A History of Canoe Cove women held bake and yard sales to raise money, and consequently the interior was redecorated. Now it is not only a cozy, warm place to meet, it is attractive as well. People from the district have worked for the Red Cross for a long time for many purposes, starting with knitting for soldiers during the wars. Schools also used to have meetings on Friday afternoons. The aim of the meetings was to teach pupils the basics of good health. One of the rules was that we should bath once a week, another was that we should wash our hair once every two weeks. Before we snicker at this we must remember that very few rural homes had electricity, running water or central heating. Getting a whole family bathed on Saturday night was quite a chore. When First Aid Posts were established Canoe Cove was chosen over thirty years ago with Florence MacCannell , R.N . in charge. The idea of the post came up because of a near drowning in the MacCannell family. One and one- half year old Billy and two and a half year old Rosemary were happily playing and splashing at a tub of rain water when Billy lost his balance and tumbled in. By the time the mishap was noticed he was unconscious. Florence gave rudimentary artificial respiration and fortunately, Billy responded, but it was a very close call. An interview with Evelyn Cudmore of the Provincial followed, which was broadcast on radio, and shortly after that the Post was started at the Cove. We are very lucky that there were no serious accidents during the time the Post has been in operation.