The provincial government has committed $160,000 to an anti-violence program supported by the BC Lions.
Ministers Stephanie Cadieux and Shirley Bond made the announcement at a press conference today for “Be More Than A Bystander,” which hopes to break the silence of violence against women.
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The organization says 60,000 physical or sexual assaults are committed against women in B.C. every year.
For more information, go to www.endingviolence.org
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