Lives Matter – The Protest
On June 6, 2020 by jmwebOn Friday, June 5th we had a rather large protest on PEI. It was for the #BlackLivesMatter protests and the crowd that gathered was nothing short of …well, huge. It was the largest protest on Prince Edward Island that I have witnessed and it had a tremendous response. It started at the Coles building where
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Veseys: From Snails Pace to Overrun with Orders
On June 2, 2020 by jmwebWhen COVID19 hit, Vesey Seeds took a major hit on sales. Things plummeted to a snail’s pace. As people started to breathe properly again, things took right off increasing the sales of the Island company 450%. It was so bad at one point they had to turn off their online ordering for one section of
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Westmoreland River Nature Park – #PEIWaterfalls
On May 30, 2020 by jmwebMay 30th was a rainy and weird day. At 430am, it looked rather nice out however by late morning this had taken a turn. It was rather rainy and miserable. I wanted to head out to snap some photos during the day and debated on where to go. Since rainy days are great for capturing
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PEI’s Crucial Tourism Sector
On May 18, 2020 by jmwebPrince Edward Island’s tourism sector is going to take a tough hit this coming Summer as COVID-19 is devastating the economy. I write this although I am optimistic that we will be able to pull further ahead than anticipated. In slowdowns of the past, the Island usually will see more tourists visiting from Nova Scotia
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PEI Shutting down PEI Liquor Corp Stores
On March 18, 2020 by jmwebToday it was announced that PEI will shut down the publicly owned liquor stores. This caused a mass rush for people to head out to the liquor stores. For The Globe & Mail.
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Wet’suwet’en support at Confed Bridge cont.d
On February 18, 2020 by jmwebIndigenous supporters and demonstrators showed up at the entrance to the Toll Booth at the Confederation Bridge on Monday until around noon. They were showing their support for the Wet’suwet’en. The demonstrations were peaceful and slowed cars by a few seconds however at no point was there a full closure of the road. Police were
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Snowstorm Impacting PEI
On January 12, 2020 by jmwebA snowstorm is currently impacting downtown Charlottetown. The day started off with some ice pallets really impacting the roads however it has now changed over to a snowstorm. Don’t forget to take a moment to subscribe to my newsletter, as visible in bottom right corner.