COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Friday, Aug. 14

All 56 individual school plans that fall under the P.E.I. Public Schools Branch are now availableonlineas students prepare to return to the classroom on Sept. 8.

The QuebecMajor Junior Hockey League announced Friday it is planning to return to play on Oct.1.

An Island ballroomhas been transformed into a courtroom for theSupreme Court of P.E.I. due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many P.E.I. manufacturers recorded a big drop in sales in June, after holding steady in May.

The majority of Atlantic Canadians oppose opening up the region to the rest of the country within the next month and dropping the 14-day quarantine for incoming travellers, according to a new survey.

Tuna fishing charters out ofNorth Lake have been virtually shut down by the pandemic.

P.E.I. public health officials are asking anyone who was on Air Canada Flight AC8360 on July 30 to call 811 if they develop symptoms similar to those of COVID-19.

Five essential workers who were travelling from Toronto toCharlottetown on the Thursday evening flight have since tested positive for coronavirus.

The community of Tyne Valley is rallying for KraftHockeyville votes amid pandemic restrictions.

A local Parkinson's group is running into some unforeseen obstacles in their effort to continue offering clients crucialservices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

P.E.I. has confirmed a total of 41cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with no deaths or hospitalizations.

Also in the news

• With P.E.I.'s traditional Fringe Festival cancelled, organizers have put together a new show featuring diverse Island voices called Pounding the Pavement.
• The pro soccer league kickedoff play Thursday in the Island Games, a tournament that will produce a winner for its delayed and shortened 2020 season.
• The P.E.I. government has announced a new gift card program to help boost the tourism shoulder season.
• The province's affordable housing development program has been puton hold 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.

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