Local Information about Charlottetown

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Charlottetown is nestled at the middle of the island province of Prince Edward Island (which is 224 kilometres long and is between 6 and 64 kilometres wide), and lies just above sea level. Charlottetown is the seat of Queens County and is situated at approximately the midpoint along the south coast of the island, where the Hillsborough and North rivers empty into Charlottetown Harbour.

Charlottetown as the cradle of Canadian confederation, and was the home to many Fathers of Confederation. Being a provincial capital, and the home ofseveral fedral governmetn departments and agencies, the city takes a strong and active role in all levels of government.

Here are all the email contacts for your elected politicians.

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