Facebook debate causes grief for local e-scooter merchant

LITTLE CURRENT—Sometimes social media sites like Facebook can be a great source of local information, and sometimes, not so much.

Little Current businessman Norm Abotossaway found himself in the middle of a social media maelstrom that threatened his burgeoning e-scooter business Manitoulin E-bikes and Mobility Scooters. The kerfuffle began with an article published in a nearby city that indicated the units were not legal on the streets and quickly expanded online.

The trouble is, the information contained in that article focussed on the regulations in Sault Ste. Marie, not Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands where Mr. Abotossaway’s business is located—leaving the businessman scrambling to correct the record. But first he had to get the facts straight.