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FWIC Representing FWIO. Senior Board Director, Mrs. C. Diamond and al Spence. The Annual Board Meeting of the Federated Wo- men's Institutes of Canada was held outside Ottawa for the first time at Glendon College. York Universtty, Toronto. This made possible a bus trip to the Erland Lee (Museum) Home. Stoney Creek. and the Adelaide Hoodlcss Homestead. St. George. for many members of the Board it was a first time experience. Another innovation was that all Board Members came in on Monday and the Executive held their meeting. while simultaneously Junior and Senior Board Directors met together under the leadership of Mrs. N. Edie. Manitoba. and Mrs. R. Fenner. British Columbia. It was agreed this was beneficial not only to establish a rapport between provmces but to listen. learn and discuss ideas. together. All Provinces shared concern to enrol younger members; lack of communication between National and Provincial Conveners; uncertainty over names of Convenerships not being unified; and difficulty created by Provinces operating within different year frames. Mrs. D. Maclnnis. PEI. and Mrs. T. Macdonall. Newfoundland. will co-ordinate a similar meeting in lQXl. Mrs. Gail Smith. representative from UNICEF who had just returned from projects in East Africa. Lesotho and Somalia. showed pictures to combined group. Her greatest concern was for more than 614,000 people inside Somalia. one of the world‘s least developed nations along the Ethiopian border. Here the income of people is about SIOO. a year per capita. There are more refugees than in Cambodia and Viet Nam but the media has picked up on the latter. Slides on Manitoba‘s ‘Forward With Agriculture‘ and a tourist industrial film on British Columbia were a real contrast to the UNICEF pictures. Miss Molly McGhec. Director Home Economics Branch. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Miss Lorraine Holding. Associate Director. Miss Joyce Canning, Supervisor Home Economists. Guelph and Mrs. Bev. Carson. Home Economist at Norfolk-Haldi- mand attended. They told about the programs offered to rural Ontario residents. including 4-H. adult workshops. short courses and TV programs. Mrs. E. Oddie. FWIC President. reported on her presidential activities including participation in the ACWW Mini»Confcrence at Memrameook. New Brunswick earlier in the year. Each member received a report of the ACWW Conference. Mrs. Lewis. Canadian Industries Convener. sent an outline to Provincial Convencrs to make a study of Nuclear Waste and requested slides of Provincial Indus- tries to be assembled for program material. Under Citizenship and Legislation the ‘Laws as they pertain to Children” are to be sent to each Province and Mrs. Noblitt. Convener. urged study of these to learn how they protect children and what laws are needed to improve situations with regard to children. Mrs. Anderson. Convener of Education and Cultural Activates requested three songs from each Province for [7 ternate Junior Board Director, Mrs. Kenneth a song book and items for an album includim 1mm sculptors. etc. with details to be forwarded. ' Mrs. Nevcrs, International Affairs Comet-.4, disappointed all provinces had not sent slides ' on her Convenership but there was a break provincial units not receiving this. Mrs. Laracy reporting on Canadian Unity ( .mmte asked fer suggestions for a competition. "l Chnd Safety Kits from 1979 FWIC Convention ill tic available for loan as program material when 5 hm been received and decision made about re: luring them. Mrs. Noblitt. Resolutions. discussed Nation: ippn” of Resolutions sustained at Provincial level 1 has was :UCSled "W11 in forwarded directives in this regard. Resolu' M. tained at FWIC included 0 asking Federal Go imcni to broaden the interpretation of ‘immediate i it“ in regards to Capital Gains Tax on farm land . me or death of property owner; 0 Valuation Day l‘ bc revised to take into account the escalating valu. mm land: 0 urging Federal Government to ameni .inadu Pension Plan to permit spouse remaining at llC to participate in it; 0 requesting government 't’latn legislation relating to marijuana under Narcii tun trol Act. FWIC supported ACWW resolutions on (I I nitur» ing of plant materials (2) agreed to wark \\ other organizations to prevent pornography where ‘lLlfL‘n are involved (3) went on record as opposing msott Dam project and asking US. government to not moratorium. The Executive recommended films on Cantitl \gnv culture be collected for use at 1983 ACW“ inlcr- ence; FWIC fee be raised; Sale of Tea l is lit promoted; ACWW flag tour be continued \u \lrs Rowbottom, Alberta; Mrs. Parker. Quebec: \lrs. Maclnnis, P.E.l. appointed to work on the l Tour with Area Vice President. An appeal was launched for more subscr n~ l0 Federated News and two Provinces will be re: 1'11 to submit material each issue. Byâ€"laws and CL ulIOH Committee is to act on a motion to initiate it p-‘ i mil to compliment Byâ€"laws and Constitution. A.“ will! archival material is to be turned over to it Public Archives. _ A Committee is working on an all-inclusive » in W a new FWIC pin and general opinion favored Hull“ style. it was agreed unanimously to invite . at“ World President to attend FWIC Convention 1 L' hcltl on the University of New Brunswick campus .. rcdt‘r- icton. June 10â€"18. 1982. I Following the Board meeting a special as I‘ll- f“ appointees to the Steering Committee to work ll 1°“ Conference Committee. met and all Board :mbcrs were invited to sit in if they wished. Chaired w ‘1” Wm. Linde. British Columbia President. '- “MUS: 0n “"5 appointed at Area Meeting in Germany. A deer r made to set up committees and have correspunt t ‘3 “nu working in each province. Various committee include Finance. Sales Table, Pre and Post Conferent‘u TOW"