CO-OP HOUSING

In 1959, a Co-op Housing Project was organized in O’Leary. Land now known as Parkview Drive was purchased from (Mrs.) Lillie Adams. Construction of five new homes began in 1960 and was com- pleted in 1961. Occupants were George and Elma Bernard, Orville and Greta Willis, Harry and Viola Ramsay, Ian and Winnie Strang, and Sterling and Joyce Ellis who later sold to Fred and Bonita Johnson.

The precut homes were purchased from Haliday Homes, Truro, N.S., and hauled to O’Leary by truck driven by Lorne Jelley. Thane Milligan was foreman for the project. Construction was a co-opera- tive effort with the members helping each other throughout the building process.

Funding was provided by the P.E.l. Housing Commission with Reid Sangster and later Bill Meggison, as contact persons with the Commission.

187