Women's Program

The impact of domestic violence against women doesn’t stop at home. It affects workers and their workplaces. This was the main message at a recent women’s forum focusing on the issue of domestic violence.

Report of the Regional Women's Committees Rep to the Prairie Region Council submitted for the November 2015 meeting. This report covers the period from the last PRC meeting.

In attendance: Diane White; Krysty Munns; Dorothy McRae; Stephanie Erb; Dolly Ablitt; Lyn Paterson

This year the PSAC Prairie Region will fully fund up to 8 women activists to participate in a new course at the Prairie School for Union Women (PSUW) in Waskesui, Saskatchewan.  The course, called "A Journey to Empower Union Women" is described as follows:

In Attendance: Diane White; Maria Fitzpatrick; Lyn Paterson; Dorothy McCrae;

PSAC Prairies held the third webinar in our Webinar Wednesday series on March 11. The webinar, titled Child Care: Our Vision for Tomorrow, took a look back at the issue of child care to see how far we've come and how far we still need to go. We also discussed the current landscape of child care in Canada, including current legislation and proposed policies aimed at families and child care.

Don’t have kids? Doesn’t matter! Access to quality, affordable childcare affects everyone. Find out why.

Report of the RWC Rep to the Prairie Region Council submitted for the February 2015 meeting. This report covers the period from the last PRC meeting.

In Attendance: Sherry Hunt- RVP Agriculture; Diane White - Vice Chair; Maria Fitzpatrick - Chairperson; Lyn Paterson - Treasurer; Krysty Munns- Secretary; Dolly Ablitt - PSAC Staff Stephanie Erb

In Attendance: Sherry Hunt – RVP Agriculture; Diane White – Vice Chair; Maria Fitzpatrick - Chairperson; Lyn Paterson - Treasurer; Krysty Munns – Secretary; Dorothy McRae; Stephanie Erb; Jolene Prystae