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Photo of the Day: Red Cross responds to Ontario ice storm

Posted April 17, 2013 by Global Administrator

[slideshow]On Friday morning, most of southern Ontario woke up to an ice storm that rolled in overnight and continued to blast the province with icy weather much into the weekend. The freezing rain and high winds combined knocked down power lines cau...

World Health Day - Providing care where it's most needed

Posted April 08, 2013 by Global Administrator

Many people around the world today are marking World Health Day. World Health Day was celebrated on Sunday, April 7 to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, the UN’s health agency. Health services are one of the c...

Be prepared: Flooding can happen faster than you think

Posted March 14, 2013 by Global Administrator

Springtime is almost here and that means we may experience flooding in some regions. We wanted to share this story from a family in British Columbia who experienced a devastating flood first hand and how they recovered. If it wasn’t for Si...

Photo of the Day: Friendly competition with the disaster management team

Posted February 20, 2013 by Global Administrator

Disaster management coordinators, volunteer operations leads, and branch managers from all across Ontario gathered for a conference in Orillia, Ontario last weekend. Staff members Shelley Pascal, Jude Andrew, Areeda Mohammed and Branch Manager Tom Wi...

First Aid for Valentine’s Day

Posted February 14, 2013 by Global Administrator

So you’ve prepared a memorable evening to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart, but have you really thought of everything? Even when your horoscope predicts the perfect evening, it only takes a few seconds to transform your romantic evening...

Hope for recovery from St. Albert, Ontario

Posted February 12, 2013 by Global Administrator

Donna Boyd shows off St. Albert cheese curds produced at an interim factory  One of the most important cheese producers in Eastern Ontario and West Quebec, the St. Albert cheese factory, was destroyed in an industrial fire early last week. The commu...

Video: Why neutrality matters

Posted February 05, 2013 by Global Administrator

Did you know that the humanitarian work of Red Crossers around the world is guided by seven Fundamental Principles? We asked Louise Geoffrion, a Canadian Red Cross staff member, to explain how the principle of neutrality helps us deliver aid i...

Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse

Posted February 01, 2013 by Global Administrator

With the release of a zombie rom-com movie this weekend and AMC's The Walking Dead returning to our television screens shortly, we thought it might be a great time to share our zombie preparedness tips. Fuelled by a blog about zombies and emergen...

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