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PLN Committee

Purple Lights Nights in Abbotsford and Mission is supported by many of our community, criminal justice, and social service partners. Throughout October, PLN remembers domestic violence victims who have lost their lives, supports those who survived, and gives hope to those who still live with abuse. The PLN initiative strives to provide education promoting healthy relationships, increase awareness of intimate partner violence and provide assistance to victims and their families. 


Together we will raise awareness, offer support and send a strong message that Intimate Partner Violence has NO Place in our community.

Violence Against Women In Relationships (VAWIR) Committee

Abbotsford and Mission created a Domestic Violence Task Force in 1992 called  Violence Against Women In Relationships. VAWIR is a multi-agency effort aimed at improving collaborative responses to intimate partner violence, identifying and addressing service gaps, promoting awareness and education, and enhancing community safety.

  • Abbotsford Police Department
  • Mission RCMP Victim Services
  • Abbotsford Probation
  • Ministry of Children and Families
  • SARA For Women
  • University of the Fraser Valley
  • Archway Community Services
  • Crown Counsel
  • Correctional Service of Canada
  • Family Justice Centre
  • APD Intimate Partner Violence Unit & APD Victim Services
  • ARH Forensic Nursing Team
  • Mennonite Central Committee
  • Mission Community Services

WHO: Purple Lights Nights began in Washington in 2006, organised by the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force. In 1992 Abbotsford and Mission created a Domestic Violence Task Force called VAWIR (Violence Against Women In Relationships) and adopted the Purple Lights Nights campaign.

WHY: Purple Lights Nights remembers domestic violence victims who have lost their lives, supports those who survived, and gives hope to those who still live with abuse.

HOW: Purple Lights Nights provides education to promote healthy relationships, increase awareness of intimate partner violence and to provide assistance to victims and their families.