BUS SERVICE It is not known for sure when the first bus service began to O'Leary , perhaps in the late 1930's. It is, however, known that the first bus stop was at Jack Pate 's Meat Market. Here tickets could be purchased and parcels dropped off. Later bus stops were situated at Mrs. Angus MacKenzie 's, Marne Kennedy's, John Wedlock 's, and the present bus stop is located at John MacLean 's Petro Canada Service Station. In the mid 1940's bus service was available from Tignish to Souris seven days a week. It is interesting to note that in 1946 IMT had five buses making the run from Charlottetown to Tignish six days per week as follows: one travelled from Charlottetown to Richmond , another from Charlottetown to Portage , a third to O'Leary and two from Charlottetown to Tignish . In the 1970's bus service to the area was discontinued for a time, however, Island Transit Ltd . began service in 1976 and continues to operate between Tignish and Charlottetown on a daily basis. Following is a list of bus drivers from the area that have helped over the years to bring bus service to O'Leary : Roland Turner , Marne Wedlock, Loman Harris and Leroy Rogerson . 32