m W £. The Souris Economy In 1838 when John Knight built his breakwater into he decided the site of Souris town, and its future role as a seaport. As it grew it also became the place to which the whole northeastern part of Prince Edward Island looked for retail and other services, and it attracted secondary industries related to the primary harvests of land and sea. In recent years tourism has joined the fishery and agriculture as an important ele¬ ment in the Souris economy. In 1980 approximately 800 workers were employed in the town in about 100 establishments, and a population of 5,500 looked to Souris for everything from banking ser¬ vices to groceries. The scope of this activity is reflected in the following list of businesses and services: Business Establishments Meat Market Co-operative Poole's Red & White Grocery Store Souris Grocery J. P. MacPhee Co. Ltd. (groceries and hardware) MacKenzie Motors McGraw Auto Supplies Ltd. Auto Electric Daisy a Day Flower Shop Sally Clinton 's Dress Shop Estate W.B. Leard Reg. (men's wear & footwear) Flossie's Boutique United Maritime Fishermen Stedman's Ltd. Gift Shop Bagnall's Mills Ltd. (building supplies) Clinton & MacAulay (building supplies) Larter's Pharmacy Ltd. War Surplus Store The Log Cabin ( Hand Craft Sales) Henderson Lumber Company Quigley Pulpwood Charlie Cooke 's Insurance Lank Realty R & M Auto Body Esso Service Station Souris Buttercup Dairy Bluefin Restaurant & Lounge Dingwell's Funeral Home Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Souris Credit Union Central Market Ltd. ( Petroleum) Ltd. (Chaisson's Restaurant) Fried Chicken Mac's Barber Shop Cormier Shell Service Station The Souris breakwater, first built by John Knight in 1838, was enlarged by the Dominion government after Confederation. ------