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lobbying Coordinator’s Report . By Anne Dyas The FWIO Provincial Board passed the following resolutions at their Novemâ€" ber 2001 meeting: I That the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) strongly urge the Minister of Health and the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to request a thorough study and implement limits as to the amount of brine solution allowed in meat products. and further that labeling regulations be imple- mented indicating the percentage of brine solution injected into the product. I That the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) strongly urge the Federal Government to enact legislae tion to bar the bulk export offresli water from Canadian lakes. rivers. streams or groundwater and disallow the diversion of rivers and streams for profit. The Resolutions Committee returned two resolutions to the submitting parties. ne of the resolutions the Committee WI Hall at Country Heritage Park turned down was that Life Members should no longer be required to pay fees, The Committee suggested that some other form of recognition be used to honour the service ofLit'e Members. This position has received support from two Branches to date. The second resolution returned requested the elimination of all genetically engi- neered (GE) foods. We suggested to the submitting District that they request the following: iiia simple symboi on the label of foods and food products containing ge~ nctical|_\ modified orgaiiismstGMOs): (ii) that thorouin research be undertaken into the longvterm effects of the ingestion of foods containing GMOs and complete disv closure of the results to the public. Letters were written on behalf of the membership concerning the plight of our sisters in Zimbabwe. They were sent to Canadian Ambassador to the UN Robert Ftiwlcr. Prime Mlnlslcl'lctln Clii'ctien. Fore eign Affairs MinisterJolin Manle) and the leaders of the Opposition. The only rc- sponsc to date is front Stockwcll Day who writes in part: “The Canadian Alliance hc~ lie\'es Canada can and should play a niaior role in fostering and protecting human rights. We will continue to speak out.. Canadian Alliance has urged Foreign Affairs Minister John Manley to ensure that protecting human rights is a priority in dealing with foreign governments “ There was no response to our resolutions on Rabies. Genome ownership and ground water safety iRegtilation 90}. Wells]. so further letters have been \\ ritien to the ape propriate Ministers and Ministries. Recent information from the Ontario l-icderation of Agriculture tOFAJ dated [2 October 200] states that funding is now il\'illlill’ilL‘ to iniprm‘e wells and/or dccoiiiiiiission ithill‘i’ doned wells. Certain conditions apply Applications are available ll'ltllt ()l-.-Member Service Representniixcs or ll'tllll the OFA Office at â€"l(l Egliiilon Ari: Ii. Fifth Floor. Toronto ON Mll’ 3A1. Cone tact' Neil Currie. OFA General Manager. Phone: 4|(ii-lt454333. E‘vtl 24}. Fax’ 4th, 485-9027. Email: www.ma on czi Aline Dyes it the outgoing Lobbying Coordinator for rhe- Federated Women'r Institutes of Ontario Gets a Facelift Each weekend throughout the summer volunteers stafied the Women‘s Institute Hall at the Country Heritage Park in Milton. Visitors trom all over the world stopped in with an interesting story to tell. The hall. of course. was full to over-flowing on Ontario Day during the Associated Country Women of the World Conference (ACWW) in Hamilton in June. There were two reasons tor this â€" first. the ACWW World PreSIdent Hilda Stewart planted a tree near the Hall. and second. the music by Fran Foiheringham and the Saints was great! Thanks need to be expressed to many people lor various donations » Putzlier Nursery in Hornby for two trees to plant. Creative Memorials in Milton tor the signs for the trees. Harvey Pettit lrom Rockwood lor the stands for the signs. Halton 4-H Club tor painting the hall and the lance, the Halton District WI for purchasing the paint. Wellington Centre District WI for providing the clothes for the display. and Wellington Centre and South and Halton District Wls for preparing the llowerbeds and providing and planting the flowers. Thanks also to the many volunteers from the Guelph Area WI and those who helped from the Peel Area to start the Hall. Plans tor 2002 include Guelph Area WI member Donalda Switzer is shown in the clothing exhibit at the WI Hall. setting up an easel With signage to tell visitors the Hall is open and what is going on inside. As well. it is our hope to have a hooked rug for visrtors to try their hand at it they wish. All help and ideas are appreciated. Please contact Glenna Smith at 519-824-0217 it you are interested. Submitted by Glenna Smilh. Guelph Area WI Home 8. Country, Winter ZODl-ZDDZ 7