It’s not every day that you see more than 150 men slip into high heeled shoes and take a stroll around a public park.  For the fourth year in a row, Rob Lussier from Sutton – Harrison Realty participated in the YWCA’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Brandon, Man. to raise awareness of violence against women and children.  The men swaggered, smiled, waved and often cringed as they walked in the uncomfortable footwear, cheered on by passersby, friends and significant others.

“We have a tendency to feel safe in Canada, particularly in a smaller community like Brandon, which has a low crime rate,” says Lussier. “Yet even here, mothers and children have needed to rely on the local YWCA emergency shelter.  There is domestic violence everywhere, unfortunately.”