area. The Tignish Co—operative in 1950 headed by the manager,

Gerald Handrahan, purchased the home formerly owned by Doctor Johnston, to help entice a resident doctor to Tignish. The amount of $6,000. was then paid by the CO-OP and $50.00 a month was offered in fees. In 1966 a citizens committee was formed by the Co-Operative with Manager Gerald, named as

chairman.

This led in 1968 to the purchase of the Alma Buote home to serve as a center, for a doctor, dentist and a drug store. For the next five years the center had a sampling of eight different doctors, "here today, gone tomorrow". And still the co—op citi- zens committee held on, hoping for a successful end to a health

problem that would not go away. In 1973 the citizens committee deciding they needed a shot

in the arm, so they went to the village commissioners for help in securing a doctor. At a special meeting of ratepayers, a new committee was set up with Don Landry acting chairman. This led to the Tignish Health Center Co—operative Association been

formed. This was the start of the first Co-operative health center in

Atlantic Canada being built. A financial group was presented

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