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A L B E R T A
W O M E N ' S
I N S T I T U T E S •
THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
OFFICIAL DELEGATE
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
MARION BROWN AG & C
educational Convenor
* . R .1
' ENHOLD AB TOM 1RO
Women's Institute
rtion to be retained
> elegate and held up
IS
Branch Secretary
" 1 6 8 7
Marion Brown
Gayle Olson receives Irov. Quilt Award
from Irov. Handicraft Convener, Lynn
Ballhorn
C O N V E N T I O N
J U N E 11 - 13, 1996
AUGUSTANA
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
CAMROSE
ALBERTA
u
left, and I
Fran Howell/'
dressed in
protective
clothing,
emphasize the
importance of
safety
regulations to
members of
the Alberta
Women's
Institute.
WP photo by
Mary MacArthur
' it.
Safety clothes found cumbersome
By Mary MacArthur
Western Producer staff
If we don't take
control, the
CAMROSE, Alta. — " 1 can't get my husband to wear ail
this regalia," moaned Fran Howell.
" I can get them to wear the apron, gloves and rubber
boots, but that's all."
These were the opening lines to a skit
performed at the Alberta Women's Institutes
convention here recently, but the
same words have been echoed throughout
the Prairies by many farm women.
" We really have to be particular about government will"
what farmers will wear," said Howell,
dressed in unbreathable coveralls, rub- — Marion Brown,
ber apron, gloves, boots, safety glass and Alberta Women's Institute
hard hat.
Howell was only two minutes into the skit when she
started to peel off the layers of protective clothing recommended
tor farmers when they're spraying farm
chemicals.
Howell, provincial environmental conservation convener
for Alberta Women's Institutes, said if she
couldn't stand all the clothing in an air conditioned
building for five minutes, how can she expect her husband
and son to wear all the safety gear outside in the
hot sun when they are mixing farm spray.
Howell and Marion Brown, the institute's convener
for agriculture and Canadian industry, were trying to
make farm women aware of safety regulations during
the busy spraying season.
Instead of trying to do the impossible
and get farmers to wear all the protective
clothing, the emphasis should be
encouraging chemical companies to use
more of the small dissolvable pouches
of chemical, they said.
The couple also reminded women
they must be aware of environmental
regulations that govern spraying.
" Farmers must practice due diligence,"
said Brown in recommending farmers familiarize
themselves with the laws.
Howell's answer was typical of most farmers: " I'm
too busy to read all these statues and acts. 1 get defeated
before we get started."
But Brown's reply was simple: " You'll be in trouble
and the government will take over. If we don't take control,
the government will."
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Pine Lake History - 1990-1999 |
| Subject | AWI: Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811091 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 79 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | A L B E R T A W O M E N ' S I N S T I T U T E S • THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES OFFICIAL DELEGATE THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT MARION BROWN AG & C educational Convenor * . R .1 ' ENHOLD AB TOM 1RO Women's Institute rtion to be retained > elegate and held up IS Branch Secretary " 1 6 8 7 Marion Brown Gayle Olson receives Irov. Quilt Award from Irov. Handicraft Convener, Lynn Ballhorn C O N V E N T I O N J U N E 11 - 13, 1996 AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CAMROSE ALBERTA u left, and I Fran Howell/' dressed in protective clothing, emphasize the importance of safety regulations to members of the Alberta Women's Institute. WP photo by Mary MacArthur ' it. Safety clothes found cumbersome By Mary MacArthur Western Producer staff If we don't take control, the CAMROSE, Alta. — " 1 can't get my husband to wear ail this regalia," moaned Fran Howell. " I can get them to wear the apron, gloves and rubber boots, but that's all." These were the opening lines to a skit performed at the Alberta Women's Institutes convention here recently, but the same words have been echoed throughout the Prairies by many farm women. " We really have to be particular about government will" what farmers will wear," said Howell, dressed in unbreathable coveralls, rub- — Marion Brown, ber apron, gloves, boots, safety glass and Alberta Women's Institute hard hat. Howell was only two minutes into the skit when she started to peel off the layers of protective clothing recommended tor farmers when they're spraying farm chemicals. Howell, provincial environmental conservation convener for Alberta Women's Institutes, said if she couldn't stand all the clothing in an air conditioned building for five minutes, how can she expect her husband and son to wear all the safety gear outside in the hot sun when they are mixing farm spray. Howell and Marion Brown, the institute's convener for agriculture and Canadian industry, were trying to make farm women aware of safety regulations during the busy spraying season. Instead of trying to do the impossible and get farmers to wear all the protective clothing, the emphasis should be encouraging chemical companies to use more of the small dissolvable pouches of chemical, they said. The couple also reminded women they must be aware of environmental regulations that govern spraying. " Farmers must practice due diligence," said Brown in recommending farmers familiarize themselves with the laws. Howell's answer was typical of most farmers: " I'm too busy to read all these statues and acts. 1 get defeated before we get started." But Brown's reply was simple: " You'll be in trouble and the government will take over. If we don't take control, the government will." |
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