The Canadian Red Cross received some help from our American neighbours during the response to the Alberta floods. American Red Cross workers brought their expertise in the area of mass distribution of supplies to help us successfully provide more...
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Guest entry by Calli Forbes, Communications Coordinator, Canadian Red Cross When it comes to hockey, especially the Calgary Flames, Jeremy Kroeker knows his stuff. The High River resident, who lives with special needs, can rattle off statis...
[slideshow]Congrats to the winners of this year's National Lifejacket Day photo contest! Our annual photo contest helps raise awareness around the importance of lifejackets in preventing drownings. With the weekend quickly approaching we hope these ...
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. CROATIA: The flood-wave on the Danube River – which caused wreaked havoc across Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary – has passed through...
This past week, Conrad Sauvé, the Secretary General and CEO of the Canadian Red Cross, visited refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon where thousands of people are currently living after fleeing conflict in Syria. He met families who have lost their...
Barb Teghtmeyer lives in the community of Bragg Creek, 30 minutes south west of Calgary. Looking out from the side of where her house is on the edge of the river, you can see where the highway used to be, that’s now washed out. Teghtmeyer grew up the...
The town of High River has been the focus of much of the attention since devastating flooding prompted a state of local emergency and the evacuation of its residents. This weekend, residents from one of the eight zones were allowed to return t...
Highly trained disaster management volunteers from across the country are on the ground working to provide relief to affected communities following extreme floods in Southern Alberta. Volunteers continue to support shelters or reception centres in...