by Rosalind Gunn | Nov 4, 2022 | Blog, News
This week, the Ontario government passed legislation invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. This decision not only overrides rights laid out in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but threatens to fine individuals and unions who choose to strike while forcibly imposing...
by Rosalind Gunn | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, News
The holiday season is just around the corner, which means it’s time for YWCA Cambridge’s Festive Futures holiday giving program. Festive Futures is an annual holiday giving program that brings together our community to help women who have been through our...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 18, 2022 | Blog, News
YWCA Cambridge and the newly-launched Soroptimist Trust have partnered to host High Tea and High Fashion with style icon Lynn Spence on November 6 in the Toyota Room at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts.“As we slowly inch back to normalcy, it feels good to host an...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 13, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog
Last week, YWCA Cambridge joined YWCAs from across Canada for YWCA Canada’s annual YWCA Day On The Hill, an opportunity for YWCA member associations to gather in Ottawa to meet with Members of Parliament and Senators. Throughout our Day on the Hill, over 60 YWCA...
by Rosalind Gunn | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog
The following is a letter sent to YWCA Cambridge child care families on August 19, 2022. In it, YWCA CEO Kim Decker provides parents with an update on what we know about the status of the Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care system in Ontario. YWCA Child Care...