Community gathers in Pembroke, Petawawa to end violence against women

Community gathers in Pembroke, Petawawa to end violence against women

Community members gathered in Petawawa and Pembroke on the morning and afternoon of Dec. 6 to remember the 14 women murdered at École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989 and to reaffirm a shared commitment to ending gender-based violence. December 6 is recognized nationally as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, established in the wake of the anti-feminist mass shooting that shocked the country more than 35 years …