child, and during three major forest fires in the area. With excellent support from the Fire department and organizations, the experience of mass feeding so many people was an outstanding success. A fall out shelter was built in the Post Office building in Tignish , It was to be used in the event of a nuclear attack. It would be the job of a trained atmospheric reader to take regular testings of the air outside the building, and report the findings to headquarters in Charloftetown. Instructions would then have to be transmitted to the public, by radio or volunteers who were appointed by the civil defense department. People would be required to take cover from the fallout. A supply of canned goods and water was kept in the shelters, along with a telephone, radio and geiger counter. A small cot was also furnished for the one person shelter in the building. The shelter measured 12 by 14 feet and 7 feet high. Concrete blocks were used for the structure, to insure protection. Several holes, strategically located in the walls, allowed fresh air into the cubical. Homes at the time were encouraged to keep on- hand a supply of canned goods and fresh water in their basements ,or in a safe place away from the danger of fallout. Very few people were aware of the shelter in the Post office at the time, and warnings from the risk of radio activity were virtually unheeded. The shelter has been removed and fortunately for all of us, it did not have to be put to use. 172