May is Sexual Violence Awareness Month. According to the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services almost 1.8 million Albertans have experienced some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. Here in Lethbridge, Chinook Sexual Assault Centre Read More
More than one in three children will be sexually abused in their lifetime. That is according to Kristine Cassie, CEO of the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre. The organization has rolled out a new program called Read More
As you have heard on BCN, the province is also investing 10 million dollars over the next few years to beef up support for 15 Sexual Assault Centres across Alberta. Kristine Cassie, the CEO of Chinook Sexual Read More
The pause on the provincial gas tax is scheduled to come to an end at the end of next month. That would make life much for expensive for Albertans. We asked Alberta’s Affordability and Read More
In light of the sexual assault allegations against four Chinook High School football players in Lethbridge the CEO of the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre has spoken out. Kristine Cassie says sexual assault is never okay Read More
Officials with the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre are not happy. They say they were not included for an increase in funding with the recently released Alberta budget. The CEO for the centre, Kristine Cassie, says Read More
Recent stats say 43 per cent of people in Alberta have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime. That’s a staggering 1.8 million people. These numbers come from the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services. The group Read More
A local coffee shop is doing its part to raise awareness about sexual violence in our community. May is Sexual Violence Awareness Month and Sonder Coffee is working with the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre to Read More
The Canadian Yoga Institute is fundraising for a good cause in our community. The Lethbridge yoga institute is raising money for the new Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre. Eighty-five per cent of the funds Read More
October is Sexual Abuse Prevention Month. The Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre is looking to raise awareness surrounding child sexual abuse. The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre helped support 83 children in the past year, ranging Read More
The #momentsmatter initiative was started by the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services. Kristine Cassie, the CEO for the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre in Lethbridge, says the program will help to deal with sexual harassment Read More
The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre just celebrated its 2nd anniversary in our community. From providing crisis support, to counselling the nonprofit group says it has seen a lot of growth since opening its doors a Read More
