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When Tracy Richardson, councillor for Ward 8 and deputy mayor of Kawartha Lakes, announced recently that she wouldn’t be running for re-election, it was both a shock and no surprise....

Our beloved thrift boutique is simply the greatest. Dedicated staff and 100 volunteers sort and display a wide range of quality clothing, accessories, housewares, toys, books, games and more, all....

If murder is already a criminal offence, why do we need to track the murder of women? If there’s already a name for the offence of one person killing another—homicide—why....

Our annual Marquee Event concert in March isn’t just our most important annual fundraiser, it’s one of the biggest such events anywhere in the area. If you’ve ever attended one....

Sex trafficking—forcing someone to have sex for money against their will—seems like a far-off, big-city scourge. But not only do traffickers bring their victims to Kawartha Lakes to work, young....

There’s a whole ugly industry that forces women into sex for money. It’s called human trafficking, and it happens all over the country, including right here in Kawartha Lakes. Women’s....

There are still lots of ways to help women in need, as well as their children, and to find great gifts and stocking stuffers that give back. The holidays can....

We need to offer boys better examples of masculinity. The findings were shocking: Respected polling firm Angus Reid had found that four in five teachers had witnessed misogynistic behaviour by....

PART II So much has changed over the time Women’s Resources has existed. In her 25 years with the organization, Penny Chatson has seen that change up close. Appointed as....

PART I When Penny Chatson took over as leader of Women’s Resources this past June, she brought with her an intimate understanding of the women we serve and what we....