the road to becoming a national leader in the industry. Stanfield was born two years after his father, a textile manufacturer from Bradford, Yorkshire, England, left Prince Edward Island and relocated

, later King Edward VIII, and his brother Prince George, when they visited Canada in 1927. As the ranking military officer in Vancouver in the 1920s and 1930s, Stewart participated in military

Edward Island in 1855. William’s father owned a middle-sized holding of 149 acres in Lot 34 when he died intestate in 1873. Three daughters never married, and most of the sons became farmers or

superintendent of its busiest commuter line, the Long Island Rail Road. Thornton’s skilful direction of the LIRR drew the attention of the wider railway world

that Blackadar, who was well connected with the Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces, put White in touch with the superintendent of its Home Mission Board for Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

equal number … in various branch offices in Eastern Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.” The expansion came through innovative promotions, including giveaways and purchase incentives

a choice of ridings but in most cases he would have had to run against a farmers’ party candidate. To avoid any confrontation he picked Prince, in Prince Edward Island, where he was acclaimed in

‘Maud’ and nothing else”), was raised in Cavendish near the north shore of Prince Edward Island; under the fictional name of Avonlea, this beautiful rural community provides the setting for her most

branches with ample parking were opened in places such as Don Mills in Toronto and Pointe-Claire on the island of Montreal. Others were established in Refugee Cove (Happy Valley-Goose Bay), Labrador, as well

activities and many people encouraged him throughout his run in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island (24 May to 27 May), and New Brunswick (27 May to 10 June). The successful fund-raising