Atlantic Canada has long had a reputation for being warm and welcoming, but as the East reopens, the pandemic is pushing locals to be suspicious of anyone with a licence plate from outside of the 'Atlantic bubble.'
TORONTO -- Atlantic Canada’s reputation for being warm and welcoming has long been a source of pride.
Tony and Debbie Mountenay chose to return to Nova Scotia during the pandemic because they were looking for a laid back retirement."And we had three different incidents where people came up beside us, yelling at us, through the window, and when it first happened, we had to try to think, well what was that about?” Debbie said.Visitors from beyond the “Atlantic bubble” have been vilified by locals fearing the virus could be imported.
"The Atlantic bubble is open today, [but] that does not apply to those who are from Ontario, Quebec or Western Canada,” Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil said. “If you're coming into our province, you're required to self isolate as well." McNeil said on July 6 that he is frustrated with travellers who do not isolate for the 14 days after they arrive.
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