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West Kelowna woman celebrates birthday, Elizabeth Fry Society

  Zanie Mollica (left) stands beside Allie Grey, a resource centre facilitator with the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society. For her 55th birthday, Mollica held a fundraising event for the society, who she claims helped pull her out of the ‘depths of despair.’ Douglas Farrow / Contributor     By Wade Paterson – Kelowna Capital [...]

Experts Call for National Plan to Assist Victims of Crime, Not More Spending on Prisons

OTTAWA, April 13 /CNW/ – Sixty experts from across Canada attended a national symposium at the University of Ottawa to advance rights for Canadian crime victims.  After listening to representatives from law enforcement agencies, the legal system, victims’ rights groups, victim services providers, survivors and academics, the two victim assistance organizations sponsoring the event called [...]

Beyond Crisis Campaign Featured in Daily Courier

This coming weekend, the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society launches Beyond Crisis. Beyond Crisis features the stories of four women who received support from us. The campaign is funded in part by the Department of Justice but primarily by donations of services and media. Plans for the campaign were recently featured in the Kelowna Daily Courier.  Read the article [...]

Daniel Craig in drag for International Women’s Day

Daniel Craig in drag for International Women’s Day

Daniel Craig, who plays James Bond 007, and “M” well-represented by Dame Judy Dench, have teamed up to make a video for International Women’s Day. Read more and watch the video at weareequals.org

New hair test set to impact date-rape trials

Drug-facilitated sexual assaults, in which a victim might not even remember what happened, are often hard to prove in court. But new tests can reveal toxins weeks after assault.