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LETTER: A Netflix hit ... without the community that inspired it?

The New York Times bestselling novel This Summer Will Be Different has come to Prince Edward Island as a Netflix series — an extraordinary opportunity for our province. But with filming centered closer to Charlottetown, this summer is starting to feel all too familiar for those of us in Western P.E.I.

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The book captures the charm of Tyne Valley beautifully: the warmth of the village, the revelry at the raucous Canadian Oyster Shucking Championship at the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival, and the character of coastal rural P.E.I. life. Despite this, it’s unclear whether filming will take........

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