Like many others, when Sunny Sun came to Canada from China, her elderly parents followed. They didn’t speak any English and were not familiar with the culture. It was understandably a difficult transition for them.
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With the Red Cross for over a dozen years, I have been deployed to the scene of unimaginable emergencies many times, including the Lac-Mégantic railway tragedy, the Fort McMurray wildfire, the recent floods in Eastern Canada and to Montreal to welcome many Syrian refugees. Unfortunately, I understand too well the plight of people confronted with extraordinary situations.
When provincial officials first declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19, it was a bit of a blur for me. I had just lost my grandmother and was still working through my thoughts. I felt confused and scared. I had a dozen sleepless nights from being fixated on the news.
Voici quelques conseils pour rester en bonne santé et en sécurité pendant le camping ou dans un camp de jour.
J’ai été formée pour venir en aide et pour soutenir les gens dans leurs moments les plus vulnérables, et c’est pourquoi je continue de m’engager année après année auprès de la Croix-Rouge. Chacune de mes présences sur le terrain me permet d’avoir un impact positif et d’apporter un peu de réconfort.
On hot days, overload to power grids often happen. However, whether it’s due to a grid failure or a thunderstorm, power outages can leave you without air conditioning, lighting, hot water or even running water – and they can last for days or even weeks. Here are some tips to help you prepare.
For more than 70 years, the Canadian Red Cross has been teaching kids right across the country how to swim through programming that is engaging, age appropriate, and, most of all, focused on being safely active around water.
L’été est enfin arrivé, avec ses longues journées chaudes et ensoleillées, et notre manie de faire rouler à fond climatiseurs, ventilateurs et tout autre appareil offrant un peu de répit contre la chaleur et de l’humidité.