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 News Releases

Recent News Releases

Province releases August tourism numbers

Fire Prevention Week: Prevent Kitchen Fires

Agricultural Insurance Corporation moves to Kensington

New licence plates selling briskly

Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz welcomes MLA Hal Perry to the Liberal Caucus



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 Bird of the Day

Manx Shearwater

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 Business of the Day

Chantelle's House
in Charlottetown.



 Things To Do

Events for October 5th, 2013

J.P. Cormier

Hospice PEI ?Dancing with the Stars?

The Fred Eaglesmith Travelling Steam Show

Anne & Gilbert: The Musical (1:00 pm performance)

Classic Albums Live - Rumours: Fleetwood Mac

To search for upcoming events, visit our Festivals and Events page.



 What's New

Recent updates to our website.

New Acadian and Francophone Affairs website

811

Land Use Policy Survey

Fall Photo and Video Contest



 Factoid of the Day

Crapaud held PEI's first agricultural fair in 1820.


 Today in Island History

On October 5 in Island history...

1851 Yankee Gale ends after wrecking some 80 vessels and killing at least 130 sailors.

From the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation


 Aerial Photo of the Day

North Lake Harbour in North Lake

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See our Aerial Photos section for more.

Aerial photograph by Birds Eye View Photo



 Island Place of the Day

Red Head
A cape, E. shore of Egmont Bay..

See Our Communities section for more.


 The Moon

Moon's Illumination for 10/05/2013


Calculated using software from Sky & Telescope


 Sunrise and Sunset

Information for: October 5, 2013

Sunrise: 07:16 AM ADT
Sunset: 06:45 PM ADT




 Charlottetown Tides

Tides for Charlottetown
Do NOT use for navigation.
Consult official tide tables.


Tide data from the
Canadian Hydrographic Service


 Environment Tip of the Day

Islanders are Canada's most active recyclers of beverage containers, with 81 per cent of non-dairy drink cans, bottles and cartons returned at depots or through the blue-bag curbside pick-up.

From Environment & Energy.


 Farm & Forestry Fact of the Day

Information provided by the
PEI Agriculture Awareness Committee

Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.

Visit the
Agriculture and Forestry Information Centre


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