Prepare, prepare, prepare. We’ve heard it before, but who’s done anything about it? When disaster strikes, will you be ready? Here in British Columbia, we’re at risk for many types of disasters: earthquakes, flooding, forest fires, landslides. This w...
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Staff at the Canadian Red Cross Sault Ste. Marie branch got their bake on in preparation of World Red Cross Day and our founder, Henri Dunant's birthday. Almost 200 cupcakes were baked, decorated and individually packaged and are being sold at the ...
Happy World Red Cross Day! May 8 was chosen as World Red Cross Day to honour the birthday of Henry Dunant, the Swiss founder of the Red Cross. Today the Canadian Red Cross honours World Red Cross Day by celebrating 150 years of humanitarian a...
It has certainly been a busy spring for the Canadian Red Cross and its team of dedicated volunteers. In the past few months, we have responded to Hurricane Sandy, ice storms in Ontario, flooding in Ontario, and personal disasters like house fires and...
La première fois que j’ai mis les pieds en Haïti, j’étais sous le choc. J’y étais pour la Croix-Rouge canadienne, après le séisme de janvier 2010. Dans mes souvenirs, au premier contact, c’était exactement comme les médias le rapportaient, même après...
[slideshow]The Canadian Red Cross recently attended the NorthWest Response Forum for first responders in Dryden, Ontario. The three day event boasted Terry Grant, "The Real Mantracker", as a keynote speaker. Grant's show, Mantracker, is a Canadian re...
Originally from Saskatchewan, Jamie Dzikowski moved to Ontario to attend university and never left. It was when Jamie was completing her Masters degree at Carleton over three years ago that her fellow classmate had asked about someone taking over...