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Collected Item: “Kayaks, dumbbells, hot tubs: Recreational items in short supply during pandemic”

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Kayaks, dumbbells, hot tubs: Recreational items in short supply during pandemic

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

news article

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

An article discussing incredibly increased demand resulting in back-orders of recreational goods across the National Capital Region/Ottawa Valley. These goods include: canoes and kayaks; above ground pools and hot tubs; golf clubs, inline skates, and tennis rackets; and home fitness equipment. The increase in demand is attributed to people having more free time on their hands with less options to fill it due to the pandemic. All these products are also those which can be used at home or outdoors at a significant distance from others.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

outdoors, sport, recreation, canoe, kayak, skate, fitness, tennis, business, supply chain

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kayaks-dumbbells-and-hot-tubs-recreational-items-in-short-supply-during-the-pandemic-1.5642817?cmp=rss

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Jennifer Chen

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2020-07-10
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