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Corrections officers supporting Bracebridge women’s shelter

Officer Leah Lewis, Officer Cecilia Patenaude and Officer Charmaine Murphy pose in front of some of the contributions for the Essentials collection. (Supplied Photo)
Struggle and hope: How a Muskoka resident kicked addiction to the curb
Woman shares story of hard-won freedom from substance abuse and alcoholism
COMMUNITY Dec 09, 2018 by Alison Brownlee Bracebridge Examiner
Woman shares story of hard-won freedom from substance abuse and alcoholism
COMMUNITY Dec 09, 2018 by Alison Brownlee Bracebridge Examiner

Pauline Yanchus earns a 2018 Muskoka Community Services Recognition Award for her perseverance and commitment to getting her life back on track with the help of community services and her own determination. Dec. 7, 2018.
- Alison Brownlee/Metroland
One woman shares how a Muskoka women's shelter saved her life
She was offered a place to stay that was warm, safe and without judgment. It was a feeling she hadn’t known in 22 years.
NEWS Dec 05, 2018 by Mary Beth Hartill Bracebridge Examiner
She was offered a place to stay that was warm, safe and without judgment. It was a feeling she hadn’t known in 22 years.
NEWS Dec 05, 2018 by Mary Beth Hartill Bracebridge Examiner

Cheryl found freedom in a Muskoka women's shelter. She is now living on her own and discovering talents she didn't know she had.
- Mary Beth Hartill/Metroland
"Women, I encourage you to acknowledge your fury. Give it language. Your fury is not something to be afraid of.
It holds lifetimes of wisdom." — Tracee Ellis Ross #TimesUp
Watch Tracee's full TED Talk here:http://t.ted.com/thotv1L
If we work hard to empower other women, our girls will witness firsthand what female empowerment is all about.
Dorathy Gass, Freelance writer and owner of Metamorphosis Writing Services, Huffington Post, 04/10/2018
If we work hard to empower other women, our girls will witness firsthand what female empowerment is all about.
Dorathy Gass, Freelance writer and owner of Metamorphosis Writing Services,
Huffington Post, 04/10/2018



6 Inventions You Wouldn’t Have Without Women.
You can thank female inventors for these now-everyday things.
By Mary Beth McAndrews PUBLISHED MARCH 8, 2018
You can thank female inventors for these now-everyday things.
By Mary Beth McAndrews PUBLISHED MARCH 8, 2018



Bea Arthur the advocate
International Women's Day: The Time Is Now
Funny Tweets by Women
Trauma & The Brain
MAKERS PROFILEKATHERINE G. JOHNSON
Mathematician, NASA
MAKERS PROFILE
KATHERINE G. JOHNSONMathematician, NASA
MAKERS PROFILEGLORIA STEINEM
Feminist Activist
MAKERS PROFILE
GLORIA STEINEMFeminist Activist
JUDALINE CASSIDY
Tradeswoman Activist
Makers, 2017
Tradeswoman Activist
Makers, 2017
Canada's First Female Indigenous Surgeon
The Changing Face of Engineering
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
The Agenda with Steve Paikin