Other names by which Prince Edward Island is known
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Just a short drop in today – I have many oars in the fire and I need to get all my ducks on the same page. If you are planning to visit PEI, perhaps you need a bit of research. Do you know the various emblems of Prince Edward Island? We have a provincial flower, bird, tartan, soil, tree, and of
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Inspection fees are on the rise in PEI. There has been considerable negative feedback on this: We have to pay for government’s extravagances in other areas We’ll have to pass the cost along to the customer Government is taking money out of my pocket that I could direct to improvements This is a disincentive
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Like all other provinces, we like to believe we have a good health care system in PEI. I have found a few minor differences. For example, yearly eye exams are not covered, but children get free dental services. Prince Edward Island has two major hospitals located in Charlottetown and Summerside. There are also several other smaller hospitals
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Information for people planning a move to Prince Edward Island
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Brown is very common in seaglass. Beer bottles are the biggest source of brown glass. However you can get brown glass from old bleach bottles, some soda bottles like Orange Crush, medicine bottles, etc. Looking at the detail of this picture, you will see a couple of pieces with lettering. Those can be interesting to research and
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PEI First Timers usually have questions about the weather. We have maritime weather which means we seldom have temperature extremes. If you know the geography of the East coast of North America and you know about the gulf stream, you will see that warm water from the South comes up to Nova Scotia before turning
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Prince Edward Island has a lot of catch phrases associated with it: The Garden Province Garden of the Gulf Million Acre Farm Abegeweit (Cradle on the waves) Birthplace of Confederation Spud Island Come Play on our Island The Gentle Island I remember the year when New Brunswick said “We don’t do ordinary”. The same year,
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Today, some information for newcomers. What do you know about PEI? What would you like to know? Well the island is just 224 km long and varies from 6 to 64 km wide. This means that on PEI, you are never far form the Sea. PEI has a population of about 140,000 in the wintertime. In the summer, some
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Prince Edward Island has a tartan. The reddish brown represents the PEI dirt, the green is the vegetation, the yellow the sun, and the white is for the white caps of the waves. If you are planning on buying some PEI tartan fabric to make a kilt, you may have to stand in line. It seems the demand is
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