Bread Token - Weyburn Mental Hospital Weyburn, Saskatchewan

From Tannahill:

“The Weyburn Mental Hospital was started in 1922. During the 1930's, it was recognized that the staff was not being paid a very good wage. It was proposed that the staff be eligible to buy pork, beef, poultry and bread from the hospital store, at cost price. In 1933, the staff could purchase meat and poultry at 10 cents a pound. Tokens were sold to the staff at 20 for $1.00 and were good for the 2-lb. loaf baked in their own ovens. Tokens were discontinued in 1945 when it was found that the staff were supplying their neighbors as well. On Nov. 1, 1971, the Mental Hospital was phased out and became known as the Souris Valley Extended Care Hospital [Wikipedia link added by Numista user].”