Rental cars have been in high demand in Atlantic Canada this summer, despite high prices and low inventory. Car rental inventories dropped during COVID, then supply chain issues made it hard to rebuild. A lack of cars has some tourists cancelling plans.
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Real estate and rental and leasing
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Added on 2024-09-11
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- ctvnews.ca
The P.E.I. government will spend $1.5M to install generators at 45 gas stations across the province, to ensure that fuel is available during power outages, with first responders getting first priority. The generators are expected to be installed and running by the fall.
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Retail trade
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Added on 2024-08-02
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- cbc.ca
P.E.I. Cannabis is set to open its fifth retail store in Stratford on January 22. The store will employ nine full-time employees, as well as a few part-time and casual workers.
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Manufacturing
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Added on 2024-01-20
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- cbc.ca
Retailers across P.E.I. anticipated a slower holiday sales season and didn’t add staff. There were 1,100 fewer part-time retail jobs in December 2023 than what there was the year before. Retail is P.E.I.'s biggest private-sector employer.
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Retail trade
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Added on 2024-01-05
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- cbc.ca
According to Statistics Cananada, 11% of women and 16% of men were self-employed in 2022. The report also stated that 80% of self-employed women and 68% of self-employed men had no employees in 2022.
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Public administration
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Added on 2023-12-05
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- ctvnews.ca
The Royalty Crossing shopping centre in Charlottetown is expanding, with a new strip mall being added and Winners will grow by another 8,000 ft2. Four new strip mall tenants are expected to open in May 2024, and food court renos will allow seven new tenants.
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Retail trade
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Added on 2023-12-01
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Prince Edward Island, PE
- cbc.ca