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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1985-12-23, Page 21Sweet Season Warm thanks for your goodwill and support. Happy Christmas to alll BLYTH BULK FOOD 523-4789 Randy and Lorna Fraser ck Peace On earth In the spirit of friendship and good faith, vse offer our very special thanks to Vol' this holiday season. HOWSON MILLS BLYTH 523-4241 523-9624 MAIN OFFICE ELEVATOR MERRY CHRISTMAS This Yuletide season, we warmly express appreciation to all our friends. HAPPY NEW YEAR! THE CITIZEN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1985. PAGE 21. Women's Institutes seek meeting on farm economy The Federated Women's Insti- tutes of Ontario showed their concern for not only those who live on the farm but also for women in all parts of rural Ontario with the resolutions they passed at their annual board meeting. The Federated Women's Insti- tutes of Ontario have long been recognized as a women's organiza- tion supportive of a healthy farming economy and are going to arrange a meeting between repre- sentatives of the PWIO and the three provincial leaders to gain an assurance and develop a time frame for the positive action they have promised on behalf of farmers. The second resolution is that FWIO urge Environment Canada to pass the necessary Lodge gives gifts to shut-ins Morning Star Lodge held their regular meeting with Noble Grand Barbara Watts conducting. After opening exercises, busi- ness discussed was date for Christmas Party to be held Dec. 18 at 6:30 in Lodge Hall. Donations of money are to be sent to Family and Chldren's Services, Goderich; Sick Children's Hospital, London; Wingham Day Care Centre, also to Pilgrimage for Youth; our share of expenses for sending a delegate from this district to new York and United Nations in 1986. Vice Grand reported gifts and cards to sick and shut-ins were mailed on ready to deliver. The secretary asked all members who wished to get insurance for 1986 to get in touch with her by the end of December. The Oddfellow-Rebe- kah float received first prize at the Santa Claus Parade. Barbara Nichols and her helpers were thanked for their work assembling the float. Several members had December birthdays. V.G. Mary Nichol donated stuffed animals to sell tickets on to be drawn for at the Christmas party. After closing, Lodge Mary Davidson and Nelva Scott conduct- ed a card game. Sarah Stephenson and Vera Hastings won prizes. Lunch committee served a deli- cious lunch. legislation to remove Ring-billed Gulls from the list of protected birds. At the present time, there are no provincial laws or regulations concerning the safety of people and livestock with regards to the installation and maintenance of any type of farm manure holding tank, unless agrant is being sought by the installer from OMAF. The FWIO request the OMAF, the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Ontario Ministry of Environment to introduce provincial legislation stating that all types of existing and future farm manure holding tanks have adequate safety precautions maintained at all times. The safety of all rural property owners caused the following resol- ution to be passed that FWIO request the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to strengthen the protection rights of landowners in rural areas under the Trepass to Property Act by forbidding per- sons from• hunting game from roadsides in rural and agricultural areas. The education of children has always been of concern to Wo- men's Institute members so they passed the resolution that FWIO urgently request the Ontario Mini- ster of Education implement a law change to deny teachers of Ontario the right to strike. Some packages have printed directions that are so small that it is often necessary to use a magnifyi- ing glass to read them so a resolution was passed that FWIO request the Department of Con- sumer and Corporate Affairs to enact legislation requiring mini- mum standards for print size and legibility in or on packages. Since overall health of women has always been a concern of Women's Institutes it requests that public washroom cubicles include a small sink for the great number of people who have had a colostomy, illiostomy or similar surgery and such conditions re- quire washing parts of the body in privacy. In Ontario one woman in 11 has mastectomy surgery which re- quires breast prosthesis for bal- ance and appearance so FWIO requests the Ontario Ministry of health to extend financial assist- ance '.oward the purchase of the required prosthesis, to all women having had mastectomies. Vehicles continue to pass school buses with lights flashing and stop signal arm extended and it is difficult to prove the identity of the drive of the vehicle so FWIO urges the Ministry of Transportation and Communication and the Attorney General of Ontario to make it mandatory that the owner of the vehicle identify the driver of the vehicle, or be held responsible for the violation. Many Women's Institute branches and districts pass resolu- tions on a local level and these will go to the appropriate councils or committees. Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to our good friends and customers from the Boneschansker family, Ethel See you next Spring during the strawberry season. ./N Warm thoughts for a bright and happy holiday season! Don, Lenore & Staff at SCRIMGEOUR'S FOOD MARKET "Huron County's Foremost Car Dealer" Turnberry Si. at the North end of BRUSSELS Phone 887-6173