VOLUME 162 APR/MAY ISSUE 2017 __________________________________________________________________________________ Network News is the official Provincial Publica- NETWORK NEWS tion of the British Columbia Women’s Institute. The British Columbia Women’s Institute is a non- racial, non-sectarian and non-partisan educational organization for women. The British Columbia Women’s Institute is incor- porated under the British Columbia Farmers’ and Women’s Institute Act. __________________________________________________________________________________ BCWI Provincial Board of Directors: 2014—2017 Beautiful Vanderhoof, BC President Janet Bangs (2014—2017) 633 Sackner Road, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A2 250-567-4465/250-567-2311 [email protected] Vice President Colleen Hooper (2014—2017) 2877—270B Street, Aldergrove, BC V4W 3A5 [email protected] Directors Wanda Mason (2016—2019) Box 39, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0 250-842-6076 [email protected] Norma Tilgner (2014—2017) RR#2, S130A, C16, Rock Creek, BC V0H 1Y0 250-446-6803 [email protected] Fay Van Horn (2015—2018) Box 3431, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 250-847-9539 [email protected] Brenda Devauld (2014—2017) Venue for our upcoming Box 2275, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 250-567-9705 [email protected] 37th Triennial Convention Provincial Office Betty Bartlett—Office Administrator July 5 —8th, 2017 PO Box 36, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 250-672-0259 [email protected] Nechako Valley FWIC—2015—2018 Joan Holthe—President Elect/ Secondary School Executive Officer RR#2, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4E8 780-353-2354 [email protected] Remember to get your ACWW Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street registration form into the London SW1P 3RB, England 020-7799-3875 Provincial Office [email protected] By May 31, 2017 NETWORK NEWS 1 Provincial Conveners PRESIDENT OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR AGRICULTURE Spring is the time of the year, would be interested in belonging to Donna Jack 2916 Dawson Drive when it is summer in the sun the provincial board. Sometimes it Saanichton, BC V8M 1W3 and winter in the shade." - just takes someone to ask for them [email protected] Charles Dickens to say yes, so you won’t know unless 250-652-1315 you ask. These months are just as Jessie Anderson Charles Dickens said, it sure is nice Both ACWW Area Canada, Sheila 4370 Moss Road, sitting in the sunshine, but when it Needham and FWIC President Linda Duncan, BC V9L 6M4 Hoy will be here for the convention [email protected] leaves, winter remains. It will still be a 250-743-9040 while before the buds are out on the let’s show them support and that we, ________________________ trees. BCWI, are a fun, dedicated, young at CANADIAN INDUSTRIES The BCWI Convention is getting heart, bunch of wonderful ladies. & ENVIRONMENT See you in July! Fay Van Horn closer and we need some information Box 3431 from you. If you are flying to Prince Submitted by Janet Bangs, BCWI President Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 George, please contact Brenda [email protected] Devauld as soon as you get booked. Hi Ladies, 250-847-9539 She will be coordinating the trip from ________________________ CITIZENSHIP & Prince George to Vanderhoof, which Wow this year is flying LEGISLATION is just over an hour drive. If you have by I can’t believe we Patsy Nagel a companion traveling with you and are already into Box 38 they would like to take a tour or two, Spring!! I am very ex- Pouce Coupe, BC V0C 2C0 please let me know asap. I am not or- cited for April to arrive [email protected] 250-786-5565 ganizing anything until I know we as my daughter Alicia have a few people that would like a will be giving birth to Karen Fellows tour. There are a few different areas our second grandson. I will keep every- 195 West Coast Road, one posted. Williams Lake, BC V@G 4Z4 that we can go and see. Now to the business end, I have not yet [email protected] Have you remembered to sell tickets 250-989-0540 for the Cedar Chest, that Fred Mag- received any registrations for the Trien- nial in July!! Don’t forget to also book ________________________ nuson kindly made and donated to the CULTURAL & your room or campsite as space could be EDUCATION BCWI for our Draw at the Triennial? limited. Delores McNee Don’t forget to sell, sell, sell as the We also need to know if your man is Box 1341, Osoyoos, BC money raised from the sale of these traveling with you, if so contact the Pro- V0H 1V0 tickets will help run the Provincial vincial Office asap as I am keeping tabs [email protected] Office. on this!! 250-495-6045 Has each branch worked on the com- I am also hoping to receive some essays Marie Bourgh petitions together so we have a nice for our Triennial competition as the 5225 Rock Creek,/Bridesville deadline is April 30, 2017 to send to Rd., Bridesville, BC V0H 1B0 showing for each one? Don’t forget the FWIC Past Presidents Competi- Provincial. To date I have only received 250-446-2302 1 nomination form and as was stated in ________________________ tion in 2018 (Sounds like a long way HOME ECONOMICS & our last issue we need to fill 4 positions away but it’s not). The quilt block on the Provincial Board. HEALTH competition is closed now. I will be Wanda Mason Unfortunately there have been 3 branch- Box 39 taking them to the Vanderhoof Quilt- es and 1 district disband this year. New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0 ers Guild to start the judging process. I am really looking forward to seeing [email protected] I lost count how many quilt blocks I everyone in Vanderhoof!! 250-842-6076 received, but it was over 60! We should be able to make a couple of Betty Bartlett, Office Administrator INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS nice quilts with them. Bev Byron Please don’t forget to send your paper 536 Beaver Point Road, work for nominations. We need you Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2J9 to put on your thinking caps! Get out [email protected] there and see who in your branches 250-653-4450 NETWORK NEWS 2 FEDERATED WOMEN’S INSTITUTES OF CANADA (FWIC) My job as your ince is different, so the choice how to time than now, with so many refugees Executive Officer support a project differs also. Take for beating at our doors, than to recognize to Federated instance, the ACWW Women Walk the the diversity and great lifestyle our great Women’s Insti- World, coming up soon, you know oth- county brings to us all. Quilters are tutes of Canada is ers embrace the chance to showcase our probably aware of the great Canada 150 frustrating some- world image in their community, while material available and I hope that some times, trying to get others feel ho-hum about it. There is no members might be making lap robes to information up right or wrong, that’s for sure! It often be donated to Ronald McDonald Hous- and down the just takes the right person to spark an es or the Children’s Hospital. See a de- lines, determining idea, and run with it. Let the sparks fly! scription of the project in this network what can be good information and try- Take competitions for instance, we have newsletter and run with it, however you ing not to repeat myself. I was review- our provincial ones, we hope to see lots want. ing some correspondence, and it looks for our upcoming triennial, and in 2018, I was reviewing my last batch of minutes like there are many projects, concerns there are the Tweedsmuir ones that from January’s skype meeting with all and partnerships that branches could be FWIC sponsors. As an aside, are you other national executive officers. There interested in, but, how much energy do aware that New Brunswick Women’s was a lot of business on the agenda. we all have? I know that there is a lot of Institutes have a very nice home for sen- Trying to manage office, museum and time and effort being used for the ior retired ladies? In our area, there national concerns takes time and effort things near and dear to our hearts, such would be a waiting list of people wanting and with the co-operation of a good as supporting shelters, local fairs, and to live in such a beautiful home, but, executive director at the office, things Ag in the Classroom. There are two sadly, they have many empty rooms. I are running smoothly. It takes a real ef- trains of thought that some branches have toured it and it truly is a topnotch fort to concentrate at our skype meetings use when sifting through the infor- facility. Not a trace of an institution to it. online, the advantage is in the cost sav- mation being sent out. One is: does this Members, if you have an extra dollar, ings, but really cuts in on the visiting! idea help us raise money or have fun, send it to NBWI to help keep this place Well, no more, for now, a fuller report and the other is: It might be a good idea open. next newsletter. Only so much time - to raise awareness, or to support a What else is on my “mention” list? right, ladies? cause, but it looks like there might be Well, how about remembering to sup- Submitted by Joan Holthe—FWIC Execu- work involved. Every branch and prov- port a Canada 150 project, no better tive/FWIC President Elect FWIC—SLAB BLOCKS & QUILT TOPS We want to celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday by holding Canada’s biggest quilting bee at Quilt Canada in June 2017.