increasingly inadequate to meet the health care needs of a growing community. In reply to the committee's letter, Dr. D.J.H. Shaw invited an offi¬ cial delegation to meet with the Commission at the Legislative Chambers on December 15th, 1948 to further discuss the matter of a hospital for the O'Leary area. The delegation was comprised of: Mr. Sanford Phillips Sr. Rev. M.S. Rooney Mrs. Alice Maude Turner R.N. Mr. Russell Leard Mr. Errol Stetson Mr. Raeford Locke Dr. George Dewar This delegation was well received and subsequent to their meet¬ ing with the Commission in December, an official proposal for con¬ struction of a nursing unit in O'Leary was submitted on January 11th, 1949. On January 17th, 1949 Dr. Shaw informed the O'Leary Committee that financial assistance in the form of: Federal Government $8000.00 Provincial Government $8000.00 would be available and that the local community would have to raise $8000.00. In addition, Dr. Shaw suggested that a properly constituted group be formed to act as the Board of Directors. Mr. George M. Matthews , an O'Leary Solicitor, was contracted to assist in the act of incorporation and this plea was presented in the house by Mr. Forest Phillips , M.L.A . and received immediate assent. Under the act of Incorporation the Board was as follows: Mr. Sanford Phillips Sr. Chairman Mrs. Alice Maude Turner Vice- Chairman Dr. George Dewar Secretary-Treasurer Rev. M.J. Rooney Mr. G. Russell Leard Mr. Raeford Locke Mr. Errol Stetson. The board immediately established a Finance Committee consist¬ ing of: Rev. M.J. Rooney Mr. G. Russell Leard Mr. Raeford Locke. The Board and the Finance Committee worked through the sum¬ mer of 1949 in developing, reviewing and revising a submission to Government outlining plans for the new nursing unit in O'Leary . 197