Island businesses celebrate restrictions easing ahead of holidays, others say it s too late
Some Islands businesses are celebrating the province’s circuit breaker restrictions lifting early, while others say their window of opportunity has closed.
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Posted: Dec 18, 2020 6:29 PM AT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020
Circuit breaker restrictions lifting Friday morning give some businesses owners, like Kettle Black s Osama Abdoh, left, and Lone Oak s Jared Murphy, right, hope to get back on track before the holidays. The P.E.I. Craft Council s Ayelet Stewart says its too late for many artisans.(Nicole Williams/CBC)
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