Emergency Preparedness (Page 29)

Flooding is the most frequent natural disaster in Canada. Most Canadians know to avoid flooded roads and watch for overflowing waterways after heavy rainfall, but what if the flooding occurs in your own home? Many neighbourhoods across Canada ...

Last week, Canadian Red Cross First Aid Instructor Deb Demaine and Canadian Red Cross Summer Student Katie Holahan led a combined CPR/AED and Emergency Preparedness course for participants at Sherkston Shores in Sherkston, Ontario. The Sherkston co...

Brittany Graul might be the ambassador for Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival, but she’s also a champion for making sure families are prepared to take care of themselves in the event of a disaster. Brittany recently participated in the Disast...

The Canadian National Exhibition opened in Toronto last Friday and with the threat of the end of summer looming in the distance comes with it a dangerous combination of carnival games, food, and rides. Here at the Canadian Red Cross, we’ve put...

You may have heard this week that the Canadian Red Cross has been hosting Disaster Dining Challenges across the country as part of the launch of the annual Walmart fundraising campaign. Without using electricity, 'chefs' are challenged to create a di...

By Nicole Robicheau As a new Red Cross staff member working with Public Affairs in Ottawa, I’ve recently been going through some of the materials we have on disaster preparedness in Canada.  I’m trained as an ERU delegate, so I’ve learned the skil...