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YWCA launches new Valentines Day campaign

The YWCA along with the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters launched their very first Valentines Day campaign Tuesday. The initiative is called Love a Shelter. It is meant to bring awareness to ongoing violence against women, gender minorities, and to recognize the staff who work at shelters across the province. Nine different shelters in Alberta […]Read More

International Women’s Day shines light on female workplace

Tuesday is International Women’s Day. The day celebrates the economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Cyndi Bester, the CEO of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, says 50 per cent of the working force in Alberta is female but there is still work to be done to help out women in the workplace. “If we […]Read More