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From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] YOTWB What YOU can do!!
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:02:02 -0400
In-Reply-To: <000f01c6154e$da69ff90$036e6bd1@yourb21b513742>


Hi All, just getting around to reading Hazel's note about the YOTWB. First
of all, I want everyone to know that I am thrilled to see your positive
response to this initiative to have Year of the War Bride in every province,
and after the election, federally. The only way it's going to happen is if
we all work together with one goal - to have the YOTWB declared in each
province and then federally by whoever is in power. I see a lot of you are
talking about having events in your communities. Here's an idea: every one
of you lives in a city with a mayor and all of our provinces has a Lt.
Governor. Write to your mayor, write to your Lt. Governor and ask them to
put on an event in honour of YOTWB 2006. I'm sure they will say yes. These
are just two small ideas, but if done across the country, they show that
we're all working together. In Fredericton, where I live, the mayor will be
hosting a tea for the War Brides in council chambers. (I haven't asked the
NB Lt. Governor yet, but I know he'll say yes. )

I welcome your ideas and your contributions. The idea of a Canada wide
sponsor is fantastic, so don't feel that you are trampling on any of my
plans, we are in this together!! Joan, if you are going to pursue this,
just write to me and we can talk about it, perhaps bring some other people
in on the idea who may know how to do this. Cc me in on your correspondence
so I can spread the word to the others I am dealing with in each province.
This is what I have been doing in the provinces, Manitoba for example, I
have been writing to whoever is in a position to see this happen and cc'ing
a long list of people in the particular province.

I think it's great for individuals to take the initiative. Please do so!!
Just let me know about it so I can put it up on the CanadianWarBrides.com
website in the section about the Anniversary. I think it's great that people
are taking it upon themselves to contact their MLAs or their MPs - the more
the merrier I say. Just let me know who you contacted so I can put it up on
the site and then we can exert a little "moral persuasion" because the
politician's name is on the site.

As for Saskatchewan, in the Anniversary section of my website you will see
that the Sasktachewan gov't has received an official request from the
Saskatchwan War Brides Association and the request is making its way through
"the process", as I was told by email on December 19.

See http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/anniversary-canada.asp

December 19, 2005 - Confirmation from Saskatchewan government that they have
received a request from the Saskatchewan War Brides Association to declare
2006 Year of the War Brid.

"[T]here is an established Proclamations Policy within Executive Government
and the request received from the Saskatchewan War Brides Association for
consideration of this proclamation is being prepared for consideration
within that process. and the request received from the Saskatchewan War
Brides Association for consideration of this proclamation is being prepared
for consideration within that process."

So in fact, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario and now Nova
Scotia are pressing their respective provincial goverments to enact the Year
of the War Bride in their provinces. We need someone in Alberta, Prince
Edward Island, Quebec and Newfoundland. Any takers?

Federally, I encourage every single one of you to contact your MP, as I said
way back about this issue, the more of us asking our MPs to carry the torch,
the more likely it is to happen. Joan mentioned some time back that she was
going to follow up with her MLA or MP? Joan, any news there? I know that
Linda Granfield has spoken to her MP and so have I. Just take a look at the
anniversary section of my website and you'll see everything is there. I hope
I haven't missed anyone, I'm so busy these days organizing the event at Pier
21 for February 9. I can use all the help I can get!! Does anyone want to
take on the Federal government???

Hazel, I guess I'm going to phone Doreen, president of the Alberta
Association. I had asked Eswyn Lyster to call her and Eswyn did but perhaps
Doreen needs some more information to make the official request. I've just
been so busy, this is becoming a full time job and unfortunately, I already
have one of those. Oh, to do this war brides work for a living, it would be
my dream job!!

Thanks everyone, keep up the good work!! There is more information available
on this at

http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/anniversary-canada.asp

Melynda



Melynda Jarratt, BA, MA (History)
Diploma in Digital Media and Design
Webmaster: http://www.canadianwarbrides.com and http://www.project-roots.com
Voices of the Left Behind: Project Roots and the Canadian War Children of
World War Two is available in English at
http://www.project-roots.com/books.html and in Dutch at
http://www.uitgeverijpica.nl/index.html?page=achterbleven


----Original Message Follows----
From: "hlmw" <>
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To:
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Victoria, BC?
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:59:42 -0700

Hi!
I think we have to be careful not to cross up Melynda's plans and efforts
for recognition of all Canadian War Brides. I just wrote to Melynda. I am
in the position of not knowing what is going on with Alberta War Brides. I
don't know whether President Doreen is getting on to this Year of the
Warbride effort or not. Let's not make any definite plans until we find out
which provinces are going to support Melynda's efforts and declare 2006 the
YOTWB!
Your ideas are good Joan. Stay in touch.
Hazel
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Reichardt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Victoria, BC?


>Hi, Hazel, I am going to email a friend who is a member of the Sask group,
>I know they have regular lunch meeting both in Saskatoon and Regina. I was
>talking to one of my daughters about getting a Canada wide 'sponsor' - I
>was
>thinking of the Bay, and she suggested Tim Hortons as they are in more
>small
>towns. I also wondered about getting a bank on side for publicity
>purposes - not to fund the lunch - and I plan to contact our local Legion.
>Food for thought, cheers, Joan
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "hlmw" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 8:04 AM
>Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Victoria, BC?
>
>
>>Thanks Joan: I had wondered about expense and problem of getting to the
>>island... costs again. Your suggestion is very good. Our monthly meeting
>in
>>Southern Alberta is always the 4th Wednesday of the month.
>>I could present the idea to the group. Isn't it a pity that we don't have
>a
>>national organization like the Americans? I feel the extreme lack of
>>communication with sister Canadian War Brides across the country. Let me
>>know when you or others might think this is practical (which I think it
>is)
>>and what time of the year etc.
>>I appreciate your input. Thank you,
>>Hazelthi
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Joan Reichardt" <>
>>To: <>
>>Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 12:38 PM
>>Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Victoria, BC?
>>
>>
>> >I might be able to make it to Victoria, but the High Tea at the Empress
>is
>> > outrageously expensive these days! I think we might look at having a
>> > 'rolling luncheon' all across Canada, at the same time on the same day.
>> > That way groups, small or large, could get together in a managable way
>and
>> > the event would roll all across the country in our various time zones.
>I
>> > am
>> > wondering about trying to get some publicity through CBC or ? Perhaps
>> > when
>> > the blooming election is over. Joan
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "hlmw" <>
>> > To: <>
>> > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 7:35 PM
>> > Subject: [WarBrides] Victoria, BC?
>> >
>> >
>> >> Someone suggested Victoria, BC for Canadian WBs reunion luncheon for
>> >> Western WBs. During a sleepless time last night I suddenly thought of
>> >> the Empress Hotel.
>> >> How about High Tea at the Empress Hotel on the harbour? I shall be in
>> >> Victoria on the last weekend of March - Sunday 26th or Monday 27th.
>> >> Maybe this is too short a notice. Let's do a roll call and see who
>> >> might be able to come.
>> >> Hazel in Alberta
>> >>
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