OCRCC Members In the News

The 15th annual Women of Distinction Awards are presented by the YMCA-YWCA to Guelph women who are inspirational leaders.

This year's recipients included Sly Castaldi of Guelph-Wellington Women In Crisis (WIC).

Castaldi, who is executive director of (WIC), received the public service award for supporting WIC for two decades. Before joining WIC, she helped her alma mater launch the "No Means No" campaign and co-authored a book with Guelph faculty called Remembering Women Murdered by Men: Memorials Across Canada.

Castaldi volunteers on many boards and committees, including the Legal Aid Clinic of Guelph-Wellington, Victim Services Wellington, the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres and the Guelph-Wellington Action Committee on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

Great work, Sly!

Six individuals and three organizations recently received Victim Services Awards of Distinction at a ceremony at Queens Park on Wednesday, April 21st. These awards recognize both victims of crime whose courage and dedication have raised awareness of victims’ issues in Ontario, and volunteers, professionals and organizations that advocate on their behalf.

This year's recipients included Yasmin Hussain from the Sexual Assault Centre London, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis and the Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte & District.

For more information: Victim Services Awards of Distinction