Former Leeside Society treasurer Marlene Hamshaw (left) and the society’s executive director for the past 19 years, Marina Martens, held a mortgage-burning ceremony for their Port Hawkesbury transition house during the society’s 15th-anniversary celebrations in 2007.

PORT HAWKESBURY: Twenty-five years after a determined group of volunteers launched the first shelter for abused women between Sydney and New Glasgow, The Leeside Society is planning to mark this milestone with a full day of activities later this month. Friday, September 15 will see the society welcome visitors to the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre…

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