WR is Hiring!
Night Shift Shelter Counsellor – 6 month contract 36 hours every week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night shifts from 11:30 pm to 7:45 am.) Women’s Resources currently has a six month contract position [...]
Incel Terrorism
When someone plots to blow up a building in the name of religion, we’re quick to describe that as an act of terror under Canadian law. And we’re increasingly realizing that the same label [...]
Intoxication should not be an excuse
You see it all the time in pop culture: a character in a TV show or movie has a few drinks or smokes some drugs and the inhibitions fall. There’s flirting and innuendo and [...]
We Need You Now More Than Ever Before
We are facing such difficult times in our communities, in our province and across Canada. As if the devastation of COVID was not enough, we have faced tragedy after tragedy. Three strong, young courageous [...]
Vicky’s Values Re-Opening!
We have been working hard over the last several weeks to put in place all the necessary measures to keep our volunteers, clients, customers, and donors safe. We know that this has been a [...]
We Are Hiring…..
Healthy Workplace Monitor (3 month contract with possibility of extension) Women’s Resources of Kawartha Lakes is currently looking for a full time contract Healthy Workplace Monitor (35 hours per week). The individual will be [...]
There Are Always Signs….
The outside world may not see the signs but the woman always does..... It’s a common reaction when a man is arrested for abusing or killing a woman in his life, whether his girlfriend, [...]
The Right Number
Between April 1 and May 4, 2020, nine women and girls were killed in Canada. Police believe all of them died at the hands of a man in their lives — a husband, father, [...]
Violence Against Women Hurts Us All
Violence against women is often just the beginning. Now that we know the three worst mass murders in Canada — the shootings at L’École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989, the van attack in Toronto [...]
May: Sexual Assault Prevention Month
For the past two months, Canadians have been asked to remain at home in isolation and to go out only when necessary. The sad reality though is that 'home' is not safe for all [...]

