Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1970, p. 41

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History will be repeating itself when the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada meet in Winnipeg August 24â€"28, 1970 at the Uniâ€" versity of Manitoba for their Fifth Triennial Convention. A pageant is being prepared to commemorate the formation of the Federation in that same city in 1919, when Judge Emily Murphy was elected the first national presi- dent. The first scene starts there and goes on to depict the highlights of the first 50 years; the second scene looks into the next fifty years in a Suitably staged futuristic setting. Mrs. E. V. Fulton, Birtle, Manitoba, lst Vice- President of F.W.I.C. is in charge of this item on the prOgram, Conveners of the five standing committees will be looking at their programs past, present and to come, thrOugh a panel in which they are taking part. Mrs. John McLean, Eureka, N.S., F.W.I.C. 2nd Vice-President and Chair- man of Resolutions is moderator for this ses- sion, with Dr. J. M. Nesbitt, President, Nesbitt Educational Enterprises Ltd, Winnipeg, as co- ordinator of the discussions to follow. Sister M. Thomas More, Chairman, Departâ€" ment of Social Services, Holy Family College, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, will be the keynote speaker at the opening session, enlarging on the thought of the convention theme, “Comm munieationâ€"Keystone for Progress.” Another speaker will be the Rev. Walter MacLean, Winnipeg, Executive Director, Manitoba Cenâ€" tennial Corporation. Mr. MacLean has bad service abroad and will speak on the topic, "Our Commitment to Developing Countriesfi What is it?" Mrs. J. Philip Matheson, A.C.W.W. Area Vice President, of Oyster Bed Bridge, P.E.I., will chair the A.C.W.W. session on Thursday afternoon, August 27. Invitations have been extended to representatives of other A.C.W.W. constituent societies in Canada to be present. Cont'd from page 28 4. Announcement of results a) The results of the competition will be announced shortly before the ACWW Triennial Conference, August 1971. b) Judges. An international panel of judges will be appointed, with special knowl- edge of the Subject. Their decision will be final. c) Prizes. There will be three prizes for Class 1, three for Class 2, and three for Class 3. First Prize: £7. Second Prize: £4. Third Prize: £2.10.Dd. SUMMER 1970 Mrs. Verde Keyes of Hyde Park, who received Advanced Honours for completing 18 4-H Homemaking proiecls. Cam'd /r0m page .74 The pollution control programs being car, ried out by the Ontario Government are help ing. For example, in last Friday's Toronto Globe and Mail one headline in the first sec- tion read, "4 more Ontario paper firms charged over pollution. Total now stands at 6.” These firms were charged by the Ontario Water Resources Commission with polluting watercourses in Ontario. Last year, the Ontar- io Department of Energy and Resources Man- agement passed legislation requiring that all boats be equipped with sewage holding tanks. At the present time, the Departincnt of Energy and Resources Management and the Ontario Department of Health are conducting a cot- tage~byâ€"cottage inspection to locate faulty sewâ€" age systems. Through thc work of the conser- vation authorities and the Ontario Water Reâ€" sources Commission some rivers have been freed of pollution. The water in the Grand River, once described as a natural sewer, is now purified. For the first time in many years, it is possible to find fish living in this river. The Ontario government has implemented several programs in a move toward-curbing pollution, but it will take more than this to Win the battle. It is imperative that each of us realâ€" ize that pollution is our concern. 41

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