Indigenous Women's Reconciliation Council receives $550,000 for violence prevention

    Friday, 23 February 2024 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The funding is provided under the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence, a four-year bilateral agreement government has signed with Women and Gender Equality Canada.

    The Indigenous Women’s Reconciliation Council has received $550,000 for violence prevention efforts. The funding is provided under the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence, a four-year bilateral agreement government has signed with Women and Gender Equality Canada, resulting in $13.6 million in new funding to invest in violence prevention initiatives throughout the province.

     

     

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