EVA BC’s Executive Director, Tracy Porteous, is the recipient of the Justice Canada 2018 Excellence in Victim Services Award. Thank you Justice Canada for this great award in recognition of Tracy’s work to empower victims and survivors of crime. For more information, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Latest from EVA BC
NEW! Be More Than A Bystander 2018 PSAs
We are so pleased to share with you our new Be More Than A Bystander PSAs that are being shown at the BC Lions games this season. Please visit the playlist on our EVA BC YouTube page, which will be updated with more PSAs to come!
2017 Be More Than A Bystander Radio PSAs
Please check out our 2017 Be More Than A Bystander radio PSAs featuring the BC Lions urging listers to “Break the Silence on Violence Against Women”, aired on radio stations throughout British Columbia: “We all have an important role to … Continue reading
Metro Vancouver Transit Police Launch Next Phase of Anti-Sex Offence Campaign
The Metro Vancouver Transit Police launched the next phase of their ongoing campaign against sexual offending on Vancouver transit this morning, alongside representatives from partner agencies Battered Women’s Support Services, Ending Violence Association of BC, and BC Women’s Hospital, as … Continue reading
Gail Edinger Retirement Party!
Colleagues and friends of CCWS Regional Coordinator Gail Edinger gathered together on June 7th for a retirement party to celebrate her many contributions to anti-violence work over the years and to wish her well on the road ahead. Many long-time … Continue reading
Be More Than A Bystander – BC Legislature Presentation
We were honoured to be invited to Victoria yesterday to present our Be More Than A Bystander Program in the BC Legislature. EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous, along with retired BC Lions JR LaRose, and Jamie Taras, BC Lions’ … Continue reading
New Federal Legislation to Increase Safety for Women
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced Bill C-78 this week, which comes on the heels of bold reforms which were introduced last month in C-75. These bills make concrete improvements to the family law and criminal justice systems. Please find a link … Continue reading
Media Recap: BC Government Announces $5 Million in Funding to Support Women and Children Affected By Violence
On December 1, 2017 the BC Government announced a one time cash infusion of $5 million dollars to support women and children affected by violence. These funds will directly support member programs of the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia … Continue reading
National ‘Observatory’ to Focus on Violence Against Women, Femicide
A new initiative studying femicide cases in Canada has just been launched out of the University of Guelph. The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability is an initiative of U of G’s Centre for the Study of Social and … Continue reading
Media Recap: Minister Monsef Announces More Than $2.2 Million for Gender Equality Projects in British Columbia
On September 8, 2017, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women and the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announced $2.2 Million for gender equality projects in BC. Tracy Porteous, Executive Director for … Continue reading