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Volunteer brings comfort to Lac-Mégantic resident

Posted September 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

When the disaster struck Lac-Mégantic this summer, Mrs. Lavallée, a Lac-Mégantic resident, was visiting a relative. After hearing the sound of explosions, she and her sister-in-law left the house very quickly, without even taking time to put on her s...

Photo of the day: all wound up for a disaster

Posted September 05, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

We are always encouraging people to be Red Cross Ready for emergencies and disasters; in fact, we even have a Disaster Preparedness Calculator Facebook app for just that purpose! In Saskatchewan we work closely with Stantec and recently helped...

Red Cross deploying field hospital for Syrian refugees in Jordan

Posted August 29, 2013 by Global Administrator

In response to the ongoing crisis in Syria, the Red Cross is in the midst of setting up a field hospital in Jordan to provide health care for Syrian refugees who have fled their home as a result of the conflict. To date, 1.9 million people have b...

Tech Talk: Using video games to help disaster responders

Posted August 28, 2013 by Global Administrator

Imagine if you could help respond to disasters while enjoying your favourite video game from the comfort of your couch? The Internet Response League has you covered! Social media has proven to be an important tool for disaster response. Organi...

Introducing the Disaster preparedness calculator app

Posted August 02, 2013 by Global Administrator

Are you prepared for a disaster? Not sure? Well, there’s an app for that! Check out our new disaster preparedness calculator app created with the support of the Red Cross’ leading corporate partner, Walmart. Using this Facebook app is easy: jus...

Video: Volunteers share their experience from the Alberta flood response

Posted July 24, 2013 by Global Administrator

Canadian Red Cross volunteers have been working in communities affected by flooding since the response began more than four weeks ago. In this short video recorded in the municipal district of Bighorn, Alberta, three volunteers describe their exp...

A saviour from the floods

Posted July 22, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Guest Entry by Calli Forbes, Communications Coordinator in Alberta "Elizabeth Vigueras is my family’s saviour." That's what Carlos Ramirez told us as he shared his family's experience with recent flooding in High River, Alberta. On Thursday, Ju...

Tech Talk: Social volunteers take action in Alberta flooding

Posted July 18, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

With Alberta flooding, the Red Cross was not only inundated on the ground with requests for support, but it was also inundated online. Our social monitoring shows that more than 19,000 people tweeted the Red Cross in the first two weeks, and hundreds...

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