Saskatchewan is full of women who are heroes not only in their communities, but outside the borders of their towns and cities. CBC News spoke to three of these women about what they accomplished in 2022 and what they hope to do in 2023.
Rebecca Sylvestre-Lemaigre, left, project manager of the Turner Lake and Birch Narrows Community Food Centre in northern Saskatchewan, won an award for health and wellness at the Strength of Our Women Awards Gala in November in Saskatoon.
Nicole White said people need to intervene to disrupt the prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace. So what's next for Moon Time Sisters? White said the organization is going through a rebranding, to be inclusive of two spirit and transgender menstruators. Soon, it will be called Moon Time Connections.
In 2022, Jennifer Denouden, CEO and president of Avana in Regina, donated $100,000 to Lulu's Lodge, a home for young LGBTG people. "At Avana, we have quite a high percentage of staff that identifies from the LGBTQ2S+ community. And so it's important for myself as a leader to show through actions, not just words, that we are inclusive. And so I got involved and more educated on the community and their needs and how often they're overlooked," said Denouden.That led Denouden and her husband to donate $100,000 to Lulu's Lodge in August.
Lulu's Lodge helps fight homelessness amongst LGBTQ youth in Regina. These young people face homelessness usually because they are rejected by their own families.Until 2022, Rebecca Sylvestre-Lemaigre, project manager of the Turner Lake and Birch Narrows Community Food Centre in northern Saskatchewan, was a one woman show and a tireless one at that.The centre, located 330 kilometres north of Meadow Lake, does not simply give out food to those in need.
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