CCLOW Across The Provinces

Yukon

CCLOW in the Yukon has an active, growing group. They recently met to discuss the possibility of becoming further involved in working with the Department of Education as advisors on women's issues. One of the group's main concerns is to find ways to insure that in these difficult economic times women who are often at the bottom of the economic scale, do not lose any of the hard-won benefits that they have gained over the past years.

Pam Evans, CCLOW Director for the Yukon, was recently elected as Member at Large of the Yukon Status of Women Executive. In that capacity, she will be presenting a brief to the N.D.P. task force on Older Women.

British Columbia

This fall, Claudette Everitt, CCLOW Director in British Columbia, met with a group of seventy women from the interior of the province at a workshop in Kelowna. The workshop was sponsored by Okanogan College for general networking purposes and presented Claudette with an opportunity to introduce CCLOW to the group.

Claudette has invited the new Minister of Education, Mr. Van Derzalm, to meet with her to discuss his strategies for accessing women's educational opportunities in the 1980's and in particular to investigate was of participating in the implementation of the new National Training Act as it pertains to women. In Kamloops, Claudette met with the Women's Access Coordinator at Caribou College regarding the work they have been doing in the area. In December, while in Vancouver for work, Claudette will be making herself available to members from Vancouver and Victoria. Meetings are planned during December 6th to the 17th. .

Alberta

Membership in the Edmonton CCLOW continues to grow and regular monthly meetings are being held. Hopefully, a similar Calgary group will begin in the new year. In preparation for the October Education Ministers' Conference in Toronto, the Edmonton group conveyed their concerns via letters to the ministers and deputy-ministers attending from Alberta.

In November, several CCLOW members are organizing a one-day seminar for young women from an Edmonton high school. Topics will include the historical trends in women's work (paid and unpaid), the socialization of women and how that impacts on job choices, and a panel discussion on the present reality of choices for young women in careers, family, etc.

Manitoba

On November 19th, Margaret Fulton, Chairperson of the Federal Task Force on Micro-electronics and Employment is presenting a workshop to Manitoba CCLOW members on the works of the task force.

Manitoba CCLOW is presently preparing a brief, to be presented this month, to the Provincial Task Force on Social Assistance. Membership is growing!