CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Downtown Charlottetown Farmers' and Artisans' Market will have a new home for 2024 in front of Founders’ Food Hall and Market. But Luther Lather shaving cream will not be there.
“It was a communication that was kind of just thrown on our lap: this is how it’s going to be. We were never engaged or consulted in this process. … My initial feeling was, ‘Oh my God. My business is screwed.’”“It was a communication that was kind of just thrown on our lap: this is how it’s going to be. We were never engaged or consulted in this process,” he said in an April 11 SaltWire interview.
Penna isn’t alone in his frustration. He shared the news on his social media and heard a lot of outrage from his peers, he said. The Downtown Charlottetown Farmers' and Artisans' Market, which for years has operated on Queen Street, will have a new home for 2024 in front of Founders’ Food Hall and Market. - SaltWire file
Looking ahead, he worries that moving the market will set a precedent that threatens similar events such as Farm Day in the City or the Victorian Christmas Market. Coun. Norman Beck asked who had the authority to make the decision, given that the market began as a council resolution in 2011.