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The following statement was
issued by Joan Burke, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women. It was
also read in the House of Assembly:
I rise today to inform my
honourable colleagues about a project currently being undertaken by the
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada or FWIC. This organization have
recently chosen to adopt communities in northern and coastal Labrador for
their upcoming national project, FWIC Into the North.
Women�s Institutes are an
informal, educational organization for women who want to work together to
expand their skills, broaden their interests and strengthen the quality of
life for themselves, their families and for the people of their communities,
country and the world through self-fulfilment, service and sociability.
At a recent national meeting of
their executive, they committed to a project aimed at improving the lives of
families in coastal Labrador by donating funding for supplies for children�s
activities.
A letter is now being sent to
the mayors and chiefs of the various northern communities asking for their
suggestions for project ideas.
I would like to thank the
Federated Women�s Institutes of Canada for their interest in providing
support to our northern region. I wish them well on their project and on all
the good works being done by the various Women�s Institute branches in
this province and across the country.
2004 12 15 2:20 p.m. |
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