Canadian Premier League generates millions for P.E.I., officials sayÂ
The P.E.I. government says a $1.5 million investment to bring the Canadian Premier League to the Island last year paid off with millions of dollars in direct and indirect benefits.Â
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Posted: Mar 10, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: March 10
About 300 players and staff of the Canadian Premier League played their soccer games in Charlottetown last summer, in the middle of a global pandemic. (Dan Hamilton/USA TODAY Sports for CPL)
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 12:38 PM AT | Last Updated: January 29
Mike Cassidy, owner of Maritime Bus, says he hopes to start receiving some of the funds next month, but the buses will stay on the road in the meantime.(Steve Bruce/CBC) comments
Northern Maritime Bus routes will keep operating for at least another year.
The company was planning to end the the Campbellton-to-Moncton and Fredericton-to-Edmundston routes Sunday evening. But shared funding from federal and provincial coffers will subsidize the company that s been struggling with decreased ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maritime Bus will get $720,000 this year, according to a provincial news release. Maritime Bus is not eligible for various federal support programs, mainly because it is a for-profit enterprise. This is why Edmundston will get the money and give it to the company in turn.
Maritime Bus will keep two northern routes going as it explores financial assistance options from municipalities.
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Buses to keep running until end of the month, municipalities work to find financial support for Maritime Bus
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 1:07 PM AT | Last Updated: January 14
Mike Cassidy with Maritime Bus says northern busing will continue for two more weeks.(Steve Bruce/CBC)
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