As a Red Crosser, I believe in having the right clothes for the occasion. And by occasion, I don’t mean which event you’re going to. I am talking about the weather. In Canada, the weather can be very unpredictable. During this time of year, y...
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Tomorrow is National Lifejacket Day. To get into the spirit, we sent one of our top-notch representatives to Parliament Hill today: our water safety mascot, Buckles (the super smiley lifejacket). While there, he met with MPs and other movers-and-sh...
There has been a lot of buzz this past week about fanny packs being the hottest emergency preparedness accessory. While no one can deny that fanny packs are very hip, there is another emergency accessory that’s also making some noise: Radios. “Ra...
Il y a-t-il une rue Henri Dunant près de chez vous ? La Journée mondiale de la Croix-Rouge est célébrée le 8 mai, date anniversaire de son fondateur, Henri Dunant. La mémoire de ce philanthrope suisse est d’ailleurs préservée d’une façon toute par...
La semaine prochaine, nous célébrons l’anniversaire du Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge. Mais la fête se poursuit tout le mois au Santos Tapas Bar dans le Vieux-Montréal. En effet, pour souligner l’événement, les...
Les habitants des Îles-de-la-Madeleine qui ont été privés d’électricité pendant plusieurs jours en février dernier et les sinistrés de la Montérégie connaissant l’importance de se préparer pour des catastrophes de longue durée. Et vous ? Est-ce qu...
Did you know that nearly every country in the world has produced Red Cross stamps at one time or another? It’s just one of the fascinating aspects of stamp collecting that’s allowed volunteer Cheryl Grantham to combine two passions: stamps and the Re...
Photography and other works of art challenging our views on war and its impact on children are on display this week in the lobby of the Schulich School of Law building at Dalhousie University in Halifax. The exhibit is an initiative of Red Cross vol...