Article content The federal government announced funding Thursday for five organizations in the riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming as part of an effort to address gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The recipients include: Try refreshing your browser. The Elizabeth Fry Society of Northeastern Ontario – $47,000 Crisis Centre North Bay (Four Elms Emergency Shelter) – $35,000 Nipissing Transition House – $35,000 Mattawa Women’s Resource Centre – $35,000 Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing – $15,000 “These shelters are very important resources in our riding,” Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota said in a statement. “Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, gender-based violence, including sexual abuse and exploitation, and intimate partner violence was far too common. This unprecedented time has brought with it challenges that many organizations could not manage alone.”