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University of Prince Edward Island
University of Prince Edward Island at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; founded 1969 with the merger of Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) and St. Dunstan's Univ. (est. 1855). It has faculties of arts, sciences, business administration, education, ... Read more
Maritime Provinces
Maritime Provinces or Maritimes, Canada, term applied to Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island , which before the formation of the Canadian confederation (1867) were politically distinct from Canada proper. ... Read more
Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island c.12,800 sq mi (33,150 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Victoria and Somerset islands. The low tundra-covered island has an irregular coastline and is deeply indented by Ommanney Bay and Browne Bay. ... Read more
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Queen Elizabeth Islands northern part of the Arctic Archipelago, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, N Canada. Ellesmere Island (the largest), the Parry group (Melville, Bathurst, Devon, Prince Patrick, and Cornwallis islands), and the Sverdrup group (Axel Heiberg, Ellef Ringnes, Amund Ringnes, and ... Read more
Arctic Archipelago
Arctic Archipelago , group of more than 50 large islands, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, N Canada, in the Arctic Ocean. The southernmost members of the group include Baffin (the archipelago's largest island), Victoria, Banks, Prince of Wales, and Somerset islands; N of Viscount Melville and Lanc... Read more
Charlottetown
Charlottetown city (1991 pop. 15,396), capital and chief port of Prince Edward Island, E Canada, on the southern coast. Food processing, tourism, fishing, and farming are the main industries. The French established (c.1720) a fort and settlement across the harbor, known as Port la Joie. Charlotteto... Read more
Atlantic Provinces
Atlantic Provinces term used since 1949 to designate the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island . ... Read more
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island province (2001 pop. 135,294), 2,184 sq mi (5,657 sq km), E Canada, off N.B. and N.S. Geography One of the Maritime Provinces , Prince Edward Island lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and is separated on the S from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by the Northumberland ... Read more
Pictou
Pictou , town (1991 pop. 4,134), N N.S., Canada, on Pictou Harbour, an inlet of Northumberland Strait. It is a lobster-fishing port and the terminal of a ferry to Prince Edward Island. It has lumbering and canning industries, and there are coal mines in the area. Pictou was settled (1763) by a group... Read more
Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure
Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure 1807-73, British arctic explorer. He entered the navy and in 1848 accompanied Sir James Clark Ross to the arctic. As a naval captain he was given command (1850) of the Investigator, one of the two ships that were to search the western part of the Arctic Archipe... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Canada and Prince Edward Island"

Prince Edward Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Prince Edward Island province (2001 pop. 135...mi (5,657 sq km), E Canada, off N.B. and N.S...Maritime Provinces , Prince Edward Island lies in the Gulf of...Confederation Bridge (1997). It is Canada's smallest province but...
University of Prince Edward Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition University of Prince Edward Island at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; founded 1969 with the merger of Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) and St. Dunstan's Univ. (est. 1855). It...
Prince Edward Island National Park
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Prince Edward Island National Park 7 sq mi (18 sq km), NW P.E.I., Canada, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; est. 1937. It extends 25 mi (40 km) along the coast and contains sand dunes, cliffs, salt marshes, and bathing beaches.
Canada
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...1 July 1980, O Canada has been the official...preceding 25 May; Canada Day, 1 July...Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Qu é...am = noon GMT. Canada consists of all...the small French islands of St. Pierre...
Magdalen Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Magdalen Islands or Îles...group of nine main islands and numerous islets...991), Que., Canada, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence N of Prince Edward Island. They were discovered...Cartier. The main islands are Alright, Amherst...
Tobacco Control Advocacy and Policies—Canada
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health ...packages first appeared in Canada in 1972, with a single...originally manufactured in Canada, exported to the United...then smuggled back into Canada. In 1999, alleging conspiracy...Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland) have...
Acadians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...day Maritime Provinces of Canada: it is found in many Micmac...Provinces include New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Being Canada's three smallest provinces...pockets in western Prince Edward Island, southwestern Nova...
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...is considered one of Canada's best known and most...1874, in Clifton, Prince Edward Island. Her parents, Hugh Montgomery...established, and eminent Prince Edward Island families. Clara...MacDonalds returned to Canada, where Ewan resumed his...
Elizabeth II
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...his older brother Edward VIII (1894 –...children — Prince Charles (1948...and Prince Edward (1964 –...visit to Ottawa, Canada, where she proclaimed...United Kingdom and Canada. In March 1984 she...Jamaica, Grand Cayman Island, Mexico, California...
Canadians
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...x2022; LOCATION Canada is a vast country...covers roughly half of Canada, separating the...Shield, include two islands: Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. The Great Lakes...largest portion of Canada's population and...

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Prince Edward Island
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Prince Edward Island was ceded by France in 1763, becoming...until 1799. Although the dominion of Canada was planned at a conference in Charlottetown, the island's capital, in 1864, Prince Edward Island remained aloof until 1873.
Canada
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the east. Canada is a federation...Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec...Physical Canada's southern...In 1873 Prince Edward Island joined...Vancouver Island, having...Britain gave Canada title to the arctic islands in 1880...
British North America Act
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...establishing the Dominion of CANADA . As the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR...representatives from United Canada joined others from New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland...Scotia with the province of Canada, which itself was to be...
United Empire Loyalists
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...migrated to present-day Canada. In 1783 and 1784 the United...speaking pioneer settlement in Canada. Historians estimate that...Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island in 1783, and to Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec...
Newcomb, Simon
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Wallace, Nova Scotia, Canada, 12 March 1835; d...Newcomb was born in Canada, the elder son of John...schoolteacher, and Emily Prince, daughter of a New Brunswick...villages in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. At the age of sixteen...
Plaw, John
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...Pantheon ; St Mary's Church, Paddington (1788–91); and several buildings in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, where he settled from 1809 (e.g. the Legislative Building and Court-House (1811)). Bibliography...
Kerosine Oil
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...distilling lubricating and illuminating oils from a petroleum spring in Derbyshire, England, in 1847. In Prince Edward Island, Canada, Abram Gessner distilled kerosine from local coal as early as 1846. He patented his process in the United...

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INDUSTRY CANADA: Prince Edward Island community ac access points survey.
M2 Presswire; 12/9/1999; 354 words ; ...PRESSWIRE-9 December 1999-INDUSTRY CANADA: Prince Edward Island community access points survey...091299 Data from the Prince Edward Island Community Access Points...years and over living in Prince Edward Island. The purpose of this household...
Government of Canada and Prince Edward Island Announce Joint Investment in the Evangeline-Wellington Area
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 3/29/2008; 627 words ; ...EVANGELINE - WELLINGTON, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND--(Marketwire - March...Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency...Technology for Prince Edward Island today announced that the Government of Canada and the Government of...
Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island Celebrate Renovation Project That Helps Islanders.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 8/6/2009; 700+ words ; SUMMERSIDE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Aug 6, 2009...Funded under the Canada-Prince Edward...through the Canada-Prince Edward Island Labour Market...managed by Service Canada and the provincial...services in Prince Edward Island. ...
A princely paradise.(Prince Edward Island, Canada)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 8/14/1995; ; 700+ words ; Prince Edward Island off southeastern Canada is the country's playground. It...spring up along the coast of Prince Edward Island. Palm trees or not, few...it's commonly known, has 40 of Canada's best beaches, with water temperature...
Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island Supported Local Project to Provide Work Experience for Islanders.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 8/4/2009; 700+ words ; MONTAGUE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Aug 4, 2009 (Marketwire...of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency...funded through the Canada-Prince Edward Island Labour Market Development...managed by Service Canada and the prov
PEI lobstermen assert cruise ships cutting gear: want vessels to alter route, avoid grounds.(Canada)(Prince Edward Island)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Fisherman; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Prince Edward Island lobster fishermen say they...president of the Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association...have complained to Transport Canada, the federal agency that...According to Transport Canada spokesman Maurice Landry...
Canada and Prince Edward Island to Assist Local Unemployed Older Workers
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 8/2/2007; 670 words ; CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND--(CCNMatthews - Aug. 2, 2007...today announced the signing of a Canada- Prince Edward Island agreement under the Targeted...Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW). "Canada's New Government understands that...
Canada : Canada-Prince Edward Island Invest in Island Infrastructure.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 6/6/2009; 648 words ; ...Ghiz, Premier of Prince Edward Island, today announced...municipalities across Prince Edward Island will benefit...the Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island. "Stimulating our...improve Prince Edward Islands infrastructure, ...
Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island Support Local Employment Project to Provide Work Experience.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 9/23/2009; 700+ words ; O'LEARY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Sep 23, 2009 (Marketwire...from the Government of Canada's support for an employment...Advanced Learning for Prince Edward Island. "In collaboration...is proud to strengthen Canada's economy by investing...
Minister Finley Announces New Federal Commitments to Help Newcomers Settle in Canada (Prince Edward Island)
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 12/17/2007; 515 words ; ...integration of newcomers to Canada. New funding of $121...Ontario. For 2008-09, Prince Edward Island will be receiving more...The Government of Canada is committed to helping...Citizenship and Immigration Canada supports a number of programs...