Headlines/March 16, 1992

Children in Valle y
overwhelming success

Children in the Valley, a conference
organized by the Early Childhood Education
and Continuing Education departments, was
an enormously popular choice as a ,
professional development activity for people
in the field.

Demand was so high that organizers had
to cut off registration when it reached 500.

The two-day conference featured over 60
workshops on virtually every early
childhood-related topic imaginable.

Penny Priddy, the provincial minister of
women’s equality, delivered the keynote
address at the Friday night dinner.

Pre-dinner entertainment featured

performances from a number of Valley
children’s choral and dancing groups.

delivers keynote address.

departmental assistant Doris Lockwood, and
ECE instructor June Meyer was other ECE colleagues.

conference committee chair. She had help Other conference committee members
from CE coordinator Barb Harms, ECE were Juli Earl, Joan Conroy, Vernie

program head Linda Matwichuk, ECE Greehalgh, Ruth Petrie, and Eileen
Whitehouse.

March equity notes
By Lachlan Whatley, with thanks to Bonnie Huskins

International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day originated in 1910, but was first held on August 26.
How and why it changed to March 8 will be covered in the next issue.

Missionary societies

Hannah Norris, who was born in March, Who gets the papers?
1869, instigated the first separate female tit ish tin Crristnnn laneinn ic? Hil
missionary society in Canada. These Library would like to know who
missionary societies were among the first orders/subscribes to copies of the
vehicles of female activism in 19th-century Vancouver Sun and the Province which
Canada. Women used these societies to are delivered to the college. If you are one
learn leadership and organizational skills, of the subscribers, please notify Public
and to assert the right of women to serve Services at 4545 or 2824, or your campus
God in a public way. receptionist.

International Day for the
Elimination of Racism

March 18
Lunch-hour entertainment
Chilliwack cafeteria

Fraser Basin
open house

The Fraser Basin Management program
will be holding an open house at King’s
Crossing in Abbotsford on March 22,
from 1—5 p.m. and 6-10 p.m., with
board presentations at 3 and 8 p.m.

Agriculture instructor Rose
Morrison-Ives is one of the members ot
the board, which is charged with making
recommendations about management of
the Fraser River Basin to promote
sustainable development by balancing
economic, social, and environmental
values. Everyone is invited to the open
house.

Women in the Valley
Enhancing a Healthy Lifestyle

Sat., April 3 — Abbotsford campus
Workshops include:
Heart, Mind, Body & Soul
Creating a Total Confident Image
Hand Reflexology

Harmony from Within Miracle of Laughter

Relax, Revitalize, Rejuvenate

$45 for two workshops — $25 for one. Sign up at Admissions & Records.
Call local 4576 for more info.

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