Posted: Feb 05, 2021 8:45 AM AT | Last Updated: February 5
There may not be enough roses to go around.(CBC)
Some florists on P.E.I. are warning people looking for flowers for Valentine s Day to order early, and it s not just about the pandemic.
The pandemic is having some impact, both directly and indirectly. Farms in Ecuador and Colombia are still working to get back up to full capacity following pandemic shutdowns. Cutbacks at the airlines are also having an impact on the transport of flowers.
And that is not all, said Cindy Robichaud, owner of Kelly s Flower Shoppe in Summerside. Strangely enough, it comes down to weather, said Robichaud to
Pandemic boosts betting at Charlottetown race track
The Charlottetown Driving Park is the only open harness racing track in Canada right now, and it was first to open in the spring, and that created a surge in revenues in 2020.
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Posted: Jan 27, 2021 2:12 PM AT | Last Updated: January 27
The harness racing season on P.E.I. started in early June.(Red Shores Racetrack & Casino/Facebook)
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 8:20 AM AT | Last Updated: January 14
A previous Connect 2 Employment celebrates completing the program.(Submitted by Barb Broome) comments
The COVID-19 pandemic has added new challenges for people looking for work, and that s being recognized in a P.E.I. program that helps people seeking employment.
The provincially-funded Connect 2 Employment program has been offered on P.E.I. since 2017. It was initially a work skills development program for youth up to 30 years of age, but since the pandemic it has opened up to anyone 16 years of age or older who is unemployed or underemployed.
The programming has also changed.
Borders a big issue in preventing COVID-19 spread, researchers find
A group of researchers at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government is finding a common theme in international efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Canada worries Atlantic tuna quota set too high
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Dec. 22, 2020 09:58 GMT
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has set the quota for the bluefin tuna caught in the western Atlantic too high, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, CBC reported [.]
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