A grim monument stands in Renfrew County by the banks of Ontario’s Petawawa River, where three steel sculptures bend gracefully towards a stone inscribed, with the names of over two dozen murdered women.
The Women’s Monument commemorates lives lost at the hands of men since 1969 and in 2016, it added three more.
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CBC: Basil Borutski's history of violence
CBC: Don't be afraid to help perpetrators, murder victim's daughter tells inquest
CBC: Dozens gather for memorial to honour women killed in Wilno area 1 year ago
CBC: Homicide victim annoyed at handyman, colleagues tell murder trial
CBC: Nathalie Warmerdam described as woman with 'courage, integrity'
CBC: Police didn't know killer stalked murder victim, triple homicide inquest hears
CBC: Renfrew County, site of major inquest, declares intimate partner violence an epidemic
CBC: Reports of domestic, intimate partner violence continue to rise during pandemic
CBC: The Basil Borutski trial in pictures
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Chatelaine: The Renfrew County Murders Are Not An Anomaly
Chatelaine: What the Renfrew County murders tell us about rural violence
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End Violence Against Women Renfrew County: We Remember
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Ottawa Citizen: Friends, family remember Anastasia Kuzyk, one of three women slain last month
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Ottawa Citizen: Third victim Carol Culleton had just retired
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VICE: Basil Borutski Found Guilty Of Murdering His Ex-Girlfriends
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Wikipedia: Wilno, Ontario
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