A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton, Prince Edward Island

Clinical Resource Nurse and Tele- Home Nurse was Myra (O’Brien) Ramsay.

Resident Care Workers (RCWs): Crys— tal (Adams) ChaissOn, Olive (Bernard) Dunn, Darlene (Adams) Blanchard,

Tracey (Gallant) McNeill and Paula

(McKenna) Bulger.

The only Social Worker to come from the area is Jill (Stewart) Wakelin.

THE CALLOW BUS

(As reported in the Charlottetown

Guardian) 1954 - Fifteen elderly and shut-in folks of the Alberton district had a very happy Friday after-

noon when a Walter Callow Wheelchair Coach Margaret Sweet Coll- made its first trip to this part of the province under

Margaret (Stewart) Ellis, first Public Health Nurse in West- the auspices Of the Regaletta REbekah LOdge- ern Prince Edward Island

AWalter Callow tag day had been held in Alberton for several successive years, this year when Mr. Callow received the receipts from the tag day he felt

a coach should visit this area.

By long distance telephone he made contact with Mrs. Clayton Travers, treasurer of the Lodge, who had forwarded the money. Members of the Lodge went into action immediately and learned that the numbers of shut-ins were enough for a drive, which would justify the coming of the Coach. The Coach arrived in Alberton on Thursday and during its stay aroused much interest. This large vehicle, the first wheelchair coach in the world, went on the road in May 1947. It is equipped for 10 wheel- chairs and seating for eight other persons besides the driver-hostess. The back of the Coach forms an hydraulic ramp over which the wheelchairs pass easily. It locks in position so there is no danger of accidents. Each wheelchair is adjustable so that its occupant may sit upright or lie down. They are cushioned with foam rubber, and have small cushions, which may be placed at the occupant’s back

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