COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Wednesday, Sept. 16

Two Charlottetown business groups are saying this is not the right time to boost downtown parking fees, with the owner of Peakes Quay calling the move "a slap on the face."

U-pickoperatorson P.E.I. are taking extra precautions this year because of COVID-19.

Some P.E.I. MPs are returning to Ottawa to attend Parliament for the first time since the pandemic was declared.

Halloween might look a little different on P.E.I. this year during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Heather Morrison said during her weekly public briefing.

Dozens of Islanders with daubers and face masks will be shouting "Bingo!" on Friday for the first time since March as a Charlottetown bingo hall gets set to reopen.

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King expressed his pride in the work that Islanders have done to control the spread of COVID-19, six months after the first case hit the Island, and acknowledged the fatigue everyone is feeling.

The pedestrian shuttle for the Confederation Bridge remains out of service and there are no immediate plans to resume it while COVID-19 is still a threat to safety, says the bridge's general manager.

Door-to-door canvassing by candidates will not be part of the campaign during the upcoming byelection in Charlottetown-Winsloe.

P.E.I. has confirmed a total of 57cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with no deaths or hospitalizations, and one currently considered active.

Also in the news

• A 20-year-old Charlottetown man has been fined$1,000 for hosting a party with more than 15 people inside, police say.
• UPEI is not among the institutions most at risk financially as the pandemic keeps new international students out of Canada due to the pandemic but it will likely suffer, says a report by Higher Education Strategy Associates.
• Municipalities across P.E.I. are trying to figure out what this year's Santa Claus parades will look like because of COVID-19.

Further resources

• Here isinformation for livingwith the COVID-19 pandemic on P.E.I. including information on government relief programs, physical distancing measures, and essential health services.
• Here is achart tracking COVID-19 numbers and a timeline of COVID-19-related events on P.E.I.
• Here isa guide onwhat parents and students need to knowbefore heading back to class as soon asSept. 8.

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