Listings
Airlines Air Canada (tel 892-1007) has an office at the airport. Bike rental MacQueen's, 430 Queen St (tel 368-2453); Smooth Cycle, 172 Prince St at Kent (tel 566-5530). Bus companies The Shuttle connects Charlottetown with Cavendish (tel 566-3243). SMT, 330 University, provides long-distance services to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (tel 566-9744). PEI Express Shuttle (tel 462-8177) operates a minibus service between Charlottetown and Halifax; advance reservations are essential; the one-way fare is $45. Car rental Avis, at the airport (tel 892-3706); Budget, at the airport and 215 University Ave (both tel 566-5525); Hertz, at the airport (tel 566-5566); National, downtown at the Prince Edward Hotel , 18 Queen St (tel 628-8868) and at the airport (tel 628-6990); Rent-a-Wreck, 57a St Peter's Rd (tel 566-9955). All these companies do good deals on short-term rentals. Ferry companies Northumberland Ferries, 94 Water St (tel 566-3838 or 1-888/249-7245). Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Riverside Drive (tel 894-2111). Ice cream Something of an island institution, Cows produces delicious ice cream; there are outlets down on the harbourfront and on the corner of Grafton and Queen, opposite the Confederation Centre. Internet and email access Cafe Diem , 128 Richmond St, opposite the Confederation Centre (daily 9am-9pm; tel 892-0494). Laundries Midtown Laundromat and Cafe, 236 University Ave at Bishop (tel 628-2329). Newspapers The main local daily is The Guardian , which makes an enjoyable read; its motto is likeable too - "covers PEI like the dew". Pharmacy Shoppers Drug Mart, 128 Kent St (tel 566-1200) and 390 University Ave (tel 892-3433). Police General inquiries (tel 566-7112). General emergency number (tel 911). Post office 135 Kent St (Mon-Fri 8am-5.15pm). Taxis City Cab, 168 Prince St (tel 892-6567); Co-op Taxi, 91 Euston St (tel 628-8200).
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