A wife and mother, Lydia Johnston helped run West Summerland’s first café and the Premier Hotel. She also had her own taxi business and did most of the driving herself.  Not bad for a woman in the 1920s. This year, Canada’s theme for International Women’s Day (March 8) is: Strong Women. Strong World. Improving Economic Opportunities for All—pointing out that women are key to economic prosperity. Almost one hundred years ago, as home to Lydia and others like her, Summerland already knew that. Happy Women’s Day!