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Summerside's East Coast AF donating $2 of sales of COVID-19 inspired shirts to Food Banks Canada
Summerside's Luke Walker and Megan McDonald are known for their quirky online business - East Coast AF - that captures popular local sayings and immortalizes local heroes, such as Lucy the Duck, on T-shirts, hats and hoodies. But recently, the ...
Half of Atlantic Canadians surveyed not confident about covering living expenses
Government income assistance programs and payment deferrals have helped people struggling with debt keep their heads above water so far during the pandemic. But as Walter MacKinnon notes, the debt hasn't gone away. People who were on those ...
Upstreet Craft Brewing partnering to sponsor ECMAs
This year's East Coast Music Awards (ECMAs) will have a taste of the Island with Charlottetown's Upstreet Craft Brewing partnering with four other Atlantic Canada breweries to sponsor the event and serve up some suds. "It's a ...
Shift 10 per cent of spending to local businesses, says Charlottetown chamber
A common theme during the pandemic on P.E.I. and elsewhere in Atlantic Canada has been an emphasis on getting out and buying local. The Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce has taken that idea one step further and is asking Islanders to ...
Credit issues a concern in 2021 for Atlantic Canadians
With new tax debt from government assistance, Christmas credit card bills and deferral programs ending, people's financial situation due to COVID-19 could take a serious hit early this year as these factors being to add up. "It's ...
Businesses in Atlantic Canada warned about fake COVID-19 relief scam
Businesses are being warned about a scam that is circulating involving fake COVID-19 relief programs by fraudsters posing as government employees or agencies, and in some cases, friends and co-workers. Peter Moorhouse, president and CEO of ...
P.E.I. launches business navigator service
P.E.I. business owners and entrepreneurs can spend more time growing their business and less time searching for government information about permits and regulations now that the province has launched its business navigator service. "We knew ...
TOOL KIT 2021: The essentials of adapted businesses in 2021
When customers couldn't go to P.E.I.'s Lone Oak Brewing Co. to see a live band or have a cold beer after March's COVID-19 business shutdown, the pub's owners decided to bring the beer and music to the customer. That got them ...
Atlantic Canadians more likely to buy a home in rural areas, says RBC poll
Atlantic Canadians were more likely in December to buy a home in rural areas as opposed to large cities and to budget less to make the purchase compared to the rest of the country, according to a new poll released on Monday by the Royal Bank of ...
Businesses in Atlantic Canada finding new ways to generate revenue
When customers couldn't go in person to P.E.I.'s Lone Oak Brewing Co. to see a live band or have a cold beer because of March's COVID-19 business shutdown, the pub's owners did the next best thing – bring the beer and the music ...
