Newfoundland

Carol Jones, the Newfoundland Director, continues to be involved on the Executive of the Corner brook Status of Women Council. In this capacity, she is liaison person with the local CEIC office and is involved in the monitoring of projects at monthly meetings.

During the winter, CCLOW Newfoundland participated in the organization of a meeting held in St. John's to discuss Women and the Constitution. Other activities included liaison with other organizations on child abuse, the National Training Act and job creation.

Carol Jones represented Newfoundland at an Atlantic Region CCLOW meeting in Nova Scotia in January. The focus of this meeting was discussion of the Saskatchewan Bridging Program for Women and assessment of its applicability to Maritime women. A pilot program for Newfoundland is being proposed, and Carol is working to develop pre-technology and pre-trades training for women.

British Columbia

With the new membership year beginning April 1, CCLOW activity in B.C. has centered on facilitating net- working among existing members and recruiting new members. In early February, Lower Mainland CCLOW members gathered for a potluck and informal meeting - to share news, discuss items raised at the January Board Meeting, and consider suggestions for provincial CCLOW activity. A similar meeting, involving Victoria members of CCLOW, met early in March.

A second regional newsletter was circulated in February to all CCLOW members in B.C. to share news from around the province. A large mailing was sent to various B.C. women's organizations and adult education networks, inviting members to join CCLOW.

Elsewhere in B.C. ... Fraser Valley College in Chilliwack has initiated a "New Directions for Women" course which involves women in exploring careers, particularly in non-traditional occupations. All 15 spaces in the course are sponsored by Canada Employment. For information about future course offerings, please contact the course coordinator. Karola Stinson.

Kwantlen College in Surrey has initiated three courses in "Survival Skills for Women" - Expressing Feelings, Dealing with Stress, and Assertiveness Training. The courses can be taken individually or as a series, and are offered with financial support from Health and Welfare Canada.

In Nelson, the West Kootenay Women's Association has recently received a Secretary of State grant to conduct a research project on women's studies programs. The Association is determining the feasibility of setting up an accredited Women's Studies Program in Nelson. If you have information on accredited and /or non-credit programs for women that would be useful to this research, please write: Vita Storey, West Kootenay Women's Assoc.., 307 Baker Street, Nelson, B.C. V1L 4E3.