James A. MacDonald was a driver for Cardigan R.R.#2 for more than 50 years.

Cardigan Post Office.

Telephone

The first Island telephone company was formed in 1885. It was called the RBI. Telephone Directory with assets of $10,000 compared with the Island

Telephone Company’s assets of approximately 50 million today. At a board of directors meeting on May 5, 1888, a resolution was passed accepting the offer of the Government of Canada to construct a telephone

Winifred Scrimgeour at switchboard. Inset: Delli Scrimgeour at retirement.

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