Women's Sexual Assault Centre of Renfrew County

10/13/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀

The holiday season can bring up a lot of emotions when we're grieving. Grief can come with the death of someone we love, but it can also follow many other kinds of loss and life changes.

Join us for a supportive day to reflect, connect with others, and explore gentle, meaningful ways to navigate grief during the holidays. Together, we'll learn about grief, create a personal plan to support our well-being, and close the day with a restorative sound bath experience.

𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday, November 19, 2026
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 9:30 AM–3:30 PM
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Centre Culturel Francophone de Pembroke, 303 James St., Pembroke
𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁: $25 per person

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗗
➖ Grief workshop with Kim Charlebois, Certified Grief Educator
➖ Lunch
➖ Sound bath experience with Heather Marshall of The Reiki Experience

𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Please register by November 12 by calling 𝟲𝟭𝟯-𝟳𝟯𝟱-𝟱𝟱𝟱𝟭 or email 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿@𝗿𝗰𝘀𝗮𝗰.𝗼𝗿𝗴

A limited number of sponsored spots are available. Please let us know when registering if you would like one.

Grief looks different for everyone. This is an opportunity to take some time for yourself, connect with others, and explore support for the holiday season.

10/05/2026

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09/30/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

But remembrance without reflection can become ritual.

So today, instead of simply asking “Do you know about residential schools?”, perhaps ask yourself:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿?

𝗪𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱?

And perhaps the hardest question:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄?

Truth and Reconciliation is not a single day. It is an ongoing responsibility to listen, learn, remember and act.

Today, we honour Survivors, the children who never returned home, and the families and communities who continue to carry the impacts of residential schools.

May we do more than remember.

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀.

🧡 Every Child Matters.

09/24/2026

A few moments from our Women’s Grief Retreat.

Over two days, we gathered in a beautiful, peaceful setting to create space for grief, connection, and healing.

We shared conversations and quiet reflection, a sound bath, time with horses, a healing fire, nourishing food, laughter, and the simple gift of being together. Each experience offered something different, but at the heart of it all was the opportunity to slow down and honour whatever each woman was carrying.

We are so grateful to everyone who helped make this retreat possible.

Thank you to 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 for opening her beautiful space to us and creating such a peaceful setting. To 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 for guiding us through a healing sound bath. To 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 for sharing their time, knowledge, and gentle connection with the horses. And to 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐲𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 for filling our table with such thoughtful and delicious food.

Most of all, thank you to the women who joined us and trusted us with a little piece of their journey. 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞.

We were honoured to share these two days with you. 💜

09/22/2026

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐊𝐮𝐳𝐲𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐦.

Eleven years ago today, three women in our community lost their lives to gender-based violence.

Their names, their lives and the impact of their deaths continue to be felt across Renfrew County and beyond. Their stories remind us why we must continue to speak openly about gender-based violence, support survivors, challenge the attitudes that allow violence to continue, and work together to create safer communities.

𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥.
𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚.
𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞.

And we remember why this work matters. 💜

09/22/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Renfrew County’s 33rd Take Back the Night in Barry’s Bay.

People came from across the county, families walked together, and our community showed up in a powerful way to stand with survivors and speak out against sexual violence.

Every person who walked, listened, spoke, chanted, and stood alongside us helped make the evening what it was.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

09/15/2026

𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤!

Join us this Thursday for Renfrew County’s 33rd Take Back the Night march.

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝘆
𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺.
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺.

Come walk with us. Come stand with us.

09/14/2026

Take Back the Night is a chance for our community to come together - to walk, stand with survivors, and say that sexual violence has no place here.

Join us for Renfrew County's 33rd Take Back the Night march.

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝘆
𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺. • 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺.