Treaty Three police shine light on violence against women – CBC

Police service partners with Kenora women’s shelter for annual campaign

Nov 03, 2017

The Treaty Three Police Service in northwestern Ontario has partnered with a Kenora women’s shelter to shine a light on violence against women.

The police service and Kenora’s Saakaate House kicked off the month of November, which is National Woman Abuse Prevention Month, with a ceremony at the service’s headquarters.

There, they raised a flag commemmorating the initiative and lit up the police service’s teepee with purple lights; purple symbolizes the fight to end violence against women. As part of the initiative, communities are encouraged to turn purple during the month of November, said Sgt. Cheryl Gervais of the Treaty Three Police Service.