Island businesses welcome P.E.I.’s plan to end COVID-19 isolation requirements – CBC

‘I just look at it as a step in the direction of where we were pre-COVID’

Nov 07, 2022

After nearly three years of pandemic-related restrictions, businesses on Prince Edward Island are feeling positive about the province’s plan to lift the COVID-19 isolation order.

Late last week, P.E.I. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison said the province was preparing to get rid of the isolation requirement at the end of November.

Ryan Abdallah, owner of Cedar’s Eatery in Charlottetown, sees the change as a sign of progress.

“I just look at it as a step in the direction of where we were pre-COVID, which is great to see,” he said.

“It’s good for the economy. It’s good for the town.”

In statements to CBC News, the chambers of commerce in Charlottetown and Summerside agreed, saying the change was welcome news for many businesses that have struggled with staffing over the past few years, partly due to the isolation order.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-isolation-businesses-react-1.6643800