Forty-six per cent of solved homicides of women and girls were perpetrated by an intimate partner, compared to just six per cent of solved homicides of men and boys.
The letter, addressed to the mayor and other members of city council on Friday, highlighted recent statements made by Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson last week.
The province is looking to provide money to social agencies who are interested in opening shelter beds for women and Indigenous people, as well as for temporary winter shelters.