Manitoba

In August, CCLOW Manitoba Director, Martha Colquhoun, participated on two radio shows with John Harvard to discuss the TV debate on women's issues. We have also been actively working with a number of women's groups; for example, the Charter of Rights Coalition.

CCLOW Manitoba has developed a proposal for a bridging program for women. "Getting on Track" is designed to help women develop the skills and competencies necessary for success in training for nontraditional jobs. Winn Torcia-Evans, with assistance from Monika Feist of CEIC Women's Programs has assumed the major responsibility for developing the program and for securing the funding necessary for its implementation.

Prince Edward Island

The "Voices of Women Lecture Series," funded through the Secretary of State, is underway. CCLOW P.E.I. is one of the cosponsoring groups. Speakers for the Fall were Marion Dewar, Mayor of Ottawa; Ann Hall, coauthor of Fair Ball; and Maureen Forrester of the Canada Council. Two more speakers will complete the series in the Spring.

CCLOW is one the founding member groups of the P.E.I. Women's History Project which is producing a calendar of Island Women. The calendar is written and designed by P.E.I. women in an attempt to write women back into history. All the women profiled in the calendar are deceased and were selected, not because they were the "first" or the "best," but because they served as terrific role models of women. The calendar features sepia photographs and small biographies of each women and her contribution. The P.E.I. Women's Calendar for 1985 is available for $10.00, from Heather Irving, Coordinator, P.E.I. Women's History Project, Box 2271, Charlottetown, P.E.I., CIA 8B9 (902-894-8973).

CCLOW P.E.I. has applied to Employment and Immigration Canada for grant monies to sponsor a workshop and two speakers on the topic of women and employment-related issues. We are awaiting approval of our proposal.