's borders to visitors from Atlantic Canada in July following full pandemic border controls in the spring did not provide the hoped-for boost for three restaurateurs contacted by CBC News . She opened her seasonal business in May, earlier than usual, sensing that people wanted to get out after weeks of COVID-19 lockdown. But the summer business relies heavily on ferry traffic, and that did not materialize. Viaene estimates her July and August business was down 70 per cent from last year. They showed total sales for P.E.I.

Source: CBC News August 27, 2020 13:18 UTC