Women's History and Empowerment

International Women's Day is in March but the movement extends to beyond that one day. Below are stories that focus on women's empowerment and the continued fight for equality.

Local club raising funds for new women’s shelter in Cambridge as it reaches full capacity

Kicking on cowboy boots, the Rotary Club of Cambridge (Preston and Hespeler) is hoping to raise some much-needed donations for the new women’s shelter that opened two weeks ago. It comes at an important...

March 12, 2025 4:38 pm EST EST

Women’s Crisis Services hope for funding increase as domestic violence rises

Inflation is impacting Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region's (WCSWR) hope for more funding as it sees domestic violence rates continue to rise. The CEO, Jennifer Hutton, was on The Mike Farwell...

March 10, 2025 11:27 am EST EST