Years ago an earthquake occurred in NB which was felt in PEI. I was sitting in my third floor office when the building shifted just enough to be felt and I watched the thermo pane window crack from corner to corner.
Of course we are all aware of earthquakes causing havoc in various places around the world and today, Australian news is reporting another ‘quake off the coast of Japan.
When the ‘quake was felt here one of my older Island friends told me a fault line passes though the Charlottetown area. In fact, he said the fault passes directly under the old A. Pickard building which is on the corner of University Ave. and Belvedere Ave. He described uncovering a large open fault when the building was built and regardless of how much rubble and fill they dumped into it, they could not fill it up. He indicated that the final solution was to place long steel girders over the fault which was sufficient to bridge the opening and allow the building to be constructed.
Does anyone know if this is true?