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Prince Edward Island


is the smallest but most thickly populated province
of Cananda. It's people usually call their province "The Island" or simply
P.E.I. The people live in small scattered communities. but the average
number of people to the square mile or kilometre is greater than any other
province. Charlottetown is the capitol city of P.E.I..

P.E.I is the only Canadian province that is entirely separated
from the North Americian mainland. The island lies in the gulf of
St.Lawrence which is a rich fishing area off the Atlantic coast of Canada.
Lobster is the most valuable catch of the island's fishing industry.

The chief sources of employment and income for the people of the
island are the service ...

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and from the mainland is very expensive,
therefore manufacturing on P.E.I. has developed slowly. Manufacturing is
now the third most important economic activity.

THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND FLAG

The provincial flag, adopted in 1964, bears an adaption of the coat of
arms. ON the coat of arms, adopted in 1905, the british lion symbolizes
the province's ties with Great Britain. Three small oak trees represent
the three countries of P.E.I. The large oak tree stands for Canada and
Great Britain.

IMPORTANT DATES

P.E.I entered the dominion on july 1st 1873 and was the 7th province to
join the dominion.

-1534, Jaques Cartier, a french explorer landed on P.E.I -1603, Samuel de
Champlain claimed the island for france and named it St.Jean. -1720,
France established colonies near present day Charlottetown and Georgetown.
-1763, France gave the island to Great Britain in the treaty of Paris
after the French and Indian war. -1799, The colony was renamed P.E.I -1864,
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