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  Prince Edward Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Edward Island (simply PEI or P.E.I. French, l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Scottish Gaelic, Eilean a’ Phrionns or Eilean Eòin, Míkmaq Apekweit) is a Canadian province coextensive with the island of the same name.
The island's namesake is Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), the father of Queen Victoria.
Prince Edward Island has a high level of political representation, with 4 Members of Parliament, 4 Senators, 27 Members of the Legislative Assembly, 2 cities, 7 towns and 60 incorporated rural communities (having over 500 municipal councillors and mayors) to give a total of 566 elected officials for a population of 138,307 (as of 2006).
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 Prince Edward Island - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Prince Edward Island (simply PEI or P.E.I. French, l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Scottish Gaelic, Eilean a’ Phrionns or Eilean Eòin) is a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes.
In September 1864, Prince Edward Island hosted the Charlottetown Conference, which was the first meeting in the process leading to the Articles of Confederation and the creation of Canada in 1867.
Prince Edward Island is the first province in Canada to elect a Premier of non-European descent (Joseph Atallah Ghiz) in 1986.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Prince_Edward_Island   (2291 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is the smallest of Canada's ten provinces in both size and population.
The Island lies in the Gulf of St Lawrence and is separated from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by Northumberland Strait.
When Prince Edward Island joined Confederation in 1873, it was given six members in the House of Commons; but by 1904 this number had been reduced to the present four, as the population of other parts of Canada grew faster than that of the Island.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=J0006481   (3987 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Lieutenant Governor Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In Australia, the Lieutenant Governor is the subordinate of the Governor of a state, who serves as Administrator, or acting Governor, in case of illness or disability of the Governor.
In Canada, the Lieutenant Governor is the representative of the Queen within a province, much as the Governor General is to the federal Government.
Lieutenant Governors are nominally appointed by the Governor General but in practice are chosen by the Prime Minister of Canada usually in consultation with that province's respective premier.
www.ipedia.com /lieutenant_governor.html   (868 words)

  
 Duncan Campbell's History of Prince Edward Island - Chapter 10
Prince Edward Island being represented by the Honorables Colonel Gray, premier; Edward Palmer, attorney general; W. Pope, colonial secretary; George Coles, M. P., and A. Macdonald, M. The proceedings of the conference were not reported, but the late Mr.
On the eighteenth of December, 1869, the governor-general transmitted to Sir Robert Hodgson, the administrator of the government of Prince Edward Island, a minute of the privy council of Canada, relating to the question of a political union of the island with the Dominion.
The legislative action necessary to consummate the union of Prince Edward Island with the Dominion of Canada being thus completed, its political destiny was united to that of the already confederated provinces on the first of July, 1873.
www.islandregister.com /campbell/ch10.html   (3047 words)

  
 Lieutenant-Governors of Prince Edward Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of viceroys for Prince Edward Island (which was known as St.
The colony had governors until Confederation in 1873 when it became a province of Canada, after which it had lieutenant-governors.
Governors of New France (1627-1760) - Governors of Acadia - Northwest Territories (1869-1905)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lieutenant-Governors_of_Prince_Edward_Island   (150 words)

  
 Random Works of the Web » Blog Archive » Prince Edward Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Prince Edward Island (simply PEI or P.E.I. ; French, l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes.
Roughly one thousand Acadians on the island, many having already fled a British-ordered expulsion in the mainland British colony of Nova Scotia in 1755, were subsequently deported in 1758 when the British seized Île Saint-Jean during the Seven Years’ War.
The university was formed from the merger of Prince of Wales College and St. Dunstan’s University.
random.dragonslife.org /prince-edward-island/1699   (2316 words)

  
 epi information,pei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Prince Edward Island (epi; French, l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of the Canadian Maritimes.It is Canada 's smallest province in terms of both size and population.
The province comprises the island of the same name located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, northeast of NewBrunswick and north of Nova Scotia from which it is separated by the Northumberland Strait.
In September 1864, Prince Edward Islandhosted the Charlottetown Conference, which was thefirst meeting in the process leading to the Articles of Confederation and the creation of Canada in 1867.
www.vsearchmedia.com /epi.html   (1114 words)

  
 Nelson - Political Science-Canadian Politics on the Web/The Executive
The governor general's position is constituted through the 1947 Letters Patent, although many of the powers of that position (and those of the lieutenant governors) are to be found in the Constitution Act, 1867.
A contemporary scenario, in which the governor general or lieutenant governor might use his or her discretion to refuse to act on the government's advice is in Quebec.
Although formally appointed by the governor general, the other members of Cabinet and the Ministry are chosen by the prime minister.
www.nelson.com /nelson/polisci/executive.html   (964 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island
Since that time the three saplings have been regarded as representing the three counties of Kings, Queens, and Prince, and the oaks, big and little, have become the mark of Prince Edward Island, as it was renamed in 1799.
As Prince Edward Island did not enter Confederation on July 1, 1867, it was neither assigned arms with the original four provinces in 1868, nor assigned a flag for its lieutenant governor in 1870.
With the granting of arms to Prince Edward Island on May 30, 1905, the badge on the flag of the lieutenant-governor would have been altered to reflect the new shield, but when the province dropped the crown and adopted the wreath of maple leaves is unclear for the change seems to have been made informally.
fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Provinces/PEI.html   (1071 words)

  
 CANADIAN VICE REGAL RESIDENCES
Government House was built in 1834 and was intended to serve as a Vice-Regal residence for the Lieutenant Governors of the then British colony of Prince Edward Island.
Built for Governor Sir John and Lady Francis Wentworth between 1799 and 1805, Government House is one of the oldest official residences in Canada.
This was the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of the NorthWest Territories from 1891 to 1905 and the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1945.
www.orgsites.com /sc/my-canada/_pgg3.php3   (310 words)

  
 Female Governors from 2000
The governor is in charge of the civil administration - the Prefect is head of military and police of a larger district.
She became acting governor in January when her predecessor was appointed to the cabinet, and in May she was elected to the post.
Governor 1993-2003 and took over the post of governor when her predecessor became member of the Federal Government on 5 november.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /governors2000.htm   (3402 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island: Lieutenant Governors Gallery, Honourable Charles Douglas Smith
Charles Douglass Smith was the fourth Governor of Prince Edward Island since the creation of the Colony in 1763.
Governor Charles Douglass Smith was born in 1761 in England.
Towards the end of his career on Prince Edward Island, Smith became a recluse, surrounded by his relatives and a handful of sycophants.
www.gov.pe.ca /lg/gallery/04Smith.php3   (823 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Prince Edward Island (simply PEI or P.E.I. ; French,) is a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes.
The shoreline of the island consists of a combination of long beaches, dunes, short sandstone cliffs, salt water marshes and numerous small bays and harbours.
The colony had governors until confederation in 1873 when it became a province of Canada after which it had lieutenant governors.
www.prince-edwardislandcanada.com   (4146 words)

  
 cars - Monarchy in Canada
All executive power is theoretically reposed in the Queen, who is represented in Canada by the Governor General of Canada and the Lieutenant Governors of the provinces.
Like Lieutenant Governors the Commissioners of Canada's territories of Nunavut, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories are appointed by Governor-General-in-Council, that is the federal government.
Today, virtually all of the Queen's Canadian duties are performed by her representatives in Canada, the Governor General and the Lieutenant Governors of the provinces, though occasionally the Queen's authority is appealed to by Canada's partisan political leaders.
www.carluvers.com /cars/Queen_of_Canada   (3965 words)

  
 Administration of Lieutenant Governor Fanning - An account of PEI in 1806 By John Stewart
He had, as we have already seen, procured the return of a House of Representatives that were compleatly devoted to his interests, and he soon after contrived to get rid of such of the members of the council as were not equally so.
In this situation upon the arrival of Lieutenant Governor Fanning from Nova Scotia, with the Kings commission in the usual form appointing him Lieutenant Governor of the Island, in the room of Mr.
If it is expected that the colonies in North America are ever to enable the West India Islands to become independent of the United States in the very necessary articles of provisions, fish and lumber; that can only be accomplished by an attention to their affairs very different from what they have hitherto met with.
www.macphailwoods.org /peiacc/pei9administration.html   (1062 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governors and Commissioners
She was appointed 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1997.
She was appointed as the 19th Lieutenant Governor for Saskatchewan in 1999.
In 1999 she was appointed as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/47856/2   (379 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Prince Edward Island (simply PEI or P.E.I. French, l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes.
The geological properties of the white sand found at Basin Head is unique in the province as the grains cause a humming noise as they rub against each other when walked on.
PEI is the first province in Canada to elect a female Premier (Catherine Callbeck) in 1993; both the Lieutenant Governor and the leader of the official opposition at that time were also female.
www.voyager.in /Prince_Edward_Island   (2240 words)

  
 Embassy Washington
Canada's Parliament comprises the Queen (represented by the Governor General), an elected lower chamber, the House of Commons, and an appointed upper chamber, the Senate.
The Governor General gives "Royal Assent" to bills passed by the House of Commons and executes decisions of the Cabinet, as well as other duties.
Lieutenant Governors fulfill a similar function at the provincial level.
www.canadianembassy.org /government/federalism-en.asp   (1460 words)

  
 Exploration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Many of the sailors were Portuguese, sent out by Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) from his base at Sagres on the southern tip of Portugal.
Instead, he found himself on the fringing islands of an entirely new continent, soon to be named the Americas.
In Australia, Edward Eyre (1815–1901) explored the interior and discovered Lake Eyre, and William Wills and Robert Burke crossed the continent from south to north, but died on their return journey.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /nature_gallery/exploration.htm   (3398 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island: Lieutenant Governor Gallery
For the purpose of this report the term Governor appears for all Governors from the time of the creation of the Colony in 1763 until Prince Edward Island entered Confederation on July 1, 1873.
Following July 1, 1873 all are identified as Lieutenant Governor.
All pictures are courtesy of the PEI Public Archives and Records Office and the Lieutenant Governor's Office.
www.gov.pe.ca /lg/gallery/index.php3   (432 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governors: PEI
The Honourable J. Léonce Bernard is the thirty-ninth Lieutenant Governor of the Province since the creation of the colony in 1769 and the twenty-sixth since Confederation.
Mrs Marion Loretta Reid was the thirty-seventh Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island since the creation of the Colony in 1763.
MacPhail was born on 22 March 1920 in New Haven, Prince Edward Island, the son of Robert Archibald MacPhail and Catherine C. MacLean.
www.heraldry.ca /misc/arms_lieutGovernor_PE.htm   (271 words)

  
 The Hon. Marion Reid - Canadian Women in Government - Celebrating Women's Achievements
Encouraged by her mother to continue her education, she graduated from Prince of Wales College at 17, and began her teaching career.
In 1972 she returned to school, earning a Teacher's Certificate and two scholarships for academic excellence from the University of Prince Edward Island, which enabled her to become a school principal.
From 1990 to 1995, Reid served as Lieutenant Governor for the Province of Prince Edward Island.
www.collectionscanada.ca /women/002026-817-e.html   (478 words)

  
 Yeomen and Princes
Governor of Rhode Island and to the Honorable Joseph Whipple Esqr.
In the freshman class of 1745, William Whipple, son of Deputy Governor Joseph Whipple, was ranked first in his class by the faculty and administration, indicating the social and political position of the family, not just in his hometown or colony but also in the whole of the New England Colonies.
The Honorable Joseph Whipple Junior, Esq, Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations, was possibly buried in an unmarked grave beside his first wife and their four infant sons.
www.whipple.org /charles/yeomenandprinces   (18159 words)

  
 British Columbia
The seal of Vancouver Island was a hopelessly cluttered affair which contained not only the royal arms, but also roses, shamrocks, thistles, a trident, a caduceus, a pine cone, and a beaver.
The colony thus lacked a ready symbol when, on August 7, 1869, Queen Victoria instructed governors to fly their colonial badge in the centre of the Union Flag.
An informal flag representing a region is that of Vancouver Island, suggested in 1988 by Victoria resident, Michael Halleran.
fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Provinces/BC.html   (3416 words)

  
 Princeton Army ROTC -- Alumni
In March 1975, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and assigned as Commanding General, IX Corps and U.S. Army, Japan.
He was co-founder and President of the Princeton Alumni Association of Nantucket Island and President of the Alumni Association of Greenwich, CT. Princeton recognized his contributions by presenting him with the Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton, and by renaming the ROTC cadet reading room as the Bitner Lounge.
Bitner was a President and Director of the Belle Haven Club, Governor of The Field Club of Greenwich, and Governor of Nantucket Yacht Club.
www.princeton.edu /~armyrotc/alumni4.htm   (2373 words)

  
 CBC Manitoba - Monarchists chastise Schreyer for return to politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Monarchist League of Canada is criticizing former governor general Ed Schreyer for running in the Jan. 23 federal election.
Aimers told the Globe and Mail newspaper that some Monarchists believe that, after serving as governor general, a person is still speaking on behalf of all Canadians.
He says those appointed to the position should be treated like a judge, someone who is beyond partisan politics.
www.cbc.ca /manitoba/story/mb-schreyer20051227.html   (196 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governors, Canada
On top, Edward the Confessors' crown, and around the arms, a golden half-ring of ten golden maple leaves, representing the ten provinces.
Blue, with the shield centered, surrounded by a 3/4 ring of 10 golden maple leaves for the 10 provinces, and with St Edwaard's crown over the Arms.
Are the flags of the lieutenant governors besides Nova Scotia and Quebec all of the same pattern, i.e.
flagspot.net /flags/ca-ltgov.html   (355 words)

  
 CanadaInfo: Provinces and Territories: Prince Edward Island: Former Lieutenant Governors
ieutenant Governors are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Canada and the Federal Cabinet.
On February 1, 1799, it was renamed Prince Edward Island but continued to have governors.
On July 1, 1873, it entered confederation as a province and began having lieutenant governors.
www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/provinces&territories/PE_lieutenant_gov.html   (142 words)

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