COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What s happening Friday, April 9
Online condolences only are being requested for Prince Philip, who died today at age 99; and Prince Edward Island s unemployment rate has fallen again.
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Posted: Apr 09, 2021 7:17 AM AT | Last Updated: April 9
On an online condolence page, the Prince Edward Island lieutenant governor s office posted this photo showing Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip saying goodbye to then-Lieutenant Governor Willibald Joseph MacDonald and his wife Agnes during their visit to P.E.I. in 1964. (Public Archives and Records Office, Acc5099/51)
Prince Edward Island s seesawing unemployment rate went down to 8.1 per cent in March, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began to take a bite out of jobs. That s according to Statistics Canada data released Friday.
Sadie and Max are playing in the backyard when Sadie has a thought. “We should start a restaurant,” she says.
Max claps his hands and shouts, “Yes!” but then furrows his small brow. He’s not sure what his sister means.
“We’ll need tables,” Sadie continues. “Daddy can cook and Mommy can tell people where to sit.”
Andrea is listening in. “I think I can do more than
that,” she says. She’s defensive about the fact that Kyle does most of the cooking. But Sadie’s right, if they were to open a restaurant, Kyle would be the chef.
Anne musical not part of 2021 Charlottetown Festival lineup
The Charlottetown Festival will be returning this year but Anne of Green Gables -The Musical will not be returning with it.
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Old Stock is one of the most important pieces of theatre we have done in years, says artistic director Adam Brazier.(Stoo Metz)
Netflix
The story of our Royal Family can be stranger than fiction at times, so it makes the perfect material for a period drama series.
Intrigue, wealth and scandal set against the political backdrop of the day have been a ratings hit for Netflix as viewers relive key moments for the Windsors in this fictionalised account.
The Royals themselves have been a little disapproving of the treatment of some historical events, but the idea that they might have been streaming The Crown along with the show’s fans – who include Hollywood stars as well as the general public – makes it even more tempting to watch.
Everything Zoomer
Marketing executive Nadine Spencer pictured above at the intersection of King and Bay streets in the heart of Toronto’s financial district became a lifeline for businesses navigating their new online workplace during the pandemic, offering a multimedia training studio designed to help ease the transition. Photo: Natural Image Photography
The economic impact of COVID-19, with its social-distancing requirements, limit on in-store customers and heightened health protocols, has been a knockout punch for many entrepreneurs running small enterprises.
“Businesses that have been around for decades, even generations, are in danger,” says Laura Jones, vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), a non-profit that represents 110,000 members.