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Peters is the singular name as it denotes a last name, ie, Mr. Peters. =
Peters was once a popular family name here on Brier Is. Can't imagine =
why this misguided, so called, authority would change traditional names =
without proper or most likely no research. Bah humbug to them.
Dave
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Angus MacLean=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Peter or Peters Island
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.
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.
=20
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.
Angus
At 11:46 PM 09/07/2008, you wrote:
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.
Thanks,
Andy
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Peters is the singular name as it =
denotes a last=20
name, ie, Mr. Peters. Peters was once a popular family name here on =
Brier Is.=20
Can't imagine why this misguided, so called, authority would change =
traditional=20
names without proper or most likely no research. Bah humbug to=20
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dave</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dangusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca =
href=3D"mailto:angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca">Angus=20
MacLean</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 10, 2008 =
1:56=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Peter =
or Peters=20
Island</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>You can rest assured that the "correct spelling" as =
ordained by=20
the Canadian Geographical Names Committee, is Peter Island. Any =
possessive=20
name place has been reduced to the singular, rendering the meaning=20
obtuse.<BR><BR>An example, I am from Neil's Harbour (Victoria County). =
My=20
sister-in-law was born in Neil's Harbour and when she applied for her =
Passport=20
she received it back with the birthplace stroked out. Since she had =
urgent=20
need of a Passport, she had to travel to Halifax to hopefully move it =
along.=20
When they were filling in the birthplace one person marked in Neil's =
Harbour,=20
another "whited" it out and a third marked in over the whiteout "Neil=20
Harbour". The sign now says "Neil Harbour". Whether this will satisfy =
the=20
Passport officials is not yet known.<BR> <BR>I don't know if the =
"query"=20
function on their website works or not but when I enter "Neil's" or =
"Neil"=20
Harbour, the return states no records exist.<BR>Angus<BR><BR>At 11:46 =
PM=20
09/07/2008, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT size=3D2>Does =
anyone know the=20
official name of the island between Brier Island and Long =
Island. The=20
Nova Scotia map says Peter Island. The Lighthouse Society =
website says=20
Peter Island. Many locals call it Peters Island (Peters is a =
long=20
standing Islands name). I need to use the name in an =
interpretive=20
panel, and I'd like to get it=20
right.<BR>Thanks,<BR>Andy</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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