Council declares gender-based violence an epidemic in Haldimand, follows 40+ other municipalities

HALDIMAND—Following a lengthy debate spread out over two Council meetings, Haldimand Council has declared gender-based violence a local epidemic, falling in line with over 40 other municipalities in Ontario who have done the same. “People are angry these last few years, and we have seen an increase in violence.… Gender-based violence, intimate partner-based violence, it’s all increasing. I like seeing…