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, El ol < € i t m o P# * & P [JZ 4 € sys P D 1 AUGUST 21, 1994 y P ’4~ spplegogicgy “ * , ) f $ neJ ty , Q ~ _ hy & A t the Federated Women‘s Institutes { ‘lk |flfi \= jamlL f | e 0e of Ontatio (EWIO) 1991 Au8Ut? / anzeionnind= ocm us piaee o iE sb o WBE meeting, Board decided, unanimously, (0 . ) 2l :‘“%‘j;?afzg e ;i* ~45 ! sscf ;’ PEA WARE | torn a page of Wi history â€" to acquite llhe!r $ ) â€"(cse hy 4 "\ en l es MBPY BE | own office space. They will continue their E. ~y? fifm's@ MX .fi %9 Lpe ::E?‘ T longâ€"standing and amiable association fl /g 2) 8 f,‘.(."a[l;.l- 4N \Cap e seas. Ob 4) with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, 4 P y is Te‘ * s MA U) | Food and Rural Affairs, but time brings / .â€"‘â€" §2 A . We ?5" m;!“ x7 k@a"“' change. As a member of the Board w.hO U 6 C M M " \% NCE L N) URA EJ | lived close to Guelph, I was asked to inâ€" 4 P u. Câ€"aonl inss W oakd CE3 eWE Nt â€" vestigate the availability of office space t0 «/ p ’//¢ l e 1 l nj4 "a"t on e | xr B rent, lease or buy. P //(< F Ibcpmormummnem= 355‘ i E’ *.: & ELE i; > The Executive and I looked at several ‘y < ‘ w ‘ h % [Â¥ (! . ‘% properties, but the FWIO finances could < e »“'w >« it ~Milll h o > > m ),;g not support the rent or purchase of office / ib ustt » . $ [8»_â€"(S| | space in Guelph. Atthe Guelph Area Conâ€" Y hy l ben: td ) m ob3 “Q vention, two WI members suggested the «/ £ 2 o PÂ¥ ;f . * ltn E4 â€" vacant house at Guelph Township Park. / : p %""Fs woal 4 & ;k‘}v 3 “ “g Ta x w6 L. « Peggy Knapp. President at thetimf:.‘apd "r’\ * . Ls 23 B »\g% ues ¢ 0 T; caeot ""| â€" myself were warmly received a[.anmmal y & =al me 2 [ Bs _ ’f*}’»}g}!\ ;Fl meeting with Guelph Township Reeve ’ ? Bs: 1 o & se < wu%) sind .. 1. Les Foote and Clerk Janice Shepherd. A // 54 $ § P esY mmgsmmiti haiil ; ; (‘) i i & &7 g & 5:* j\dfigj‘\: “‘ * Space Task Force Commmee-compnsed i \ 7 mmcommamcecmer usn Cpmatittme l vé g,& 3 aaiel of myself, Glenna Smith, Rosine Findlay, < . o ts P Wilime=s /é‘ Margaret Eberle and Peggy Knapp â€" was / p e _ quickly formed and negotiations began. . ‘, > &A The opening ceremonies at the Grand Opening of the Provincial Office of The Committee met with the Township \ P the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) included a traditional _ Council early in 1992 to discuss an agreeâ€" f“ P ribbon cutting. Donna Russett, President of the FWIO, and Les Foote, . .ment. Council members were supportive > » Reeve of Guelph Township, cut the ribbon with scissors donated by the . of our purpose and responsive to our proâ€" $ h purp p proâ€" < eA Bs s a . 1994 retiring Board Directors. _ _ pita arg (27) posals. It was a long, slow process, { h%wd |,. i ; buib6) e iaiR; n dhand ARAtARARRAR indordrdindt /\«' & â€" however, because negotiations had to be > r;?f %, \), ith . C EP‘ S * 4* J 4 '!g( > â€" taken back to Executive for approval. < 5 4 7% NeAa ToK . s J â€" ie B\ . > Tt was agreed that the cost of all renoâ€" C ig k . c y Ix" ‘[fi | 0A yM l ce um m se‘ RR 0 vations to the house would be the / 1422 \fivh . J 3te _ MaS 24 'fi:’ es e one P e v t T 4 \> ’ " responsibility of the Township; renovaâ€" > k ) Es mc\ o Mss hele o e// Ailad /62 io s s s 1yA t y in the fall of 1993. The < va® ‘,_:.‘_x,:“ CA B in Cige!/ PPB mEX ss, â€" Foal x Wt Mr.)> tions began in the fall 0 : e a@ ‘éfi}y pikk / A5 l‘- 34 ’.2 wÂ¥ P\;(':}m».?? SIKEDIDEEGE, >, following February, a lease was signed & toa \ S‘ i3 9 :\ i LiiP Croe, * CA 1 . <iaier $ ~* o on pRWrae ... W SAWEP ©â€"â€" and moving day was March 28, 1994. p j % A 10@E ,"v \et .o e y $ n sls 5+ fiu,.r,.., Geyâ€" Spail>, ReCs. C > {= @ 2y ~G.â€") ifiuah« / W o o o o. C NP m o © p P %E $o" < *n “g “\\ a 3. & U B AfP k © . puNIf Worite . > Maisie Lasby < f \ s »v‘__\v_: ul T uk > ol £ WA ; If, » A - & ‘b":r' b 'w 3 Te > Chair, Space Task Force Committee i ix m «TÂ¥ KA Mss "\ Bs‘ «* m kss t _ â€". kA ~>~ td acscdaaart a \ ;» 9e §-: im -’-” ?{;?'K,“b on enc ‘ sZ fiia'fi ,4{ g ‘%’ ~_ yX t oi k *# j Aoeaily g +0 aaee t o o en s o t .. ; C oap, _> â€" ie i me A e on o ies m en o ioet d in se . [ { 4. »ll -w’& Ti & e s o t en e on i ce s dud. . . _ * fls oi e e hy . " 1 Eces . o on cpre e e ce in A i ) e mfi ppfiraEsyrtiurs ascl [ Nes ’;;:' Jm:;?(’ * "»>‘|§’w ie s , Eie on > mt t ol sls e aP L , . i( *Ay y a.. * >z ‘Women‘s Institutes | L . l 50; â€" eaacoâ€"nlaane i have always met their challenges | [ 3+ o | n ol o uon eoioness N% ° h ; &0 1t3 *3 on es ty _1 fi%@ Th and their changes. | | 2 é;*i gast" C e ~ ~ 3 @ f.% ... I want to congratulate | hn llk s . e" zWe n _ Ned ; m sth, : fi?-;,f J +4 . > Te ‘v@:‘ ... those other Presidents and those _ |; / y t * " C l e .. Board Directors, | § 15. Ocath > . | oo . y es d i _ uNed j o 9. ”fi;{ S ... who sat around the Board table _ | & Aall tS . l *y 4;/ is a few years ago s ; § F'\ 3 [ () }; ;F'? J and made with courage and foresight | &s. Cl 1 / x ;:? P# E. 5:»; 7 ol the decision to go ahead € K se SR 42. & A l . JPs\ m . : (hae â€" F .+ _ Py 4{;;% lt . with this change ) mt > P * f ht 0 + â€" â€" . 7% es ;;“‘v e e _ 3%3\ Foohs and this new beginning. d \ [ 0yag,tntitt E.x f ."" a‘<<l; t Long may you continue P PB 4 o i P oseen it 7 iAine e ie # / Ne P to make a difference for women, _ } Ca |/ e o e m 24 t oge 4J *&_ c Peals PM mAufs for families, J > $ hoR and for communities # ‘ ‘Along with the traditional ribbon cutting, the opening ceremonies were closed around our province." la ® Wwith the passing of the key. Les Foote (centre}, Reeve of Guelph Township, ] Sresented the key to the house to Maisie Lasby (right), Chair of the Space Peggy Koipp, ACWW Arew Presklent for Canada : Te Task Force Committee, who then presented it to Donna Russeit (left}, i President of the FWIO. d 7 Marjorie Durford, former resident of the 'J ‘ 4 2e c $ 4 TXA E. % house and West End Wi member, reâ€" } Once we [began] femrrzem AP s« dl T searched and wrote the brief history of p talking to the B hests 4«?;:?[';;? uc L the house relayed on the plaque installed p y a Bc e oo .. se : % 4 Women‘s Institutes %‘ _ ,f 3‘%1,*‘” %; m +<G x;‘é on the 'Iront.v The oneâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half storey ) s * thought ; ho es oo on t house is believed to have been erected ‘\ we & 157 h agt :«'gfi e p/! in 1885 on the site of its log predecessor. « y we ’dfinallyfound faxe s s-., .::(% T‘ / it was built during the ownership of the .A p, the best tennant . .8 W: jj‘;);»‘, ,f 8 Gilles family who arr_ived in 1839, who i, } : Id ever find." f ) / e / _ | _ wereamong theScottishpioneers known 4 wee com A : j M ) as La Guayran immigrants who settled / y Les Foote, Reeve, Gus}ph Township _« s ‘ this section of Guelph Township in 1827. ‘>