Kelowna Womens Shelter

• Women’s rights advocates frustrated by Kelowna man’s assault charges being stayed

  Jeffrey Maclean was charged with assault and obstruction following an incident in 2021. His trial was set to start this month, but another judge stayed his charges instead.

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2023
  
• Kelowna, B.C. advocacy groups react to Jake Virtanen verdict

  Kelowna advocates say high-profile sexual assault trials like Jake Virtanen's can make it harder for women to come forward with allegations.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
  
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• Women fleeing domestic violence among groups affected by Greyhound abandoning Western Canada

  Cancelling Greyhound services in the prairies and B.C. will have, "potentially devastating impacts" for women fleeing domestic violence, according to a B.C. women's shelter operator.

  Jul 11, 2018
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• Women’s Day fundraiser for women’s support groups in Kelowna

  The Kelowna Women's Shelter and Elizabeth Fry Society celebrated International Women's Day Wednesday with a fundraiser.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2017
• Soup Sisters Soothes the Soul

  Once a month, for the past 2 years, 20 women and a handful of volunteers descend on a local restaurant in Kelowna to make soup for Kelowna's Womens shelter.

  Jun 27, 2013