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their 76-77 Season with a Panel Discussion on the subject. Mr. M. Sarker of Parnell Foods spoke on the problems confronting the manufacture of snack foods for sale in vending machines. The main problem appeared to arise from the lack of standardized specifications covering intermediate materials that are required to make up the items that finally find them- selves in vending machines. Mr. K. Jewitt, President of Marsan Foods told how the escalating labour costs in institutions and past food restau- rants have increased the demnd for frozen entrees. Here again was a de- mand for closer cooperation between the intermediate and final process- ors of these items. Mr. J. Schmied, Director for Food Services, T. Eaton Co., spoke as a representative of the Canadian Restaurant Association. He delved into the future and reviewed some of the forecasts on the shape of things to come and how the manufacturers will be able to cope with them. For the benefit of his audience, he gave the name of Paul Van Der WeI of Griffith Laboratories in Toronto, as the person who could give the references to the papers he had reviewed. It was said that the meeting was a most appreciated contribution of information that affects both our vocations and avocations. The Section's December meeting was held in the Staff Lounge of St. Clair College. The speaker was Dr. D. C. Villeneuve, Head of the Bio- chemical and Toxicological Unit, Environmental Health Directorate. Dr. Villeneuve had not long returned from a temporary assignment at the Dutch National Institute of Public Health, Bilthoven, Holland. He gave a good insight into the purpose of the Toxicological Unit and by means of a specific project illustrated the rationale and methods used in toxicological research. Normally, this is not a subject that is ever present in the mmds of most individuals, including even the average food technologist, and the ever present possibilities of troubles of this nature would make' Dr. Ville- neuve's presentation most suitable for our members. As can so often happen in today's fast moving life styles, the B.C. Section had to make changes in their officer echelon. Chris McCleary, who had been installed as Chairman of the Section, moved to London, Ont. (I am not quite sure what Section covers London, but it is to be hoped that Chris McCleary has been contacted and welcomed). Fortuna- tely, Mike Coltart and Clary Jensen were persuaded to remain for a sec- ond term as Chairman and Past Chairman respectively. The Section started off its 76-77 Season in September with a Salmon Barbecue, washed down with wine (doesn't that make your mouth wa- ter!). No mention was made of the liquid sunshine so readily available in that part of Canada, so perhaps what little water they may have needed came from a tap. Then, in October, they had a visit to the Cara Flight Kitchens. This was followed by a dinner and a talk on the general oper- ations in preparing meals for use on airflights. As with the Prairie Sec- tions, the B.C. Section must have been disappointed when they learned that President Greene, because of his commitments in Rome, was not able to be with them for the November meeting. At the time of writing up this copy, it was not known what alternative had been arranged. Although the exact date is not yet known, January will see their Annual Students' Night. This is always a successful affair and if any of our members from other Sections are planning to be in Vancouver around that time, they should get in touch with Jim Alcock at 584-7691. Many members may not be aware of the fact that the B.C. Section runs a Three Ring Circus. There is the B.C. Section of the C.LF.S.T., a group known as the B.C. Food Technologists, and a Section of the LF.T. This latter group receives each year one of the 1FT Scientific Lectures. This event will take place on Feb- ruary 16, 1977. Because of the wide dispersement of its members throughout the whole Province, the New Brunswick Section has decided once again to limit its Section meetings to two in the late Fall and two in the Spring. The October meeting was held in Florenceville and included an in-depth tour, conducted by Paul Dean and Bruce Phillips, of the French Fry and Pizza Operations in McCain's new plant. This was followed by a dinner and the after-dinner speaker was none other than our President Art Greene. As well as bringing them up-to-date in the happenings at head- quarters, he went into the desirability of making our Institute well known to the public and putting it into a position where it can be of benefit to communities in general. The November meeting was planned for Fred- ericton on November 10, when they were to be hosted by Dr. G. M. Lea- ver, the Director of the Canada Agriculture Research Station in that town. Present plans call for a meeting in April in St. John with a tour of Baxter Dairies and Oland's Brewery. In May they will hold their Annual Business Meeting in Sussex. This will include a visit to Barbour Foods and a Lobster Boil. Sounds like a good ending to a good season. The Saskatchewan Section reports that "once again", it has "upheld the small but mighty philosophy". It boasts of record attendances for its first two meetings of the '76-'77 season. A social evening hosted by La- batt's Brewery in September gave a delightful opportunity to renew ac- A7 and re-establish industry and research contacts. In OctOber, the Dairy Pool hosted the second meeting, when Dr. Frank Loew from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine gave an illuminating presenta_ tion on "Food Toxicology". They report an interesting development by the Board of Governors for the University of Saskatchewan. They have recently approved an Interdisciplinary Food Science Graduate Program. Students can now register in a common program in Food Science but may proceed with research within the Department of Dairy and Food SCience, Crop Science, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, or the College of Economics. This.novel approach IS to allow more intimate collabo- ration among persons mterested in the various aspects of food sCience throughout the university community. The Atlantic Section is looking forward with enthusiasm to an active season. The traditional Seaside Picnic kicked off their '76-'77 season on September 18. It was a most successful family picnic. Fifty members, spouses and children travelled by boat to Gifford Island in Mahone Bay to enjoy the festivities at the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Al Steeves. It is a tiny island but has lots of room for the kids to roam and explore. It was the first opportunity after the summer to get together with old mem- bers and meet new members, families and friends. This year they had two foreign visitors in the persons of Mr. Neil Sorenso of Norway and Dr. Koichino Mayashi of Japan. The October meeting was held in New Minas in the beautiful Annapolis Valley. It was the occasion of the offi- cial visit of our President Art Greene. President Greene delivered an ad- dress on "Looking ahead to the changes and to the future of the C.I.F.S.T. during the coming years". The meeting was well attended and the members found the address enlightening in regard to their roles, ob- jectives and strategies. No change is anticipated in the programme of meetings outlined in the October issue of the Journal. They believe that their programme will continue to promote the steadily increasingpartici- pation of the members noted over the past several years. They list the members responsible for this year's activities as Chairman Dave Schroe- der, Chairman-elect Dan Cumming, Secretary Murray Fieshheller, Treasurer Dave Lemon, and Directors VI ad Fejtek, Allison Miner, Les Sparling, C. "Kelly" Kale and Mike Shreve. W.J.E. The Montreal Section continues their activities with its recent suc- cess at the Food Seminar on "Gums and Starches" held at L'lnstitut de Technologie Agricole de St. Hyacinthe. November 17-18. Directed by J. O. of Chorney Chemicals, the Seminar was followed by a success- ful wine and cheese party attended by 150 people. The next event for this Section is the Christmas Gala held this year at Mont Gabriel Lodge. Mr. Robert Lapointe of Fritzsche D & 0 is this year's chairman. The following events are scheduled: January 27: Technical meeting on "Retortable Flexible Pouches and Trays" by Dr. Gordon W. Fuller, Vice-President Technical Development, Imasco Foods Ltd. February: Technical meeting on "Food Additivies" in cooperation with the Home Economists of University of Montreal. Bernard L. Cayen of Ralston Purina, Chairman of the Montreal Sec- tion 1966-67, would like to announce that our Section has given two $500.00 bursaries to the following institutions: MacDonald College and Institut de Technologie Agricole. The bursaries were distributed during recent Awards Nights in both institutions. P.B. SCITEC FORUM SCITEC (The Association of the Scientific Engineering and Tech- nological Community of Canada) is composed of 61 societies and 350 in- dividuals. Our Institute is one of these. In an effort to keep our readership abreast of this organization we present. below some of their recent activi- ties as summarized by Gordon Timbers and Rene Riel. Ed. The Nuclear Option for Canada Nuclear generation of electrical power has recently been the subject of a great deal of discussion in the popular press. In an effort to provide more balanced and rational information to our Canadian parlia- mentarians, and to a lesser extent the public, SCITEC recently conducted a forum on this important subject. During this half-day forum highly competent speakers presented information on many aspects of the Cana- dian nuclear program. Speakers included: A. D. Hunt, Assistant Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, with an overview of Canada's energy options; Drs. Aikin and Mooradian of Atomic Energy of Canada J. Inst. Can. Sci. Technol. Aliment. Vol. 10, No. I. 1977
