menstrual products

• TVDSB to extend free menstrual products program to all elementary schools

  Wednesday's announcement is the latest extension of a Thames Valley District School Board program that began as a student-led initiative in 2017.

  Education

  Jun 17
• Edmonton will provide free menstrual products in city buildings by June 16

  Before June 16, free menstrual products will be available in City of Edmonton-owned building washrooms.

  Consumer

  Apr 9
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• Point Douglas councillor leading charge for free menstrual products in City of Winnipeg buildings

  Coun. Vivian Santos introduced a motion that passed unanimously at the Standing Policy Committee, asking for a report on the costs associated with providing free period products.

  Health

  Mar 18
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• Group calls for free menstrual products in all publicly funded Ontario schools in open letter

  A group including all four of Ontario's main teachers unions is urging the provincial government to offer free menstrual products in all publicly funded schools.

  Canada

  Mar 8
• Hamilton’s free menstrual products pilot set to begin once COVID-19 lockdown ends

  A pilot project to provide free menstrual products to low-income Hamiltonians approved in 2020 but hampered by COVID-19 restrictions is expected to finally begin soon.

  Feb 4
• U of R social justice group tackling ‘period poverty’ among students

  Members of the U of R Champions of Change Club are tackling "period poverty" around campus, offering students free tampons and pads.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2020
• Scottish parliament expected to become 1st country to offer free menstrual products

  The plan to make sanitary products free is expected to pass its first vote in the devolved Scottish parliament on Tuesday.

  Health

  Feb 25, 2020
• Most menstrual cycles aren’t 28 days — and that’s normal

  A person's cycle can change in length from month to month, too.

  Health

  Nov 10, 2019
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• Decision on menstrual pilot project deferred as staff to look at stocking all facilities in the HRM

  Counc. Lorelei Nicoll, of Cole Harbour-Westphal, was disappointed that the staff proposal would only see tampon and dispensers installed in 16 of the municipality's facilities.

  Health

  Oct 29, 2019
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• Nova Scotia’s Period Poverty Summit highlights ongoing accessibility issues

  Topics discussed at the Period Poverty Summit at the conference ranged from healthcare to financial and other socioeconomic issues.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2019