SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER On May 9, Prince Edward County Council passed a resolution declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic, pursuant to recommendation #1 of the Renfrew Inquest. The County…
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER After a brief pause due to the pandemic, Alternatives for Women (AFW) led the annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) march down Picton Main Street on…
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Members of Alternatives for Women (AFW) along with several community members gathered at the Cenotaph on the evening of December 6th to commemorate the Montreal Massacre-…
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The issue of domestic violence is never far from home. With that in mind, and in light of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism to…
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER A Carrying Place couple have parlayed success in the stock markets towards a significant investment into safe, local housing for women in need of shelter….
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Alternatives for Women (AFW) has received financial backing to the tune of $227,000 from the provincial government to get past their final financial hurdle before opening…
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history was an act of violence against women. That shooting, now known as the Montreal Massacre, took place 30 years…
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Alternatives for Women (AFW) will begin moving their offices into their newly renovated location, Vi’s House, this December. Thanks to a generous donation from…
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Alternatives for Women (AFW), a Prince Edward County non-profit that offers help for women of domestic abuse, has recently asked the public for help funding…
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The ladies of Wellington-on-the-Lake (WOTL) will be ‘rocking it’ in the pages of a calender that supports a local women’s initiative. The Ladies on the Rocks…
