In 1961, George Carruthers bought the old Bank of Nova Scotia . He and his son, Richard, added two bays on the back of the old bank and carried on a successful business. In 1971, Dick moved the old bank to the back of the lot where it still stands and in its place he added the present service station on the front of the two bays. At that time it was a Fina outlet; presently Petro- Canada has it leased from Richard and rented to John MacLean . IRVING SERVICE STATION In 1945, Stanley Dumville sold the lot of land he had bought from Harold Jelley to the Irving Oil Company . The company built a service station on the lot and leased it to Stanley and Albert Dumvile until 1948. At that time, Harry Collicutt leased the service station and operated it until 1950. Since that time the following people have leased the business: Edwin Turner , 1950 - 1966; Percy Sentner and Ephraim Costello , 1966 - 1972; Don Yuill , 1972 - 1979; Barry Stuart , 1979 - 1980; Omer Milligan, 1980 - 1981; Glen Willis , 1981 - 1986; John MacLean , 1987 - 1990, and Randy Corcoran 1991-92. JIMMIES TEXACO In 1962, James Baglole became manager of the Texaco Service Station. He bought the business in 1979 and served his customers well until his retirement in 1991 when he sold it to Ultramar, with Lloyd Lewis as manager. STRANG 'S GARAGE Charles MacDougall of Springfield West owned an Imperial Garage in O'Leary in the late nineteen twenties. Ross Strang was his efficient mechanic, who later bought the business from MacDougall . Strang's Esso Service was established in 1931. Renovated and enlarged, it is now owned and operated successfully by Herbie Strang. 275