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Cross country pilot 'dared to dream'
ADDRESSES WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - Carl Hiebert, the first man to fly across Canada
in an ultralight plane, prepares a pictorial presentation, for women fromthe Huron
South Women's Institute. Mcllwraith photo.
85TH ANNIVERSARY - Marian Dougall of Hurondale, and a board director with the
Federated Women's Institute of Ontario, and Margaret MacLean of Seaforth, a former
board director, cut the cake to officially mark the 85th anniversary of the Huron South
Women's Institute. An anniversary party was held last Tuesday at the Seaforth and
District Community Centres. 187 people attended.
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When members of the Huron South
Women's Institute met in Seaforth last week
to celebrate the group's 85th anniversary it
seemed only fitting Carl Hiebert of the
Canadian Paraplegic Assocation be guest
speaker.
Itas Mr. Hiebert who dared to pursue
his dream of flying, despite the fact an acci-
dent in 1981 left him paralyzed from the
waist down. And it is women's institute
members that in so many cases volunteer
their time and effort to promote the causes
of others, so that they too can pursue their
dreams.
In 1986, five years after his accident, Mr.
Hiebert became the first person to fly an
open cockpit ultralight plane 5,000 miles
across Canada. It took him 58 days and he
battled headwinds for 49 of them. His
average ground speed was 35 miles per
hour, although because of headwinds he
found he was sometimes flying between five
and 10 miles per hour.
Mr. Hiebert's flight took him to all the ma-
jor cities in Canada, and not only fulfilled
his own dream, but raised public awareness
of what "physically challenged" people can
accomplish, as well. He called his flight the
"Gift of Wings."
The greatest gift a person can have is
mobility, but just because a person is
physically challenged doesn't mean he has
to stop doing things," said Mr. Hiebert.
"We have to move beyond the terms 'crip-
pled' and 'gimp' - even 'disabled', because it
means just that - 'not able'. But you could
hardly call Rick Hansen disabled - or Terry
Fox or Steve Fonyo," adding one of the most
emotional parts of his trip was when he flew
past the Terry Fox Memorial in Thunder
Bay.
"It was an honor to share the skies with
him. He set the ultimate example," said Mr.
Hiebert.
"We are all physically challenged, but in
different ways. For example, some people
wear glasses. I use a wheelchair. They are
just different tools to get the job done."
And Mr. Hiebert is getting the job done.
Although his flight is over, he is still fighting
to have people recognize the abilities of
physically challenged people, and urging
people to dare to dream.
"So often it is perceived if you have one
disability, you have them all. The issue here
is that we need to see past the physical
challenge, and see the person for their abili-
ty. If we can do that we will become better
persons in the process," he said.
Just as Mr. Hiebert strives towards a bet-
ter tomorrow for the physically challenged,
the federated women's institute of Ontario
strives towards a better tomorrow as well.
In the past they have been responsible in
part for: having white lines painted down
the centre of provincial highways; making
hot lunches available in schools; ensuring
stop signs be placed at railway crossings;
having fowl graded for sale; putting music
on the school curriculum; getting legal mar-
riage age, sixteen with parent's consent;
having poison containers clearly marked;
requiring pasteurization of milk; teaching
sex education in schools; banning the sale of
mineral based detergents; having bread
wrapped; requiring breathalizer and blood
tests for motorists; getting garments labell-
ed as to quality; makirfg law mandatory for
traffic to stop when school bus is stopped;
hospital benefits for all nursing homes; en -
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