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jtastrcross-podhtry midget boys' leggiyvins tirsttre, “#1.. q 1"2g.EeystsN . " V 'W' v.5 "k Ph ‘:-> - c' E Ci, __ ,A J' "ii-s'?,." -"';,, , A, -iIa= 'sal" 'irtsi/iiii , 5-3 ._ L_;",',?, . "fr". 3 _,, Fil tEN, "ca bitcuji "ss": iktisiirs,rta1 CROSS COUNTRY WINNERS These runners won the Midget Boys Division at the St. Catharines' cross country race last Wednesday. They are (front row, from left): Mark Dodgson, Craig Low, Todd Walton, (back row) John Hildreth and Wayne Augustine. Absent were: Ray Lies and David Aston. Swadesh Sachdeva (left), Anne Culliford (middle), and/Dorothy Bunch entertain at the recent Lincoln District Women's Institute Friendship Evening. dhut 498 7 ' 5 'tr;' ' :2“;.. , "T, 1 , ,it?rrs h9t " w" L' A:', *2 le. . . bat - , ‘- "7" ' = _ ' “5 .“ V . 3 x, Cc i 's" -' a T Cs: w-.", " . t " l v ? _ a , September 27, 1989 LiNCC-k'v thww {n.4, Edam)“ fixes. Lro,uirt (983 Sanj FWIO has decided to form an agricultural advisory commit- tee to look at agricultural issues from the Women's Institute point of view. This follows attendance by Janet Parsons, Canadian Farmer of the Year from Cache Bay, and Charlotte Johnson, FWIO past-president, at the Hands Across the Border conference of Ontario and New York women. A visit by Rita Burak, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food, gave her a chance to lis- ten to the concerns and learn about the organization of the Women's Institutes. Concerns included the environment and rural child care. . Joan Law, FWIO resolutions committee chairman, stressed in a report on the Canadian Crop Drought Assistance Prog- am that crop insurance, tther than ad hoe drought re- ef programs, is the best way to help farmers. She attended a recent meeting of Ontario com- modity groups and OMAF staff, in which the drought relief program was explained. Leadership training has al- ways been part of the Women's Institute program, and this meeting was no exception. There is a workshop tentatively scheduled for January titled 'Forms, Facts and Figures', with the purpose of developing administrative skills for farm Hilde Morden, FWIO prog- ram co-ordinator, reported on the implications the recent Uraguay round of GATT nego- tions holds for: Canada's and Ontario's agricultural system. Agricultural issues and lead- ership training were the main topics at the recent board meet- ing of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) held last month in Guelph. (The following report has been provided by the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario.) Women's Institutes hold board meeting 'Surgery - A Necessity or Your Choice', a series of work- shops held recently in the Guelph area by Irene Mauer and Pat Salter, gave partici- pants an opportunity to learn and make decisions about their own health concerns. The conference theme will be 'Women and the Environment - the Challenge is Now'. There will be such workshops as 'The International Marketplace', 'Fad Diets and Their Implica- tion on Agriculture', 'Repro- ductive Technology', and 'Natural Resources'. With the commitment to ru- ral youth and higher education, FWIO has been revamping its scholarship program. This year, the regional scholarships will be worth $275 each, and the county and area scholarships will be $250 each. It is hoped more rural youth will make use of these scholarships, as they are not just for girls. An Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) mini conference is to be held at Carleton University, Ottawa, in June of next year. This confer- ence is to educate WI and ACWW members about the aims, goals and work of ACWW. Plans for the centennial celebration of FWIO are Dll- going, and a special fund has been established. Already in place are plans for a centennial stamp, a special rose, a logo and a commemorative plate, with more plans coming later. From the establishment of one WI branch in Stoney Creek in 1897, Women's Institutes have spread throughout the world. This is Phase 2 oi a plan by FWIO to train people in the skills needed- to put on work- shops, then have those people put on workshops throughout Ontario. women's organizations