Manitoba - Témoignages et actualités

Événement de l’équipe de réponse aux urgences au Canada

26 août 2024 - En avril 2024, la Croix-Rouge canadienne a tenu une journée portes ouvertes pour faire découvrir le volet national de son équipe de réponse aux urgences. Cet événement s’est déroulé à l’hôtel Best Western Plus Airport à Winnipeg, au Manitoba. 

Opérations d’urgence de la Croix-Rouge canadienne au Yukon

02 août 2024 - En octobre 2023, la Croix-Rouge canadienne a annoncé une entente pluriannuelle en matière de services d’urgence (en anglais seulement) conclue avec le gouvernement du Yukon en vue de renforcer les capacités en matière de préparation et d’intervention d’urgence sur le territoire.

Des gestes d’une grande importance : lutter ensemble contre la crise des opioïdes

29 mars 2024 - La crise des empoisonnements aux opioïdes demeure un enjeu pressant de santé publique auquel il faut répondre en s’appuyant sur le savoir, la préparation et le soutien de la communauté.   

National Volunteer Week: Celebrating our long-serving volunteers

21 avril 2023 - The Red Cross is an organization that relies on the dedication of committed and caring volunteers. In their 20+ years of service, Tom Hamson and Henry van Delden have proven to be emblematic of these traits time and time again.

Canadian Red Cross awards its highest honour to Ellie Cansfield from Manitoba

19 avril 2023 - In her 10 years of services since joining the Canadian Red Cross in 2013, Ellie Cansfield has been one of the most reliable and dedicated volunteers in Manitoba. She is always willing to take on whatever needs to be done and never hesitates when asked to assist communities in need to support – from evacuations to COVID-19 outbreaks.

Manitoba Red Crosser helps unite international first aid efforts

11 avril 2023 - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) serves many people around the globe with first aid programming. How does such a vast network of National Societies – 192 in total – work together to harmonize and oversee international first aid standards? With the help of Manitoba’s own Karen Brodeur-Trotter, to start.

Red Cross presents at Manitoba Disaster Management Conference

09 février 2023 - The Manitoba Disaster Management Conference (MDMC) is central Canada’s largest disaster management conference, founded out of the desire to share experiences, showcase new technology and offer insight into shared problems and solutions among industry leaders.
 

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence: Dr. Valerie Oosterveld on seeking justice for survivors

08 décembre 2022 - The Canadian Red Cross hosted the Paul Buteux Memorial Lecture, Caught in Conflict: Seeking justice for survivors of gender-based crimes in war, in collaboration with the University of Manitoba and Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, earlier this year. 

Manitoba responds in Prince Edward Island post-Fiona

30 novembre 2022 - Four hundred and fifty Red Cross personnel from across Canada have been deployed to affected regions since the storm hit on Sept. 24. Included among those responders is Communications Advisor, Manitoba and Nunavut, Laura Ellis, serving as local communications and issues management support for the Field Operations Team stationed in Charlottetown.

SmartStart volunteer shares knowledge with fellow new Canadians

05 octobre 2022 - When Francisco Bastidas first moved to Canada from Colombia in 2018, he was eager to get involved with his new community in Winnipeg. By the end of the year, Francisco had become a volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross program “SmartStart: Injury Prevention for Newcomers.”