Pine Lake History - 1976 - 1989

              Dana a prepares to welcome the world
The B . C . department of agncul-
Bv LIZ DELAHEN
ture has provided assistance where
The $ 10( l. l) W cheque the Also-it
was needed, Linde said . A distric
ciated Country Women of the to farms and processing companies
World Canada Conference Com-mittee
received from the federal
government means delegates and
visitors will enjoy the same stan-dard
of hospitality as they have in
other countries, says Jacquie
Linde .
The Williams Lake . B . C . confer-ence
committee chairman heads the
group organizing volunteers from
the 14 Canadian constituent socie-ties
of the . ACWW who are respon-sible
for the hosting arrangements .
To dace, 1750 women from around
the world have been registered .
Linde said .
The June 19 - 29 17th triennial
conference is to be held at the
University of British Columbia -
only the second time the conference
has been held in Canada . ( The first
was in Toronto in 1953 .)
The international organization
represents country women and
homemakers bringing together
wom of all faces and nromnLinv
fnen~~ lip and understanding. Its
grassroots approach has been ettec-
Live in developing countries and the
. ACWW is one of the non- gocern-mental
organizations of the United
Nations with consultative status .
ACWW tied l^ Canada
It has close links with Canada .
Madge Watt . the first ACWW
president, was born in Ontario and
lived in British Columbia . When
she moved to England, she took
with her the idea of Women's
Institutes that were founded in 1897
in Ontario by Adelaide Hoodless
and Erland Lee . To combat war-time
food shortages she urged rural
women to form WIs .
By 1930, rural organizations had
sprung up around the world and
Watt envisioned a world federa-tion
. With Lady Aberdeen and
Elsie Zimmern she brought them
together m 1930 and in 1933 in
Stockholm . Sweden became the
first president .
ua iki. n<. ~ n ~.,
Jacquie Linde heads the Associated
Country Women of the World con-ference
organizing committee.
during the Home Hospitality Day .
The British Columbia Federation
of Agriculture has also helped ar-range
the tours which are one of the
most popular features of the con-ference.
They will allow visitors
from around the world to experi-ence
Canadian rural life .
Linde admitted the home tours
proved one of the most difficult
aspects of the conference to arrange
because she lives so far from the
Fraser valley where they will take
place .
Farm operators are reluctant to
Canadians have the opportunity
commit themselves until they know
of the presidency again . Dr . Ellen
` shat stage their own work will be,
McLean . a former Federated she said .
Women s Institutes of Canada
Moving 38 busloads of people
president who has also served as has been a planning concern over
ACWW area vice- president, u con-the
three years the conference hosts
testing the position with Phyllis have been working .
Howard of Indiana and Fayola
The Canadian or~ angers have
Muchow of South Dakota . The also had to deal wtttl last minute
current president, Zeny Wester-changes.
Governor- general Edward
bring- Muller of the Netherlands, Schreyer was to open. the confer-has
decided not to run .
once but due to the visit of Prince
Co- operation has come from all
Charles and Lady Diana to Ottawa,
parts of Canada to stage the inter-he
is unable to attend,
national event . Linde said . Cash
Ruth Fenner, BCWI president
donations have been received from
from Dawson Creek said B . C .' s
all provinces except British Colum-lieutenant-
governor Henry Bell-bia
and Manitoba . Organizers are
Irvmg has said he will attend .
hopeful that with the election over,
Although the mayor of Hamburg
the B . C . government will offer fi- staged an impressive reception for
nancial assisance as well .
delegates in 1980, Linde said they
r, a~ c had 7itZlr= InFa~-~ ; t
to 1= h t, ccnvenrion from
bancou- ver o41c1¢ Is,
" Vancouver has so many con-ventions
they hardly acknowledge
them ." Linde said, but negotiations
are continuing.
4- H youth from the Fraser valley
will carry the flags for the opening
ceremonies. another responsibility
of the Canadian committee . Inter-national
visitors will also be treated
to a western style breakfast at
which Canadians are expected to
appear in western dress The final
event will be a farewell salmon bar-becue
.
Fenner said one of the big bon-uses
for Canada has been the unity
achiesed among the 14 constituent
societies working together . She is
also enthusiastic about the commit-ment
British Columbia Women's
Institute members have shown .
Many are chartering buses so they
can come into Vancouver four or
five days ahead of the conference to
pack kits . The women in the valley
preparing the meals for the home
hospitality day have also contribut-ed
a great deal, she said .
The plenary, and business ses-sions
of the confence have been
or
ace
by the ACWW London
office . During these sessions . dele-gates
will consider the challenges
of 20th century life . It will give
conference Boers the opportunity to
share ideas, mutual problems and
goals through speakers and infor-mation
sessions .
ACWW conference
More activities
Canada Day June 26 is another
highlight of the 10- day conference .
An interfaith service with various
religious faiths represented will fea-ture
an address by Rev . Lois Wil-son,
a former moderator of the
United Church of Canada .
Bobby Cupola will head the cast
of entertainment in the Canadian
show featuring Canadian folklore
and music . The Alberta Heritage
Group, the Canadian Forces
Naden Band, excerpts from the
Gold Rush Revue and Monsieur
Pointy, a French Canadian enter-tainer
are among the other attrac-tions
.
Members from the constituent
societies from across Canada have
also had a part in the proceedings .
One hundred and fifty choir mem-bers
have volunteered . A gift from
the constituent societies will be
added daily to each delegate's mail
box . Roses from the Alberta
Women's Institute and wheat
fleurettes from the Women of Uni-form
are two examples. Quality
craft articles made by members will
be on sale .
The challenges of 20th- century life will be
compared by about 2,000 women from all
over the world when they meet at the Uni-versity
of B . C ., June 19- 29 for the 17th trien-nial
conference of the Associated Country
Women of the World .
The conference theme, living in today's
world, will be for women from nearly 60
Countries of the world . Their voice is heard
nationally and internationally as ACWW is
one of the non- governmental organizations
of the United Nations with consultative
status on world problems, such as the world
water supply .
ACWW is the only international organiza-tion
representing country women and home-makers
. It links together 9 million members
in more than 300 non- party political, non- ra-cial,
non- sectarian societies .
The 53- year old ACWW owes its begin-nings
to the Women' Institute, founded in
1897 at Stoney Creek, Ont ., by educator Ade-laide
Hoodless and gentleman farmer, Er-land
Lee . Their goal was to strengthen the
family unit and encourage women to go
-
yond their homes to help one another t
k
as individuals .
It is fitting that on this 50th annivers-
- .
the first ACWW world meeting, the organi-