Please find below news articles, videos and radio coverage on the media event that we held on September 3 2014, “Seven Years After Oak Bay: Domestic Violence Still Takes its Toll in BC”. The page will continue to be updated as more news items become available.
EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous
ARTICLES:
Report pleads for B.C. government funds to help end domestic violence – Times Colonist, September 3 2014
Report pleads for B.C. government funding to help end domestic violence – Vancouver Sun, September 3 2014
B.C. domestic violence deaths rising- advocacy group – CBC News, September 3 2014
Few changes since 2007 murder-suicide in Oak Bay, advocates say – Times Colonist, September 3 2014
Ending domestic violence – Castanet, September 3 2014
British Columbia is Taking Action to Address Domestic Violence – Kelowna Now, September 3 2014
Anti-violence conference held at downtown hotel – CFAX 1070, September 3 2014
Domestic violence takes deadly toll in B.C. – National Newswatch ,September 3 2014
Domestic Violence Advocates Worried – Russian Week, article translated via Google from Russian to English, September 4 2014
BC provincial domestic violence surged 18 dead- 12 women and one child died – iask.com, article translated via Google from Chinese to English, September 4 2014
BC’s 14 Domestic Murders in 2014 so far Ringing Alarm Bells – South Asian Link Newspaper, September 7 2014
Community needs to be part of domestic violence solution – Parksville Qualicum Beach News, September 9 2014
Domestic violence needs more funding say advocates – Oak Bay News, September 9 2014
VIDEOS:
A new report that pleads with the B.C. government to invest in the fight against domestic violence – CHEK News Video Clip featuring interviews with Tracy Porteous and Robin Russell, September 3 2014
Report pleads for cash to end domestic violence – Global News Video Clip, September 3 2014
Domestic Violence Toll – OMNI News featuring an interview in Punjabi with Harminder Gakhal, September 3 2014
Local News Wrap – OMNI News in Cantonese including a clip from the Press Conference. The segment begins at 0:49s, September 3 2014
Local News Wrap – OMNI News in Mandarin. The segment begins at 1:08s, September 3 2014
RADIO:
Protecting Women from Domestic Violence – All Points West CBC Victoria, interview with Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, September 3 2014
Tackling Domestic Violence – CBC On The Coast, host Stephen Quinn interviews Harminder Gakhal and Tracy Porteous, segment begins at 52:15, September 3 2014
How I survived an abusive relationship – CKNW 980, host Simi Sara interviews with Robin Russell, September 4 2014
Tackling domestic violence in BC – CKNW 980, host Simi Sara interview with Tracy Porteous, September 4 2014
Ian Jessop News Roundup – CFAX 1070 News, with a clip on the Press Conference beginning at 1:17, September 4 2014
Members of the press and guests.