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 CYNTHIA ARMOUR-HELM on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Latitude: 40.269789 -- Longitude: -76.875613

ZIP Codes for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	17101 17102 17103 17104 17105 17106 17107 17108 17109 17110 17111 17112 17113 17120 17121 17122 17123 17124 17125 17126 17127 17128 17129 17130 17140 17177
Area Code for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	717
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Harrisburg is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 48,950. The Harrisburg area population was 643,820, making it the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown. Harrisburg is the county seat of Dauphin County and lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia. Harrisburg has played a critical role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, allowed Harrisburg to become one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United States. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

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	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	United States
Population	48,950	12,281,054	281,421,906
Median age	33	38	35.3
Median age for Male	32.3	36.5	34
Median age for Female	33.6	39.4	36.5
Households	20,561	4,777,003	105,480,101
Household population	47,698	11,847,753	273,643,273
Average household size	2.32	2.48	2.59
Families	10,912	3,208,388	71,787,347
Average family size	3.15	3.04	3.14
Housing units	24,314	5,249,750	115,904,641
Occupied units	20,561	4,777,003	105,480,101
Vacant units	3,753	472,747	10,424,540

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PEI AS A PLACE TO LIVE

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