How WSC is Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today, September 30, is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As a settler organization, staff at Women’s Shelters Canada have decided to not take the federal holiday as a day off work, [...]
Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission: When Will We Stop Blaming Survivors?
It’s a refrain survivors and those working to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence hear all the time
Reconnecting after Isolation: A Conversation with PEACE Project Participant Amanda Dynes
Amanda Dynes Over the past few months, Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) has been working alongside the BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) to implement the national, three-year PEACE for Canadian Children & Youth [...]
The Importance of Keira’s Law
“She was articulate and bright with a scientific mind. When she heard about injustice in the world, she was mad and wanted to do something to help.” - Jennifer Kagan-Viater, about Keira Kagan In February [...]
Women’s Shelters Canada’s Participation in the Mass Casualty Commission
March 7, 2022 Last month, on February 22, the Mass Casualty Commission began its public proceedings. As stated on its website, this commission is “the independent public inquiry created to examine the April 18-19, 2020 [...]
WSC’s Krys Maki Talks New Second Stage Shelter Project, $2M Grant from Slaight Family Foundation
Krys Maki In September 2020, Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) released a ground-breaking report on second stage shelters entitled, Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Closing the Housing Gap: Second Stage Shelters in Canada. [...]