April 15, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Sam Odrowski
Over 100 people gathered at the intersection of Broadway and First Street on Sunday afternoon (April 11), protesting the Province’s most recent lockdown restrictions and closure of small businesses.
While some protestors had clear messages of support for small businesses, stressing that all sectors are essential, others held up signs calling the measures tyrannical and a violation of their Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Anti-lockdown protestor, Peggy Bond said she was motivated to attend the protest to stand up for small businesses that are being forced to close down.
“I just feel for all of those small businesses that do not have a choice but to shut down,” she remarked. “Who’s to decide who’s essential, right? I mean, our society works as interlocking cogs and wheels.”
Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Va. - Despite a COVID-19-related warning to stay off the Appalachian Trail, some leaders in this Town of Many Trails are still hoping to hold an annual three-day festival this spring. As it stands now, we are planning Trail Days as if it were going to happen in May, Trail Days Chairwoman Susan Coleman told the Bristol Herald Courier.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy s advisory for thru-hikers to stay off the 2,190-mile-long (3,524.46 kilometers) Appalachian Trail, which spans from Georgia to Maine, was issued in response to COVID-19 concerns. Trail Days, a popular festival that features a parade, auction, music and more, was canceled last May in Damascus, a small town of about 1,000 near Virginia s border with Tennessee.
Town hopes for Appalachian Trail festival despite COVID-19
February 7, 2021 GMT
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) Despite a COVID-19-related warning to stay off the Appalachian Trail, some leaders in this “Town of Many Trails” are still hoping to hold an annual three-day festival this spring.
“As it stands now, we are planning Trail Days as if it were going to happen in May,” Trail Days Chairwoman Susan Coleman told the Bristol Herald Courier.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s advisory for thru-hikers to stay off the 2190-mile-long (3524.46 kilometers) Appalachian Trail, which spans from Georgia to Maine, was issued in response to COVID-19 concerns. Trail Days, a popular festival that features a parade, auction, music and more, was canceled last May in Damascus, a small town of about 1,000 near Virginia’s border with Tennessee.
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