ONTARIO REPORT

by Janice McLean

In Cornwall, CCLOW sponsored the opening event of the season for the Cornwall Women's Network on the UN Decade for Women. Over 50 women came out to hear Cathy Cameron of Ottawa talk about her experiences at the Nairobi Forum and the links among women's lives around the world. The Network has an interesting Fall program. Louise Dulude, President of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, will speak at their December dinner.

In Hamilton, the research and report on women's learning needs has been completed and is about to be disseminated. Meetings will soon be held to plan how to push for improvements called for by the report, and the group welcomes new members with creativity and energy.

The Ottawa network met in September and planned a range of Fall activities. The October meeting will focus on Ontario education and training, specifically the impact on women of the Wright report on continuing education and the new Ontario Training Strategy. The November meeting will explore what we mean by "Family" and "Traditional Family Values": phrases increasingly used by politicians.

Heather Menzies and Pat Webb have organized an interesting series of discussion evenings, preceded by pot luck suppers, to allow Ottawa feminists to share their knowledge and thoughts. On October 8th, Heather led a fascinating exploration of personal accountability and the marginalizing of women's concerns, drawing from her work on women and technology. We now look forward to an evening on the topic of bringing personal values into corporate management.

Also in November, CCLOW is co-sponsoring a public event on accessibility to adult education, with representatives from school board, college and universities. We want to explore the barriers to learners, particularly women, in continuing their education: be it basic, job-related, or academic.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REPORT

by Heather Orford

Two members of CCLOW have agreed to serve again on an Advisory Committee to a Holland College re-entry program for women.

Marion Dewar, President of the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada and the former Mayor of Ottawa, gave a workshop for women interested in running for municipal government or working on a candidate's campaign. Over twenty women attended the workshop and were empowered by it. The City of Charlottetown has a municipal election on November 3, 1986, and, for the first time in history, three women are running for City Council as aldermen. One of the four candidates for mayor is a woman.

The PEI Director attended a meeting of representatives of women's organizations that receive funding from the Women's Program, Secretary of State. It provided us with an opportunity to meet the new Director of the Women's Program, Olivia Jacobs, and to discuss some potential new directions and funding guidelines for the Women's Program.

CCLOW's Policy Manual is being put to good use in PEI. The Women's Immigrant Group has used it as a resource in developing policy. The personnel policy has been used as a resource for the City of Charlottetown's new hiring policy.