This Global News article focusses on the pandemic within a pandemic, and how to talk about it: Coronavirus, N.S. Mass Shooting Put Spotlight on Domestic Violence. In the article, Kristi Yuris, EVA BC’s Program Manager says “[s]urvivors who are in … Continue reading
Category Archives: In the News
Media Round Up on Funding Announcement – $10 Million Grant Program for Sexual Assault Services
The Government of BC announced earlier this week $10 million to support the delivery and co-ordinated emergency sexual assault response services in BC. Please find a selection of media spotlighting this new 3-year Grant Program. Radio: Interview with Tracy Porteous … Continue reading
Vancouver Co-Op Radio Interview with Tracy Porteous – Domestic Violence and COVID-19
EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous was interviewed by Bernadine Fox on Vancouver Co-Op Radio’s Both Sides Now for an in-depth conversation about domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in the context of COVID-19 – COVID19 & Domestic Violence.
Increased Violence Against Women During COVID-19 Leads to Jump in Emergency Boarding for Pets
This article from The Province features an interview with Marcie Moriarty, Chief Prevention and Enforcement Officer with the BC SPCA, who talks about the increase in requests for emergency boarding, a service the group offers for women fleeing domestic violence, … Continue reading
Hundreds of Non-Medical Masks with Indigenous Flair Made for First Nations Communities
This CBC News article spotlights Shelly Johnson, a professor at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops and the Canada research chair in Indigenizing Higher Education. Shelly has been sewing non-medical cloth masks and donating them to various organizations and non-profits, including … Continue reading
BC Groups Divided by Trudeau’s ‘Assault-Style’ Firearms Ban
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced an immediate ban on “assault-style” firearms. In his remarks, Trudeau spoke about mass shootings such as at École Polytechnique in 1989; at a Quebec City mosque in 2017; and most recently in Nova … Continue reading
Domestic Violence Organizations Prepare for Possible Surge Due to COVID-19 Isolation
This CBC article highlights how frontline support services are preparing for an increase in gender-based violence during COVID-19 – Domestic violence organizations prepare possible surge due to COVID-19 isolation.
Provincial Justice System Advisory Groups Established
EVA BC is pleased to join Justice COVID-19 Response Group, to support government response to the impact of restrictive public health measures on the justice system – Provincial Justice System Advisory Groups Established. Surrey-Now Leader article: BC creates advisory groups … Continue reading
Global News Interview with Tracy Porteous – Nova Scotia Remembers a tragedy, and the Role Domestic Violence Played
EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous was interviewed on the Lynda Steele Show on Global News Radio CKNW 980 about the Nova Scotia massacre and the role that domestic violence may have played in this and many other mass violent … Continue reading
Uber Announces Supports to Domestic Violence Survivors and Anti-Violence Agencies in Canada During COVID-19
Today Uber announced its partnership with organizations supporting survivors of gender-based violence, by providing 50,000 free rides and additional support to shelters and safe spaces in more than 35 cities across 17 countries. “EVA BC is proud to partner with … Continue reading