A History of Elmsdale , West, and Brockton , It is not known how long the Williams Bus Service lasted. It was operated by Leonard Williams of Elmsdale . Lines - The Island Farmer June 17,1946 announced: Notice re new bus service being started in along the Route. It will be good news indeed to those residents of living along the south side of the county to learn that new bus service is about to be inau¬ gurated between Summerside and Tignish . Mr. W.L. Williams of Elmsdale put in an application in October last for a franchise to operate this sea¬ son in conjunction with Mr. Vernon MacFarlane and another. The new company known as West¬ ern Bus Lines has two buses purchased. Both Mr. Williams and Mr. MacFarlane are ex-servicemen, the former having served four and a half years in the Air Force and Mr. MacFarlane for two and a half years in the Navy. The new service will be a decided boon to many people who live from four to twelve miles from the railway or bus line, includ¬ ing those in the West Point area. Merrill Wallace was a driver in 1946. This bus service was still running in 1947 but it is not known how long it ran after that. Island Transit Co-op Ltd, - This Company operated daily bus service from Tignish to Souris and Charlottetown with a summer service from New Glasgow , NS to Souris , with connections with the . J. S. Sutherland of Greenwich , PE was the president. Island Transit Co-op Ltd. operated from June 1976 to April 5, 1980. Motor Bus Service Tignish to Summerside and Return Whan Travelling from Points Between Tignish and Summerside , why not try The Williams Bus Service i*av«* Tiipiuii Mondays, Wednesday* «mj Fridays *t' i i>'vl<*k H.ui., via MonipjM*: AH*rt»n 4.:iU: via -Eim«'lale ito J#.05: Periapts V30; via McNeill Koa <] tu 6.00: vi* to Rtehttpii'l &&: Mi»eniiv)n: C,15: arriving SuinnterftiUe 7 a.m. TUESDAY*, TIlC*USDAYS «mU SATURDAYS leave Tignndt at. 1 a.m.; U»v*i aWv« ttpftttonvi intervening points three hoffr* later; arriving in Suuimc-t>i«le at iUn.'m. ■ " • ' Leaws ;StiMi;o"H4.' DAILY 'extvpt Sun.luy; at 4 p.m.; Mixcouche 4.15: Hk-lii.h.:.<l 1.;;.">: Tyj» Valley 6.00: Portage ft:JU; O'Leary 5.55; Alin.-ri»n I't.^'i; nrriviitv' Tignish at 7 p.m." k.STOPS AT ANY POINT WHEN, SIGNALLED. J Cut \hi> •■ it ivi'iut'iivi-tfffrvhcuaait will hot ta published again J| Will/make a Special Trip to Chanottetown Exhibition, Wednesday, 24th, leaving Tig. nish at 4 a. m. and Summerside at8a.m. Single Fare from Summerside 75c. Island Farmer, August 24,1932 Island Transit Ltd. - Island Transit Ltd. started a bus service after the Co-op bus stopped. This service was operated by the PEI Government and ran from Tignish to Charlottetown daily. The main driver was Phil Callaghan , with spare drivers being