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Prince Edward Island Route 162
This is a list of numbered highways in the province of Prince Edward Island. Arterial highways Prince Edward relies mostly on arterial roads for major inter-city routes. The only expressway in the entire province is the Cornwall Bypass which is entirely part of Route 1 (there are no full-fledged freeways). Another section of highway in the province designated a limited access road is part of the Charlottetown Perimeter Highway, between Upton Road and St. Peters Rd. Maximum speed limit on arterial highways is typically . Collector highways The province's collector roads are paved all-weather roads, with a maximum speed limit of . Local routes These are paved and unpaved local roads. The maximum speed limit 80 km/h (50 mph) but typical speed limits are 50–60 km/h (30-40 mph). Prince County Queens County Kings County References External links * Prince Edward Island Highway Route Sign Photosby Martin Durocher {{Canadian highways Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PEI Highway 1
PEI or Pei may refer to: Places *Matecaña International Airport, Pereira, Colombia, IATA code PEI *Pei County (沛县), Jiangsu, China *Pei Commandery (沛郡), a commandery in Chinese history *Prince Edward Island, a province of Canada *Pei, Tibet, a town in Tibet People *Bei (surname) (貝), romanized Pei in Wade–Giles *Pei (surname), a Chinese surname (裴) or an Italian surname *I. M. Pei (1917–2019), a Chinese-American architect *Mario Pei (1901–1978), an Italian-American linguist Polymers *Polyetherimide (PEI), a thermoplastic similar to PEEK *Polyethylenimine (PEI), a type of water-soluble polymer Other uses * Paul Ehrlich Institute, Germany * Pei language * Pe (Semitic letter) (פ), or ''pei'', a letter in the Hebrew alphabet * Petroleum & Energy Infrastructures Ltd. (PEI), Israel * Princeton Environmental Institute of Princeton University * ''Private Equity International'', a financial magazine * Private Education Institution (Singapore) * Shar Pei, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travellers Rest, Prince Edward Island
Traveler(s), traveller(s), The Traveler(s), or The Traveller(s) may refer to: People Generic terms *One engaged in travel *Explorer, one who searches for the purpose of discovery of information or resources *Nomad, a member of a community without fixed habitation *Showman, or funfair traveller *Tourist, one who travels for pleasure or business Specific groups * Romani people, or Roma, or Gypsies, and their subgroups in various countries * Indigenous Norwegian Travellers * Irish Travellers Individuals * List of people known as the Traveller * "The Traveller", pen name of Billy Pinnell (died 1977), sports editor of the ''Bristol Evening Post'' from 1932 to 1956 Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * The Traveler (''Star Trek'') * The Traveller (James Herbert) * Travellers, in the novel ''Earthworks'' by Brian Aldiss * Travelers, in D.J. MacHale's ''Pendragon'' novel series *''The Traveler'', in the video game ''Destiny'' Films * ''The Traveler'' (1974 film), an Iranian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
Cardigan (2016 pop.: 269) was a municipality that held community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was a fishing community in eastern Kings County. The community was named by Welsh farmers, later it was thought to be named after James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan, later Duke of Montague. Situated on the Cardigan River and originally named Cardigan Bridge, the community started and grew as a result of the shipbuilding industry and lumber trade. Today the community's primary industry is manufacturing, followed by fishing, most notably lobster, mussels and clam Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two she ...s. The community is also home to Canada's smallest library. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montague, Prince Edward Island
Montague is a community within the Town of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Previously incorporated as a town, it amalgamated with the Town of Georgetown, the rural municipalities of Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield, and portions of three adjacent unincorporated areas in 2018. Montague is the largest population centre in the county and straddles the Montague River which is the dividing line between the townships of Lot 52 and Lot 59. The community functions as a regional service centre for the eastern end of the province, supporting two supermarkets, three hardware stores, a number of independent businesses, and several fast food restaurants, banks, and car dealerships. General information Montague is home to the Kings County Memorial Hospital, provincial government offices, and the Montague Curling Club, along with an elementary, intermediate and regional high school. The past years have seen a number of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray River, Prince Edward Island
Murray River is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in Kings County. Located in the southeast corner of the province, Murray River is bisected by a river of the same name. The community is located at the end of navigation on the river and hosts a small wharf for fishing and recreational vessel. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Murray River had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Notable people *Lorne Bonnell, former senator *Brandon Gormley Brandon Gormley (born February 18, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected 13th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2010 NHL Entry Dr ..., professional ice hockey player References Communities in Kings County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgetown, Prince Edward Island
Georgetown is a community located within the municipality of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the Capital of Kings County. Previously incorporated as a town, it amalgamated with the town of Montague, the rural municipalities of Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Valley, Lower Montague, and Valleyfield, and portions of three adjacent unincorporated areas in 2018. History This area of eastern Prince Edward Island traces its history of human settlement to the Mi'kmaq Nation, which long inhabited the area. These people were referred to as ''Epegoitnag'' and for them, the region was an Acadian forest. It had wild game, as well as fruit, berries and wild nuts for gathering, and plentiful marine resources in the nearby rivers and Northumberland Strait. The land in this area was called ''Samkook'', which translates to 'the land of the sandy shore'. Georgetown lies opposite Brudenell Point, which divides the Brudenell River to the north from the Monta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Valley, Prince Edward Island
A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree and its wood, and is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar flowering trees in the genus ''Prunus'', as in "Ornamental plant, ornamental cherry" or "cherry blossom". Wild cherry may refer to any of the cherry species growing outside cultivation, although ''Prunus avium'' is often referred to specifically by the name "wild cherry" in the British Isles. Botany True cherries Prunus subg. Cerasus, ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus'' contains species that are typically called cherries. They are known as true cherries and distinguished by having a single winter bud per Axillary bud, axil, by having the flowers in small corymbs or umbels of several together (occasionally solitary, e.g. Prunus s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souris, Prince Edward Island
Souris is a town in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located near the northeastern tip of the province. History Souris was founded by Acadians in 1727 as a fishing settlement at the mouth of the Souris River. These early settlers experienced several plagues of field mice in the surrounding area during the 1720s-1760s which damaged crops. Souris is French for "mouse" and a mouse is the Town's Mascot. It is said that "a French vessel passing by the bay in the early 1700s was forced to cut through the waves of drowned mice and so gave the name to the area. The 1744 map of Sieur de la Roque names the bay, Havre a la Souris”. Earlier names also included: Colville Bay, Grand Haven, New Bristol, and Red Cliffs. The name likely also shares similar roots with the Souriquois and the Souris River. The French (Acadians) came to call the Micmacs the Souriquois, adopting the Indians' pidgin word for the trade language. "The term came from the Basque zurikoa (pronounced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morell, Prince Edward Island
Morell is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in Kings County east of Bristol. Morell is located on St. Peter's Bay, two kilometres inland from St. Peter's Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The local economy is centred on farming (wild blueberry farms), fishing (Lobster), aquaculture (Mussels), and tourism. It was incorporated in 1953. Most of the area residents are of Scottish, English, Irish, or French descent. The first inhabitants of the community of Morell were Maritime Archaic Indians followed by the Mi'kmaq Nation. The Morell River was known to the Mi'kmaq as Pogooseemkekseboo, meaning "clam ground river". The community was named for Jean Francois Morel who settled in the area in 1720-21, having arrived from Saint-Malo, France. Local attractions include the nearby Rodd Crowbush Golf & Beach Resort. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter River, Prince Edward Island
Hunter River is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in Queens County southwest of North Rustico. It is situated on the Hunter River. It has been suggested that Hunter River is represented in the works of Lucy Maud Montgomery as Bright River in the fictional region of Avonlea. James Charles McGuigan, who became Archbishop of Toronto and a Cardinal, was born in Hunter River. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Hunter River had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References External links Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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