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Publishing date: May 01, 2021 • 9 hours ago • 4 minute read • Lisa Arsenault was found dead in in a motel near 38 Avenue and Calgary Trail on May 24, 2020. Her death has helped to bring about funding for a new safety coordinator position aimed at helping vulnerable women in Edmonton. Supplied
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A new safety coordinator position to help vulnerable women exit human trafficking will pay dividends in the community, says a woman who advocated for change after her sister was slain in Edmonton last year.
The Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) recently hired a safety coordinator to pull together resources that can better help vulnerable women find stability. The position is part of a larger federally-funded framework working in tandem with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) and REACH Edmonton to combat human trafficking in the province.
From: Public Safety Canada
Human trafficking is a heinous crime that disproportionately affects women and girls, as well as vulnerable and marginalized individuals.
Human trafficking is a heinous crime that disproportionately affects women and girls, as well as vulnerable and marginalized individuals. The Government of Canada is committed to ending human trafficking in all its forms.
Today, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Bill Blair, announced almost $500,000 over four years to REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities (REACH Edmonton) for a collaborative project entitled Integrated Response for Victims of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation: Red Deer North, Alberta. This funding is made available under the Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime.
Government of Canada announces funding for project to support victims of human trafficking
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EDMONTON, AB, April 14, 2021 /CNW/ - Human trafficking is a heinous crime that disproportionately affects women and girls, as well as vulnerable and marginalized individuals. The Government of Canada is committed to ending human trafficking in all its forms.
Today, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Bill Blair, announced almost $500,000 over four years to REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities (REACH Edmonton) for a collaborative project entitled
Integrated Response for Victims of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation: Red Deer North, Alberta. This funding is made available
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On Feb. 22, in recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the Alberta RCMP is working to educate Albertans on the dangers of human trafficking and exploitation – serious crimes that occur across Canada, including in our own province, everyday.
“Trafficking is an extremely lucrative crime, netting billions of dollars for traffickers worldwide,” said Cst. Kristin Appleton, Alberta RCMP Missing Persons Unit.
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“This is because victims can be continuously sold time and time again unlike illicit drugs or other illegal contraband.”
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