Dr. Laurie Brinklow is a writer, editor, and former book publisher of Charlottetown’s Acorn Press. She is the Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program at the University of Prince Edward Island and Chair of the Institute of Island Studies Executive Committee. Her research focuses on 'islandness' and island identity, including the power of place and story. We discuss with her about recent changes to the rural region in Canada including immigration and coronavirus remote worker arrivals.