The County of Renfrew council passed a resolution to implement one of the recommendations from last year's inquest into the murders of three women in the Ottawa Valley.
The County of Renfrew has declared intimate partner violence an epidemic.
Council passed a resolution to implement one of the recommendations from last year's inquest into the murders of three women in the Ottawa Valley. Statistics show every six days a woman is killed by her intimate partner in Canada, and one-in-five women experience some form of abuse in their intimate relationship. The county says since December, two women have been killed by men in Renfrew County.
"It’s unfortunate Intimate Partner Violence and the murder of women in our community and society as a whole still need to be discussed," Renfrew County Warden Peter Emon said in a statement. "Municipal governments can no longer remain silent on the sidelines. County Council and our community want change. We will advocate for change, we will support the victims, the survivors and the family members who are affected by violence.JoAnne Brooks, coordinator for End Violence Against Women – Renfrew County, says she is "proud to live" in a country that publicly supports naming intimate partner violence as an epidemic.
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