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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-06-01, Page 8Page 8—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 1, 1988 Practical applications given at Conference Not in my backyard. The women of rural Ontario would like the rest of Ontario to do what they intend to do. That is, recycle as much of their own garbage as possible, re- use packaging and other articles when possible, reduce the need for landfill sites and the expense of waste disposal and to recover energy by processing solid waste. .Over 400 women participated in the Educate -Initiate Conference sponsored by the Federated Women's Institute of On- tario (FWIO), held recently at Queen's University, Kingston. The theme of the FWIO for 1988-89 is Waste Management - Recycling. As a result of the 1988 Con- ference the FWIO would like to see 100 new recycling projects started throughout On- tario, by 1990. The constant use of throw -away pro- ducts was aptly demonstrated when it was discovered that the panel members, on the Friday night, were using plastic throw away water glasses and a plastic jug. After this was commented on reusable glasses were on hand. Even the bows on the speaker's gifts were recycled. Practical applications were given to the women on how they could influence their communities. Maybe the . women could raise the money to buy their community centre a dish washer instead of using styrofoam cups and paper plates sug- gested Pat Slater, Deputy Reeve of Peel Township in Wellington County. John Hanson, Executive Director of the Recycling Council of Ontario told the women, that if they were told there was no funding to set up a depot for the collection for recycable materials, that this was misinformation. There is funding but some municipalities just seem to discourage recycling. When one Women's Institute Branch presented a brief to their township asking for some thing to be done about recycling they were told nothing could be done unless their taxes were increased drastically. The Ontario Minister of the Environ- ment, the Hon. Jim Bradley told the par- ticipants that the Ontario government en- thusiastically promoted municipal waste management that included reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery as the primary alternative waste management tools. Over 70 municipalities have made use of provincial start-up funding to establish curbside multi -material recycl- ing projects. The over 7,000,000 tons of garbag that Ontario creates each year should be pro- cessed in the municipality that creates the garbage. The women of rural Ontario do not want the garbage of the urban centers dumped in the rural areas. They were pleased to find out that Guelph has set aside a park of 40 acres to commemorate all trees they saved in the first year of operation of their recycling project. To help get the message of the Con- ference across to all parts of the province, the conference participarts took part in a series of workshops th. ' included fund raising, speaking with confidence, pro- gram plann ..g, public relations and volunteer management. As well they saw displays on recycled articles and pictures of what can happen to the environment when garbage is not controlled. If you would like to find out more about what the Women's Institute are doing about waste management or further infor- mation about the Women's Institutes, the largest and oldest rural women's organiza- tion please contact your local OMAF office. Ripley hosts Bruce South W.I. On May 17, Ripley Women's Institute hosted the 1988 Bruce South District Women's Institute District Annual. The meeting was held in the Ripley United Church. District president, Mrs. William Macln- nes opened the meeting in the usual pro- cedure and the "Welcome" was by Mrs. Walter Lock of Ripley WI. Mrs. Leonard Reid, of Reid's Corners WI, gave the Devotions. Board director, Mrs. Ivan Thomas con - Interest charges and service fees should be closely examined whenever you are in the market for credit. Rates vary greatly and the methods of calculating interest and services differ from one institution to another. It is your right—and in your best interest—to know precisely how much credit is costing you! You should always compare carefully such things as: • the interest rate being charged • the amount of time allowed to pay in full before interest is charged • how the interest charges are calculated • the non-interest charges such as transaction or service fees • the competitive benefits offered by one institution over another firmed the District Directors. Mrs. 'Cecil Humphrey read the 1987 minutes which were adopted as read, followed by the treasurer's report. Mrs. Russell Whitby of Lucknow gave a good report of the Junior Women's In- stitute. It appears that the Juniors are quite active. Entertainment by Kincardine WI was given by Mrs. Arnold Kelly who sang love- ly solos accompanied by Mrs. Elmer Bradley on the piano. The Federated Women's Institute of On- tario report was given by Mrs. Ivan Thomas, board director. Mrs. Thomas in- formed the meeting that this would be her last report. There will be nominations for a new Assistant Secretary and Public Rela- tions Officer for the area. Mrs. Thomas suggested that more 4-H girls should be participating for the scholarship. Co- ordinators are to send to the head office for their kits. Entry forms for the Recharge Your Batteries workshop must be filled out by June 30. Each institute is to have a budget. The Tartan Report was given by Mrs: John Bushell. Mrs. Perrin Lowry gave the Co- ordinator's Report and the PRO report was received from Margaret Harkness. In Memoriam was by Teeswater WI. The Museum Report by Mrs. Gwen Har- rison advised that the Point Clark Lighthouse Museum would open in June. The Southmapton Museum had 16,504 ad- missions in 1987. Mrs: Gordon Wall gave a good report on Scholarship. Miss Terry Johnson of R. 4, Kincardine was the recipient of $250.00. Mrs. Doreen MacAdam who attended the Leadership Development convention in Kingston, gave a good many ways of recycling our garbage. The Trust Fund report was given by Mr- James Convoy. - Mrs Machines thanked everyone for their co-operation during her two years as president. She was presented a gift by the incoming president, Mrs. Russell McGuire. The Lucknow WI presented a very amus- ing skit about the Institute. The 14 branches supported the Pennies for Friendship and collected $390.70 plus a special collection of $126.87 Courtesies were given by Mrs. Kay Thacker of Silver Lake WI followed by the Royal Anthem. The election of officers conducted by Mrs. Ivan Thomas resulted as follows: past president, Mrs. William Mclnnnes; president, Mrs. Russell McGuire; 1st vice, Mrs. Charles Murray; 2nd vice, Mrs. James Convoy; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Cecil Humphrey; assistant Mrs. Doreen MacAdam; program co-ordinator, Mrs. Perrin Lowry; public relations officer, Margaret Harkness; curator, Mrs. Alvin Thompson; tartan, Mrs. John Bushell; assistant, Mrs. Charles Murray; resolu- tions, Doris Hays; museum, Mrs. Gwen Harrison; scholarship, Mrs. Gordon Wall; alternate, Mrs. Morley Scott; trust fund, Mrs. James Convoy. nn