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Just prior to the opening of the No. 9 School in January 1941, the Town Council discussed the issue of housing. The Summerside Journal reported that at the meeting on December 30, 1940, "It was felt that private families of the town who have accommodation to spare should consider these people and arrange to take them as boarders. This, it was pointed out, is done in many other Maritime centres and it is earnestly hoped all citizens who can possibly do so may help in this situation." As a result, townspeople began to rent out unused bedrooms and some made house renovations to create small apartments for families and married couples. Most single men lived in barracks at the Station, but some sought rooms in the town where access to the Airways Bus service made it possible to travel back and forth.
On December 17, 1942 the Journal reported, "Even a larger number of officers and other ranks with their families are resident in Summerside now than this time a year ago, which not only adds to our population but lends materially to the intercommunication of interests and understanding between our civilian population and the airport personnel. This is a most beneficial condition in many ways and one that adds to the spirit of understanding and good-will which is so desirable." |  |