Battlefords to remember, take action on violence against women
People across Canada reflect one day, every year on how to end violence against women after the tragic events at a Montreal university 27 years ago.
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, was established in 1991 to remember 14 women who were murdered at l’École Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989.
Battlefords Interval House executive director Ann McArthur said it’s important to take time to remember victims while also taking action to end the aggression.
“I believe it’s important that violence against women be recognized throughout every community, because shelter use is not going down,” she said adding the shelter opened in 1980. “Until it’s recognized and acknowledged it’s not going to change.”