President speak Women's Institute members in Ontario continue to develop good programs. encourage leadership and dud,- mpigsrelevant to the concerns .xr the members. HVIO sponsored the seventh semi- nar of the Adva Agricultural Lmelanin]: Program at Geneva Park, - trillia in March. Charlotte Johnson, ï¬reman! president, was given the pponunity to address the program andtheir spouses on the tune Challenges of Change. She utlinedthebeginninsofthe Wt; its road: through the years: the oppor- tunities given to women to develop; .ur involvanznts today and ï¬nally, t here we see ourselves in the future. FWIO President (‘hurlnm' .Irthmim .un'mlnf {In' . s to AALP participants ldl'iun'i'tl lurrru/tmnf Leadership Program .n'nmmr in Harris rim \prmt: I'ln' mmnm' hm \[lt’tlullt'il' by FWIO. Pictured uhnn' r.\' ('Imrlutri' milling; .i pr'i-wnmnnn In partiripam Curry Hohhot um! lm‘ trm- It'mmt‘u it! I'm! limm-II Illl‘ Chemicals seminar addresses two questions The Canadian Agricultural Chemi» :1: Association sponsored a "Safe he 0! Pesticides" seminar at the .tnivenlty of Guelph on March 26, .986. 1‘ represented the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario. The 'wo gallons addressed were: “WM are we up against?" and "Whatuewe going to do about it?" it w dated that the farmer needed to In pesticides in order to survive in unintuitive agribusiness system. eventhoufltheor shehad some nag: ulna worries about long-tent: ill dim The challenge was to make paddle: more safe by increasing the user's awareness of the risks. The sweetener in the use of pesticides could be high in terms of human helltlnnd environmental contamina- tion. Tom the beneï¬ts of proper “0f Ill: noducts. operators. other fun when, and bystanders must be may informed; users must 5‘ my trained; precautions lull ll routine as seat belts Ill helmets; ground water water contamination prevented and no unaccept- he on harvested crops. ‘ Careless misuse of pesticides Illllltl be prevented. Safety information must be made available. It was nulcd that labels do not contain all the necessary safety inlnrmnlinn. the safety information must hi: ensin read and interpreted. District Diary. . . continued from page 2! well as had it painted and wired. Mrs. Sarah Powell. a charter and life member who is 90, every year organizes a fun night â€" proceeds nf‘ which are donated to Save the Sight, Members currently knit mills Iur emotionally disturbed children who attend the Mel-{ugh School at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. .Nppnmcltm lll seeming lllt‘ l‘L‘Nl tcstlll would he llltt‘lltlll t'cililn‘ulntn til the mots, tlnnlmlt nlnmtinn .iml lti' limpet Liltt'llilti'. ('t‘tllltmtmn mttltl In- \uluntnn m |ll.lllll.llt1ll‘llllL’illlHll t'lllllll llt‘ Illl|\ltll'll t‘lllll‘l hr the militant u! nitt'ctlltttt'tll. .itul lilllk'lllllp'. mutt i‘mnntllltttuttt' .Illl' quulclv the use illlll tinny-cu Ruth Grow ls lllt' |lrt|\'ltll‘llll t'ntr vent'r of Agriculture lltltl t'numlinn Industries. II (it! lult‘, Aug. Sept. With 1%