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THE HERALD Wefeoday FebnuryU Bruce Trail Thirty volunteers from many different clubs and youth groups combined their efforts to complete a 750foot boardwalk over a swamp near Road In the Farm section of the Bruce Trail The Trail had used a busy dangerous section of Trafalgar Road and this reroute was a high priority Construction was done In the winter to avoid damage to the very sensitive plants that In habit this ANSI Area or Scientific and Natural In terest The coordinator wishes to thank the Milton Venturers Bramalea Outdoor Ed The Womens Institute offers support By GfcRALDINE CAMPBELL PRO The conflict in the Persian Gulf has been on the minds of all Cana dians including the members of The Federated Women s Institutes of Ontario the largest rural women organization the province On their behalf on January 14th while Parliament was debating the topic the President of Peggy Knapp sent the following letter to the Prime Minister of Canada to Joe Clark and to the Minister of National Defence The twenty thousand member of the Federated Women In stitutes of Ontario have been following events in the Persian Gulf throughout this serious crisis and commend our govern for pursuing diplomatic channels in search of solutions May we urge you to continue to search out all possibilities for peace and with the other members of the United Nations coalition extend the sanctions against Saddam Husseins Iraq so the terrors of full fledge war may not set loose the force of arms again in our world As an organization founded in has experienced the effects of war on its own com During the first World War the members not only in creased their work on the farm but they also found the time and money to support the needs of others They raised over which was used to finance a hospital ship field kit chens as well as overseas relief Not content with money they knit ted socks sweaters and mitts as well as sewn articles During the second World War the Women s Institute members made over one and a half million knifed ft the as as hundred Other activities included a furnished recreation room at Camp Borden tons of jam made by the WI members and sent overseas aswcll as raising oooooo After the Korean War the WI members helped purchase hand looms and sewing machines for the refugees cares for its members and their concerns as well as their local communities and the world Wide community through its membership in the Associated Country Women of the World