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You can rest assured that the "correct spelling" as ordained by
the Canadian Geographical Names Committee, is Peter Island. Any
possessive name place has been reduced to the singular, rendering the
meaning obtuse.<br><br>
An example, I am from Neil's Harbour (Victoria County). My sister-in-law
was born in Neil's Harbour and when she applied for her Passport she
received it back with the birthplace stroked out. Since she had urgent
need of a Passport, she had to travel to Halifax to hopefully move it
along. When they were filling in the birthplace one person marked in
Neil's Harbour, another "whited" it out and a third marked in
over the whiteout "Neil Harbour". The sign now says "Neil
Harbour". Whether this will satisfy the Passport officials is not
yet known.<br>
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I don't know if the "query" function on their website works or
not but when I enter "Neil's" or "Neil" Harbour, the
return states no records exist.<br>
Angus<br><br>
At 11:46 PM 09/07/2008, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>Does anyone know
the official name of the island between Brier Island and Long
Island. The Nova Scotia map says Peter Island. The Lighthouse
Society website says Peter Island. Many locals call it Peters
Island (Peters is a long standing Islands name). I need to use the
name in an interpretive panel, and I'd like to get it right.<br>
Thanks,<br>
Andy</font></blockquote></body>
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