PEI AS A PLACE TO LIVE

Not being an Islander from birth I often get asked 'what ever possessed you to move here?". Most think that I have family or friends here that enticed me to relocate...no. Then the conclusion becomes I must of been here before on holidays or business and decided this is were I wanted to be...no. Then what was it? Curiosity! I had travelled Canada from coast to coast but had missed PEI in my journey, so it was a land yet to be discovered for me. One night listening to the nightly news I saw a report on PEI that sparked my interest and it was centered around lifestyle.

Now my Ontario friends like to think of us 'Islanders" as being somewhat behind the times...actually 30 years is often the number given and I guess there is some truth to that. We still find time to value family and friends. Our churches are still well attended. Crime rates are very low. People still enjoy talking with their neighbours. Most Islanders enjoy the wondrous natural beauty that surrounds them and share a great enthusiasm for preserving it.

But there are some misconceptions about Islanders that permeate the general Canadian culture. Most of us aren't spending our lives on unemployment insurance. Actually some of the hardest working most dedicated souls I have ever had the pleasure of knowing live right here on this little spec of land in the Atlantic Ocean. I find most value work not so much for the necessary income to survive but more as an opportunity to be creative, productive and for the social aspect that work brings. Work is not our lives but it is integral to a healthy and happy individual.

Another humorous misconception pertains to the size of our Island. Walking the length of the Island is not for the weak. It is greater in length to the distance between Ottawa and Montreal and roughly the width of Ottawa to Kingston, so please bring a vehicle!

In this day and age, Islanders are exposed to all aspects of modern culture via the medias. We have kids walking around with the crotch of their pants hanging down to their knees. We view the same news, movies and have access to the internet and music like every other place on the globe. And yes this is having an impact on our lifestyles but resistance is not futile. The Islander is an adept at integrating modern life with values from the past. Thus making PEI a most unique environment to live and work.

Posted by Bill Harron on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Local Information for Rehoboth Beach, DE

Latitude: 38.715794 -- Longitude: -75.083138

ZIP Codes for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware	19971
Area Code for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware	302
Time zone for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware	EST

Other Area Cities: Rehoboth Beach, DE Lewes, DE

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The city was founded in 1873 as the Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting Association by the Rev. Robert W. Todd, of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church of Wilmington, Delaware, as a site for Methodist camp meetings in the spirit of similar resorts on the New Jersey shore, such as Ocean City. The Camp Meeting Association disbanded in 1881, and in 1891, the location was incorporated by the Delaware General Assembly as "Henlopen City", shortly after which it was renamed to Rehoboth Beach. Rehoboth is a name of Biblical appellation, meaning "place [or space] for all". (In modern Hebrew, the same means 'streets'). The name is strikingly fitting, due to Rehoboth Beach's ability to blend its distinct communities. Rehoboth appears four times in the Old Testament as, variously, a well dug by Isaac (Wadi er-Ruheibeh) (Gen. 26:22), a city on the Euphrates River (Gen. 36:37; 1 Chr. 1:48), and one of the cities of Asshur (Gen. 10:11). -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Delaware 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Rehoboth Beach	Delaware	United States
Population	1,495	783,600	281,421,906
Median age	57	36	35.3
Median age for Male	53.2	34.9	34
Median age for Female	60.3	37.1	36.5
Households	847	298,736	105,480,101
Household population	1,448	759,017	273,643,273
Average household size	1.71	2.54	2.59
Families	344	204,590	71,787,347
Average family size	2.35	3.04	3.14
Housing units	3,167	343,072	115,904,641
Occupied units	847	298,736	105,480,101
Vacant units	2,320	44,336	10,424,540

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PEI AS A PLACE TO LIVE

Local Information for Rehoboth Beach, DE

Latitude: 38.715794 -- Longitude: -75.083138

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