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.Resolutions Sustained at the Annual Meeting he following resolutions were sustained at the Federated Women's Institutes of On- tario annual meeting in November, 1997‘ They included: Guelph Area - requesting the Minister of Health to support the passing of a Natural Health Products Act which will deai fairly and exclusively with the category of “Natural Health Products" - requesting our government to continue its efforts in seeking an international ban on the production, sale and use of land mines and support efforts to remove such devices wherever laid Simcoe Area 0 requesting the Department of Justice to intro- duce legislation to impose severe sentences for adults engaged in any form of pornographic be- haviour with those under 18 years of age - requesting the Department of Justice to investi- gate ways that children be protected from sex and violence on the Internet and to promote the availability and use of inexpensive teievision "chips" which enable parents to control and block sex and violence on the home television London Area - requesting that the Ontario Minister of Transpor- tation enact legislation requiring the installation of reflective tape on the sides and rear of all farm . equipment accessing roads in Ontario after dusk to increase farm equipment visibility (letters also to be sentto the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Farm Safety Council) - requesting that the Ontario Minister of Transpor- tation enact legislation requiring the installation of a strobe light on all school buses in Ontario to enhance the visibility of the school bus - requesting that the Ontario Minister of Transpor- tation enact legislation requiring each primary grade school bus in Ontario be equipped with a safety bar that makes the young child walk far enough ahead of the bus so that each child may be seen by the school bus driver Grey-Bruce Area - requesting that the appropriate branch of the United Nations take action to focus attention on the plight of women in Afghanistan who are being subiected to outrageously harsh persecution by an extremist group Northwestern Area 0 petitioning the Ontario Government to enact leg- lslation that prohibits the possession of a loaded firearm between the road and fences, or it no fences. within eight metres of the traveled portion of all secondary highways and maintained town- ship roads in the Province of Ontario Please Note: The Resolutions Convener en- courages the use of the Resolutions Manual when researching and writing a resolution. They can be purchased from the FWIO Office. Provincial Resolution: Convener i: Leila Pzrrig rewl She can be reached at 1665 Melly: Ave, Vic/cars Height: 0N MT 220, Phone: (807)577-8596. Meet Your 1997-98 Executive and Board of Directors The FWJO Executive - standing from left to right are Mary Janes - PRO. Donna Willows - Southern Regional Vice- President, Mary Lou Norton - Program Coordinator, Winnilred Mann » Western Regional Vice-President, and Lynn Rutger â€" Executive Assistant. Seared from left to nght are Marg Harris - Past President, Anhena Heclrer - Pres:- dent and Chnsfine Fleaburn - President-Elect, Second Year Board Directors . from left lo right, in the back row are Vera Miner, Shirley Gleadall, Willa Johnslon, Rosemary Moran, Margaret Crawford and Shirley Woodourn. Sealed in the front row, (rum left to right, are Margaret Walton, Billie Power and Betty Vietch. First Year Board Directors, from left to right. in the back row are Pat Salter. Evelyn Duff. Faith Nalms, Frankie Higglson (alternate Subdivision 1), Donna Willows and Elsie Stephen- son. Seared in the front row from left to right are Barbara Clara, Dwyla Pilgrim, Jane lien and Marylin Rennie Absent - Luella Robinson. The Third Year Board Directors stand‘ rng irom left to right are Anna Hodge, Dianne Orr and Anne Dyas. Seared from left to right are Laurena Ulriclr, Wrnnifred Mann and Man's Thomson Branch (cntennlal Reports he mandate ofthe Centennial History Committee is to colâ€" lect and record a historical summary of all the celebrations held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the WI. All Branches. Districts and Areas are to record their centennial projects and activities and send them to this committee. All items will be placed in a large book of archival quality to be on View at the FWIO Provincial Office, This project will record all fes- tivities held between January 1, 1997. and December 31, 1997, Send all reports of your 100th an- niversary celebrations to Leda Archer at 34 Lorne St.. Elmvale ON LDL 1P0. (705)322-2130. Home 5 Country, Winter '97-96 7