Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ADVT 
National

Report Pleads For B.C. Government Funding To Help End Domestic Violence

The Canadian Press , 03 Sep, 2014 02:41 PM
    VICTORIA - A new report that pleads with the B.C. government to invest in the fight against domestic violence highlights a brutal set of statistics in the province for 2014.
     
    The report, released by the Ending Violence Association of B.C., says an outbreak of domestic violence has left 18 people dead, including a child, and 11 injured since the beginning of this year.
     
    The report calls for increased spending for existing community-based victim services and to fund new programs, making them available to every community in the province.
     
    It also recommends early intervention counselling and management for abusive men, and an increase in the number of case-assessment teams that work to keep women and children safe.
     
    The report was intentionally released to mark the seven-year anniversary of the murder-suicide of an Oak Bay, B.C., family where estranged husband Peter Lee killed his six-year-old son, Christian, his wife, Sunny, both her parents and then himself.
     
    EVA B.C. spokeswoman Tracy Porteous says if she had an alarm bell she would be ringing it loudly to register serious concerns about the 18 deaths so far this year, the highest number since the Lee family murders.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    From London, Prime Minister Harper Describes Sotloff Death As 'Barbaric And Unacceptable'

    From London, Prime Minister Harper Describes Sotloff Death As 'Barbaric And Unacceptable'
    LONDON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in the U.K. in advance of a NATO summit in Wales later this week — and tweeting about reports of another beheading in Iraq.

    From London, Prime Minister Harper Describes Sotloff Death As 'Barbaric And Unacceptable'

    Canadian Researchers Track 'Angelina Effect' On Cancer Gene Screening

    Canadian Researchers Track 'Angelina Effect' On Cancer Gene Screening
    Angelina Jolie's stunning revelation she had a preventative double mastectomy due to a genetic cancer risk has doubled the number of high risk women considering genetic testing to see if they carry certain genes linked to breast and ovarian cancers, new Canadian research suggests.

    Canadian Researchers Track 'Angelina Effect' On Cancer Gene Screening

    B.C. coroner identifies Washington state man who died in rock-climbing accident

    B.C. coroner identifies Washington state man who died in rock-climbing accident
    KELOWNA, B.C. - A Washington state man has been identified by the BC Coroners Service as the climber who fell to his death while rock climbing on Saturday.

    B.C. coroner identifies Washington state man who died in rock-climbing accident

    Strike Shutters B.C. Public Schools, Students Lament Learning Time Wasted

    Strike Shutters B.C. Public Schools, Students Lament Learning Time Wasted
    The government is giving $40 per day to parents of children 12 and under for each day the strike continues to supplement child care and tutoring costs.

    Strike Shutters B.C. Public Schools, Students Lament Learning Time Wasted

    Access Restricted Around B.C. Wildfire As Crews Mop Up, Cooler Weather Expected

    Access Restricted Around B.C. Wildfire As Crews Mop Up, Cooler Weather Expected
    VANCOUVER - Access around a wildfire in northeastern B.C. has been further restricted even though officials say cooler temperatures are expected to help ease the danger.

    Access Restricted Around B.C. Wildfire As Crews Mop Up, Cooler Weather Expected

    Black Inmate Sues B.C. Over Alleged Kkk Beating And 'torture' By Jail Staff

    Black Inmate Sues B.C. Over Alleged Kkk Beating And 'torture' By Jail Staff
    KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A black inmate is suing the province of British Columbia, alleging he was targeted by the Ku Klux Klan behind bars and endured “torture” at the hands of a sheriff and a guard.

    Black Inmate Sues B.C. Over Alleged Kkk Beating And 'torture' By Jail Staff