As Canadians, we know winter storms, including blizzards, ice storms and extreme cold, are common this time of year. Some of the risks related to winter weather include extended power outages, treacherous driving conditions and frigid temperatures. Are you and your family prepared for a weather-related emergency?
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Au lendemain du violent ouragan Matthew qui a balayé Haïti le 4 octobre 2016, la Croix-Rouge haïtienne ainsi que d’autres partenaires de la Croix-Rouge ont déployé des employés et des bénévoles dans les communautés les plus durement touchées, afin d’évaluer les besoins et de prêter main-forte aux sinistrés. Dre Lynda Redwood-Campbell, déléguée de la Croix-Rouge canadienne, faisait partie de l’une des premières équipes de la Fédération internationale à se rendre dans les villages dévastés pour évaluer l’état des lieux. La déléguée a joué un rôle pivot dans l’intervention sanitaire qui a suivi la catastrophe, en collaboration avec le ministère de la Santé d’Haïti, la Croix-Rouge haïtienne ainsi que d’autres organismes.
Swimming can provide substantial benefits to individuals with special needs ranging from exercise to fun and social interaction.
Adapted aquatics are modified swimming techniques that accommodate the abilities of individuals with cognitive or physical limitations. The goal is to give people the skills they need for independent swimming and water safety.
Did you know that the Red Cross is governed by seven Fundamental Principles? The first principle is humanity, which can feel a little vague - we're all part of humanity, right? Here's what we mean, and why it is important to the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.
Chaque année, la Croix-Rouge reçoit une foule de demandes d’aide en tous genres. En mai, elle a reçu une requête quelque peu inusitée de Kim Matchem, une résidente de Fort McMurray qui avait dû fuir son domicile en raison des feux de forêt alors qu’elle était enceinte de huit mois. Sa demande était simple : elle voulait un ourson en peluche de la Croix-Rouge pour la petite Tenley.
Last spring the Canadian Red Cross welcomed three communications delegates from other Red Cross societies. Degsew Amanu from Ethiopia Red Cross, Marial Mayom Riak from South Sudan Red Cross, and Carlos Romero from Honduras Red Cross, joined staff and volunteers from across Canada to participate in an Emergency Response Unit (ERU) training and learn valuable skills that they could take home with them.
Okay, so I am that person. The one who really can’t handle the gross stuff, the one who covers their eyes during movies until people tell me it’s okay to look again. So naturally the world of first aid is one that gets me a little nervous because it might be icky. And then I had a moment that I realized just how important first aid is.
The Canadian Red Cross receives many calls for assistance, but this call, from one of the evacuees from the Alberta Fires in May, was a bit different.
Kim Matchem contacted the Red Cross for a teddy bear. Kim was eight months pregnant with her daughter Tenley when she was evacuated from Fort McMurray.