Volume 53 No. 2 November 2019

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November General Meeting PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE HEATHER LEWIS s I write this message, the Federal Club Presidents are then free to ad- DATE: Monday, November 4, 2019 election has not yet been held; vocate on approved Resolutions, as TIME: 7:30 p.m. A however, when you read it, you will I and Ottawa Club Presidents be- Place: Riverside Churches, know the results. We all hope that, fore me have done. On the Member 3191 Riverside Drive, whichever party is in power, we shall Resources page of our National Ottawa, K1V 8N8 be governed wisely and well. You website, cfuwadmin.org, under SPEAKER: Richard Belliveau may have heard it said, as I have, Resolutions and Advocacy, you will TOPIC: What Every Canadian that CFUW is non-partisan but not find a Policy Book documenting Should Know About China non-political. That statement is true. the many Resolutions which have CFUW and its international partner been passed. If you don’t know the Reportedly, a GWI (IFUW) have been actively password, I shall tell you at the next Chinese curse advocating on behalf of women and General Meeting, or you may ask a says, “May you girls for a hundred years and some of Board Member. live in interesting the recent Resolutions have been in The Issues and Advocacy times.” News re- support of Universal Pharmacare, the Committee of CFUW-Ottawa is ports attest that right to clean water on First Nations currently hoping to put forward a these are indeed Reserves, and the implementation of Resolution on Payday Loan companies. Richard Belliveau, interesting times carbon taxes. It is not a simple matter (see President’s Message on next page) photo by Lynn Belliveau. for China: civic to get a Resolution passed. An indi- unrest in Hong Kong, a trade war with vidual Club proposes a Resolution, INSIDE the United States and diplomatic ten- all the Clubs in Canada are consulted about it, and finally there is a formal sions with Canada. Season Opener vote on the proposed Resolution To help us make sense of these cur- Mark Your Calendars at a National AGM. Our National rent events, former Canadian diplomat Global Warming and What Can Be Done Advocacy Coordinator and individual Richard Belliveau, who was posted to The Centenary Celebration of GWI both Beijing and Shanghai during his CFUW-Ottawa Holiday Party career, will discuss how China’s recent The Used Book Sale Table history informs the challenges and Tea, Tales & Treasures and Canadiana opportunities the nation now faces. Diplomatic Hospitality This “ripped from the headlines” pre- I Vow to Thee My Country sentation is sure to be informative and Cycling and Hiking will give us a better understanding of Little Theatre, Big History: Addendum China’s role in the world. Help Wanted - CFUW AGM Members are encouraged to in- Scholarship Trust Fund vite their friends. After the meeting, True North Rising there will be a reception for the new CFUW-Ottawa President Heather Lewis (left) Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa members of CFUW-Ottawa, to which with Christine Rollo and Lisa Haley (right) at Diplomatic Hospitality’s Welcome Breakfast, Climate Action everyone is welcome. September 2019. © Sam Garcia. Capital Carillon November 2019 President’s Message – continued Season Opener We sense that too many people are be- ing trapped in a cycle of high interest On the evening of rates which they cannot afford. Monday, September Understandably enough, work- 16, new and old ing directly on advocacy issues is members of CFUW- not something which appeals to ev- Ottawa met at City eryone in our Club, although most Hall at our first gath- are pleased it is happening. I hope, ering of the new sea- however, all of you have found a son, in order to dis- Study and Interest Group, and/or an cover and sign up External Outreach Group, or several, to which to belong. This is a good for the numerous way to meet people and make friends, “Study and Interest” and it’s not too late to sign up. Just or “External Outreach” Groups cur- the refreshments and Karen Shigeishi- go to our website and look at our list rently in operation within our Club. Waite did an excellent job in preparing of Study and Interest Groups and Kevser Taymaz took responsibility for the venue and organizing everyone. External Outreach Groups. Maybe there is something that will catch your eye. We have a number of new LOOKING AHEAD TO CFUW EVENTS IN 2019 AND 2020 groups this year. You can play with us, exercise with us, study with us, dine MARK YOUR CALENDARS! with us, cook with us, read with us, write with us, fundraise with us, sing All General Meetings take place at the Riverside Churches, with us, etc. If you don’t know how 3191 Riverside Drive. to contact the Convenor, simply send 2019 an inquiry to studyinterestgroups@ Monday, November 4, 7:30 p.m. – General Meeting with cfuw-ottawa.org. guest speaker. See page 1. Our General Meetings are al- ways informative. Last month Peter Sunday, December 1, 12 noon to 3 p.m. – Holiday Party at the RA Centre,­ 2451 Riverside Drive. See page 5. Black and Gerald Oakham spoke on Global Warming And What To Do 2020 About It. (See page 3 for details.) Our Monday, January 6, 1 p.m. (with an option of lunch at noon) – General Meeting with guest speaker. November speaker, Richard Belliveau, will be addressing another topic that Monday, February 3, 1 p.m. (with an option of lunch at noon) – General has been in the news recently: China, Meeting with guest speaker. and its relations with the rest of the Monday, March 2, 7:30 p.m. – General Meeting and Scholarship Awards. world. (See the front page notice.) I Monday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. – General Meeting with guest speaker. have another reason for making a spe- Thursday, April 23 – Musical Lunch in aid of scholarships for young women cial invitation to you to come to the in Ottawa and Kabul. meeting November 4th at 7:30 p.m. at Saturday, May 2 – CFUW-Ottawa AGM at the Rideau Canal Junior Ranks the Riverside Churches: we shall have Mess, 4 Queen Elizabeth Drive. a reception for our new members at Thursday, June 4 – Dinner for Hope in aid of scholarships for young the end of the meeting. Please come women in Kabul. to meet them. Whether you are an Thursday, June 18 to Saturday, June 20 – CFUW-National AGM, Delta old or new member, we would love Hotel, Ottawa. See page 8. to see you there.

2 November 2019 Capital Carillon Global Warming and What Can Be Done About It By Fran Harding The two speakers at our General Meeting on October 7 left us with a simple message. Global warming, if left unchecked, will worsen our lives forever. We must take immediate ac- tion to slow and reverse this global threat. According to Carleton University physicist, Professor Gerald Oakham, the start of the Industrial Revolution was when average global temperatures began to rise. Since 2000, the in- creased emission of greenhouse gases due to human activity has caused that The attentive audience at the meeting, photo by A. Hobbs. rise to accelerate. CO2 levels remained steadily below 300 parts per million In 2017, human-induced warm- building codes and retrofits; improv- (ppm) for 800,000 years, but during ing reached approximately 1°C above ing forest management; construct- the last 200 years those levels have pre-industrial levels; unless action is ing commercial scale carbon capture increased dramatically and are now taken immediately to control green- plants; and developing programs to approaching 400 ppm. This is directly house gas emissions and remove CO2 help workers gain the necessary skills related to the burning of fossil fuels, from the atmosphere, we can expect for work in the new world. to a huge increase in population and it to reach 1.5°C by 2040. Carbon As individuals we can reduce our incomes, and to diets reliant upon capture techniques include planting use of electricity and personal vehicles, methane-producing animals. trees, injecting CO2 into oil wells and and shop locally. We can use cleaner Because global warming results building capture plants. Worldwide, technologies such as LED lights, pur- in higher increases near the poles, such plants currently capture 30 chase more efficient, cleaner vehicles, Canada has been more seriously affect- Megatonnes annually, but unfortu- and upgrade our home heating by ed by higher temperatures than many nately, this no more than a drop in the insulating furnaces. In our personal other nations. Since 1948, Canadian bucket. By comparison, Canada alone finances we can eliminate fossil fuel air temperature has increased by an produces more than 700 Megatonnes investments and turn to “greener” average of 1.7°C. Temperatures in the of CO2. funds. north are as much as 2.3°C higher. If Only governments, with their Above all, we must ensure that the the average global temperature were powers of regulation and taxation, can governments we elect make climate to rise by a further 1.5°C or 2°C, the prevent global catastrophe. change a priority concern, taking consequences would be serious—an Peter Black, retired environmen- the necessary steps to reverse global ice-free Arctic during summer by the tal policy advisor, outlined the actions warming. We must continue to ap- 2030s; a seven-metre rise in sea level governments can undertake to reduce ply pressure* as there is only a small (if both the Greenland and Antarctic emissions. These include decarboniz- window of opportunity, if we want a ice sheets melt); changing weather ing electricity generation by switching livable planet for future generations. patterns; more extreme weather to renewable energy; adopting electric The presentation slides may be events; significant changes in precipi- or hydrogen-fuelled ground transpor- accessed by clicking here. tation; human migration and unrest tation; increasing taxes on the CO2 on a scale that’s bound to bring about emitted by industry; creating energy- political conflict. efficient buildings by means of new *See Climate Action on page 10.

3 Capital Carillon November 2019 The Centenary Celebration of Graduate Women International

Representing 51 countries, 400 delegates GWI members for The International Day came to the 33rd Triennial Conference of the Child, for Menstrual Hygiene, and and Centenary Celebration of GWI, for activism against gender based violence. held from July 25th to 28th in Geneva. Its GWI partners with such organizations as theme was Peace through Education. At our UNICEF and Plan International, finan- October General Meeting, Hally Siddons, cially supporting projects in Africa, India, one of eleven Canadian delegates, gave Turkey and Mexico, such as a science lab. a presentation on this “demanding, but and oral health training. Another fund as- inspiring” event. sists graduate refugees, women who need GWI flag on the Mont Blanc Bridge She told us that GWI, founded in legal training, transfers, dental certifica- 1919 by the USA, Britain and Canada, tion, language courses. The Teachers For confidence, hope and peace. A Nigerian is held in high regard in Geneva, where Rural Futures project in Uganda prepares participant at the workshop, according GWI’s centenary flag was being flown young women from rural areas to qualify to her mother, had been “worth twenty on the Mt. Blanc Bridge over the Rhone. as secondary school teachers. boys.” Geneva University hosted the Centenary The keynote discussion at the A further discussion included Celebration during which the GWI lamp WTO— A Common Goal of Development a Professor of Econometrics and an was lit, the GWI song was sung and in a Global Economy—was facilitated by Education Specialist from the UNHCR, awards were presented. A fashion parade Gabrielle Marceau (the daughter of a focusing on environmental and po- “Through the Decades” took place. Other CFUW member), currently Counsellor litical connectedness and the support evening events were a dinner cruise on Lake of the Legal Affairs division at the WTO. of refugees. In another workshop, the Geneva and a private reception at the head- It is revolutionary to consider the im- Turkish Association of University Women quarters of the World Trade Organization. portance of trade in relation to women’s (TAUW) talked about a project they had The General Assembly deliberated empowerment, she said, but at the World initiated, Hope for the Future, in which upon the future identity and purpose Trade Organisation this now happens. female university students assist and be- of GWI, formerly known as the IFUW. Education promotes inclusiveness and come role models for girl children in their President Geeta Desai welcomed National makes women more articulate in defence home towns. Federations or Associations (NFAs) from of their rights. Louise McLeod, GWI’s VP around the world, including newly affili- Zamazwazi Dlamini of South Africa Marketing, summarizing 100 years of ated Burkina Faso, Haiti and Paraguay. also spoke. Inspired by her grandfather, GWI’s (IFUW’s) activism, recommended She described GWI’s goals: to become a Nelson Mandela, she said that each day Anne Holden Rønning’s book: Inspiring world leader in advocacy for girls’ educa- one should ask oneself, “What have I done a Vision. tion, to maintain financial stability within for the lives of others?” Zamazwazi works Towards the end of the conference, the organisation and to increase member- with her sister to establish libraries in Aarathi Krishman, a futurist working for ship worldwide. schools. She said that forums such as ours the International Federation of the Red The CFUW is the largest federation were vitally important, that to share ideas Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said within GWI and three CFUW mem- with other women is to move forward. that GWI must be brave enough to in- bers serve on international committees. A panel discussion introduced Adiba clude “pockets of experimentation”. We GWI is active on four United Nations Qasim, a refugee kidnapped in Iraq in need to change and to lead, bringing oth- campuses, on committees on the Status 2014, who had persevered in learning ers with us. “Keep speaking up and push of Women in Leadership Roles, on to read by scavenging cigarette parkets back, even if your voice shakes … we do Human Rights, on Aging. Members par- from garbage. She is now studying at the not need gentle women!” ticipate annually in the Commission on University of Geneva. Hally’s full report on the Triennial Narcotic Drugs and in Criminal Justice At a conference workshop, Godelieve is accessible from the Members Only conventions. de Koninck of CFUW’s International section of https://www.cfuw-ottawa.org. Guest speaker Brigitte Mantilleri, Relations Committee narrated her own Go to CFUW and GWI Celebrating of the University of Geneva, described struggle for education, adding, “If you Centenary in 2019, then scroll to the bot- education as a tool against mysogyny. think education is tough, try ignorance!” tom of that page to access her Complete Advocacy toolkits have been designed by The conclusion was that education breeds Personal Notes.

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CFUW-OTTAWA HOLIDAY PARTY 2019 The main fundraiser for our Scholarship Trust Fund Elegant Hot and Cold Buffet: Family and Friends Welcome

Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, noon to 3 p.m. — Clark Room, RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa

Bake Sale ● Grab Bags ● Raffle ● Jewelry Sale ● Door Prizes ● Silent Auction ● Entertainment

Buy tickets at $50 (including taxes and service charge) by November 25:

• by contacting Alice Bolt at 613-731-5221 or at [email protected]. • at the November General Meeting. • by registering online at www.cfuw-ottawa.org/events.

Make cheques payable to CFUW-Ottawa and send to Alice Bolt, 1531 Caton St., Ottawa, ON, K1H 6J3.

Please contact Elaine McKnight at [email protected] if you’d like to reserve a table for 8. Unfortunately, we can’t do this for a group of fewer than 8 people.

Volunteers are needed to make this a successful event. If you’d like to help, please contact Norma Pike at [email protected].

Contact Mary Broderick at 613-421-1445 or Elaine McKnight at [email protected] if you can donate items to be used for the door prizes, grab bags, raffle and silent auction. These items must be new. The more we receive, the more money we’ll be able to raise for our scholarships. If your Study and Interest group would like to make a donation, please contact us.

Special thanks to the trustees of Scholarship Trust, the Board members and the committee chairs for their generous donation of two raffle baskets, and to the Study and Interest Groups who have already made a donation.

The Used Book Sale Table The Capital Carillon is published monthly Gently used books are for sale for $2, from October to May, except for January. with the proceeds divided equally Suggestions and comments are always between our Scholarship Trust Fund and scholarships for Afghan Women welcome. Please send all ­material at the Gawharshad Institute of Higher for the next ­issue to Alison Hobbs, Learning in Kabul. [email protected]. Next issue, We appreciate exact change, so please bring your toonies and loonies December 2019; deadline for submis- to our next General Meeting. Do not sions, November 15. Previous issues bring more used books as we have are archived on the Club website, at more than enough to sell. See you at Dierdre Abernethy (on the right) selling www.cfuw-ottawa.org. the table! books at the October 2019 General Meeting.

5 Capital Carillon November 2019 “Tea, Tales and Treasures” and “Canadiana” By Della Stanley, Convenor of the Month

The CFUW seems to be in my Records of the Canadiana bones. In 1949, while her husband group go back 35 years. Today it has was establishing his career at the a membership of 51. Meeting in a Royal Military College in Kingston, private home, we enjoy a cup of tea my mother Ruth was awaiting the or coffee and learn. Each meeting arrival of her first baby, me. Anxious revolves around a presentation by a to keep her mind active, Mum member, an academic, community joined the CFUW, and I remember leader or expert in some field; the her giving talks to women on the only requirement is that the focus importance of understanding their be something to do with Canada: marital finances, of promoting bet- art, music, literature, food, history, ter public health care and advocating economics, social issues, politics, for gender equality in the workplace. Della at this year’s registration table, photo by Lizz Wilfert. military matters, science ... you When I arrived at Queen’s name it! This year’s topics will in- University in 1978 as the first full-time homes to enjoy an afternoon of friend- clude the story of the Canadian flag, professor of Canadian History, I too ship and conversation about whatever the “Filles du Roi”, diplomatic enter- joined the CFUW, becoming increas- story, poem, or special treasure a mem- taining, the NAC, Lillian Freiman and ingly engaged in gender-related issues. ber has brought to the circle. An amaz- the Leslie Hall time capsule. I took I moved to Nova Scotia, focussed on ing variety of topics is covered, with over the convenorship from Peg Taylor teaching and raising a family, and put wide discussions that range from travels in 2010 and am indebted to my email my CFUW involvement on the back abroad, to family histories, to commu- assistant, Nancy Lennox. burner for a while. After 28 years teach- nity issues. Over the years a record has ing Canadian History and adminis- been kept of the items presented and Tea, Tales and Treasures meets on the tering a university Canadian Studies stories told. One year, a calendar featur- fourth Thursday of the month at 1:30 programme in Halifax, I moved to ing the items discussed was sold to raise p.m. and the Canadiana group meets on Ottawa in 2009, following my hus- money for the Scholarship Trust Fund. the third Monday of the month at 1 p.m. band’s appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada. Again, I turned to the organization that I knew would Diplomatic Hospitality introduce me to inspiring individuals, motivate me mentally and physically and keep me in touch with matters of concern to Canadian women. When I first looked over the long list of interest groups, two caught my fancy: Tea, Tales and Treasurers and the Canadiana group. I was warmly welcomed into both. This year, Tea, Tales and Treasures is in its 15th year, with a membership of 19. I took over the convenorship from Eleanor Thompson in 2017, and Hope Ross-Papezik, its first convenor, is still a Diplomatic Hospitality Group members and guests lunching at the MacKenzie King Estate, October 4, 2019. © Sam Garcia member, too. We meet in one another’s

6 November 2019 Capital Carillon “I Vow to Thee My Country” and the Ottawa Connection By Cecile Suchal

June 7, 2019 marked the his wife’s cousin, who Gustav Holst to the melody of Jupiter, sixth anniversary of the at that time was the a movement from his orchestral unveiling of the plaque Duke of Devonshire, suite The Planets. The hymn was not at Ottawa’s Beechwood the Governor General of without controversy. In 2004 some National Cemetery to Canada. It was at Rideau members of the clergy called for a honour Sir Cecil Spring Hall where he died sud- ban against its inclusion in Church of Rice, diplomat, poet denly on St Valentine’s England services; others said that its and hymnist best re- Day 1918. There was popularity was the sign of a “danger- membered for “I Vow no repatriation of the ous” increase in English nationalism, to Thee My Country.” dead during the War. His and the words were “heretical” in Beechwood is a desig- funeral service was ar- suggesting that allegiance to country nated national historic ranged by the Governor should come before allegiance to God. site because of its key role General and his wife, the It is often played at weddings and in Canadian heritage. Duchess of Devonshire, and held at funerals and on Remembrance Day at One of Britain’s senior diplomats the Church of St Bartholomew, on Canada’s National War Memorial the before and during the First World MacKay Street in New Edinburgh, youth choir sings this hymn as a part War, Cecil Spring (“Springy”) Rice was opposite the grounds of of the ceremony. posted in Stockholm, Sweden, when where he had often been a guest. Sir he wrote the poem ‘I Vow to Thee My Cecil was buried in Beechwood in a In previous issues of the Capital Country’ and shared it with a friend. plot purchased by Rideau Hall. Carillon, the author of this article has He reworked its patriotic words in Years later, the British High previously published profiles of Pauline 1918 to mark the heavy losses suffered Com­mis­sion, after raising the funds Vanier and Charlotte Whitton, as by soldiers during the Great War. necessary, installed well as the description He served as British ambassador and unveiled a memo- of a trip to Sable Island to the United States between 1913 and rial plaque on June 7, with long time member 1918. This posting was a sensitive one, 2013 in the cemetery. Muriel Scott-Smith, to coming at a critical time before WW1. At the ceremony were celebrate Canada’s 150th He was required to work closely with Spring Rice’s family Anniversary. American government leaders, espe- members, the British Information about cially President . High Commissioner Cecil Spring Rice can That the President, upon his marriage to Canada, the also be found in the in , chose “Springy” as his best Deputy British High book “Victor and Evie” man attests to the friendship that had Commissioner and oth- by CFUW-Ottawa developed between them. er interested parties. member Dorothy Anne Spring Rice was recalled to I Vow to thee my Phillips, published 2017 London from Washington, stop- Country was set to mu- by McGill-Queen’s ping on his way in Ottawa to visit sic in 1921 by composer Sir Cecil’s grave University Press.

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Gatineau Trails CFUW-Ottawa cyclists on the of cycling through the countryside. Ottawa River ferry from Oka to They visited the Abbaye d’Oka and a Hudson. This summer, 35 members shrine in Rigaud, met beekeepers and of the Club’s “Gatineau Trails” group toured a spectacular perennial garden drove to Oka, QC, for three days in Ste. Eustache. CFUW Annual General Meeting June 2020

CFUW-Ottawa is hosting CFUW’s national Annual General Meeting, June 18-20, 2020. The theme is New Century – New Challenges. Patricia Duffey and Christine Rollo co-chair the Local Arrangements Committee that is made up of nine sub-committees. Our committee volunteers have already been work- ing hard to nail down all the details that will make this event a success, but are looking for extra help. Laura St. Pierre at the start of the cycling expedition. The Program sub-committee needs a few more dedicated ladies to work Members of the “Gatineau­ on developing the program and Trails” group also came workshops; the Sponsorship and out on October 8 to Venues teams need more people, hike from P7 to Western too. The Volunteers sub-commit- Cabin. They split into tee is seeking help with jobs imme- two groups, the group in diately before and during the AGM. this picture following the If you’d like to volunteer as an am- Skyline Trail, converging bassador, greeter, “go-for”, tour- or at the cabin for a picnic. dinner-driver, let us know. Please contact [email protected].

Little Theatre, Big History: Addendum In the October issue of this newsletter, a member of the congregation of the person to leave at night, to say good- we published an article about the church that once stood here; she has night to Martha. Little Theatre. Here is an additional been encountered regularly on the note to that story. premises since the theatre was rebuilt Our Ottawa Little Theatre Interest A statuesque woman in a long in the early 1970’s. Supernatural Group attends OLT productions on a white nightgown, named Martha encounters are now part of the tradi- regular basis. Contact Gail Tyerman at by the Ottawa Little Theatre com- tion of participating at the theatre, [email protected], if you would like munity, is believed to be the spirit of so always remember, if you’re the last to participate.

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The Scholarship Trust Fund By Patricia Duffey

elcome to an exciting new year for our scholarship awards and two of our members came forward to create Wfund! We have wonderful news to share. new awards: Beginning this year, all our annual scholarships will ■■ Canadian Federation of University Women – be raised to $2,000, up from $1,500 last year. Thanks Ottawa Bursary, to be awarded annually to a full- to Carleton University’s policy of matching funds, we time, mature student in demonstrated financial need are also able to enhance our awards. Matching began in who is pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree 2017, to celebrate Carleton’s 75th anniversary. The STF with a focus on accounting. Gift to the STF from immediately endowed two of our scholarships—one Christine Narraway, current Treasurer of the Club. graduate award and one undergraduate award. We also ■■ Heather Lewis Scholarship in Humanities, to be arranged to endow a new award, presented to an indig- awarded annually to an outstanding student en- enous student in 2018 – 2019, the CFUW National rolled in a degree program offered by the College 100th Anniversary Scholarship. of the Humanities. Last year, Carleton University additionally offered to The trustees thank Christine and Heather for these match funds for our annual awards if we agreed to pledge wonderful new awards as well as our members who them for five years. Of course we did! Beginning this school already fund annual awards—Marjorie Melick, Hally year (2019 – 2020), full-time recipients of non-endowed Siddons and Barbara Newbegin. We also wish to express awards at Carleton will each receive $4,000. Carleton has a our sincere appreciation to the individuals and Interest policy requiring awards for part-time students to be capped Groups supporting the fund each year. at $2,000. Therefore two beneficiaries will each receive Don’t forget that the Holiday Party on December 1st $2,000 as a part-time award. The Centennial Scholarship (see page 5) is the major fundraiser for the Scholarship of $5,000 will also have two recipients. Trust Fund. We look forward to celebrating with you at Carleton continues to match funds for endowed that party and at our Awards Evening on March 2nd, 2020.

An Open Invitation to All CFUW Members and Friends from CFUW-Ottawa’s Literature Study Group III “TRUE NORTH RISING” by Whit Fraser Experience Canada’s North through the author’s description of his experiences as a CBC reporter covering the MacKenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry in the 1970s. He brings to life the extraordinary people who spoke up during those days and the way in which new standards of justice and equal- ity were brought about.

“Whit Fraser brings an uncanny feel for what truly matters … the unfolding saga of the Cana- dian North.” (Elizabeth Hay, Giller Prize winner)

“They say the Far North gets in your blood… True North Rising is like a welcome transfusion for those who can never get enough of it.” (Roy MacGregor, author)

Date: Tuesday, November 19 Time: 4 to 6 p.m. Place: St. Bartholomew’s Church Hall, 125 Mackay Street, Ottawa Wheelchair accessible, on street parking available. We hope to see you there! For further information, contact Sheila Perry, [email protected], Tel. 613-407-7434.

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Services of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa (E Fry) — Your Help Is Needed!

and for the women moving back into ■■ Other Items—journals and the community. We ask that the items pens, new underwear, socks, be gently used or new. Alice Bolt pyjamas, sandals, shoes, boots, (613-731-5221), Christine Narraway feminine hygiene products, (613-722-5046) and Patricia Duffey toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental (613-828-4569) are looking after the floss, hair dye, denture cleanser, collection and delivery of donations, craft supplies, first aid supplies Since 1951 when five volunteers so please call one of these ladies to Items that are needed, but can’t from the University Women’s Club of arrange a drop off or pick up. Here is be delivered by Alice, Christine or Ottawa began to visit women incarcer- a list of suggestions from E Fry staff: Patricia, are tables, floor lamps, night ated in the Ottawa Jail, CFUW-Ottawa ■■ Kitchen—coffee makers, kitchen stands, mirrors, dressers, armchairs has been committed to supporting utensils and sofas. Should you wish to donate the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa. ■■ Laundry—detergent, dryer furniture, please contact our team, Expanding to the not-for-profit agency sheets, small hampers or baskets who will put you directly in touch it is today, E Fry provides confidential ■■ Bathroom—shower curtains, with the E Fry Society. programs to women who are, or may bath mats, extra large bath tow- Each year the E Fry staff holds a become, criminalized. At J.F. Norwood els, hand towels, face cloths, soap, Christmas Party for their clients and House, beds are available to women on shampoo, conditioner, body children. Their gifts must be new and parole or probation, to clients of the wash, soap containers, razors, not wrapped, unless in gift bags. For Drug Treatment Court and from the small baskets with handles example: toiletries, children’s toys, Ottawa Hospital. Lotus House serves ■■ Bedroom—fitted sheets, flat mittens, gloves, socks, slippers, un- women who have been released on bail. sheets and pillow cases for single derwear, pyjamas/nightgowns, food Each November, we ask our beds, new single pillows and pil- hampers, chocolates/sweets, towels, or CFUW-Ottawa members for items low covers, comforters/duvets and $10 gift cards for Giant Tiger, grocery that are needed for the two houses mattress covers for single beds stores, pharmacies, Walmart, etc.

Climate Action Now that the election is over, quickly and definitively, Canada constituent, I hold you accountable regardless of which Party is and the world will continue for this.” in power, and regardless of to suffer devastating and (Be aware that you are writing whom you voted for, the unusual weather events, ulti- as an individual, not as a represen- Member of Parliament for mately causing a financial and tative of the CFUW. That is some- your riding needs to hear from you environmental mess that will affect thing only the President may do.) about the climate change emer- the well-being of our children and CFUW-Ottawa’s Climate Change and gency. Write an email or a letter grandchildren. It is important that Biodiversity Study and Interest group along these lines to let them know you, within your caucus, promote meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the 2nd that you expect climate change collaboration with other parties Monday of each month, to discuss where action: to implement a multi-faceted ap- we could most beneficially take action to “Climate change is the most proach. No one solution, whether it reduce our carbon-footprint and restore pressing issue for the new parlia- be innovation, regulation or climate the health of the planet, and how best to ment to deal with. If you fail to act tax, will do the whole job. As your share these ideas with a wider audience.

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