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Photo of the Day: Not your average lunch

*Guest entry by Gina Holmes, Public Affairs team, Ottawa A little over a year after the Japan earthquake, what appears to be a deserted school in Kawauchi has a lot of activity going on inside. Despite the fact that only 14 students have returned,...

ERU Training: Admin team grows by one

Guest entry by Gwen Eamer, National Office Media Advisor Red Crossers from across the country have gathered outside Toronto this week to train as Emergency Response Unit (ERU) delegates. Trainees have been put through a variety of high-stress simu...

Photo of the Day: Michaëlle Jean visits the Canadian Red Cross

Yesterday, UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti , the right honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D. joined Secretary General, Conrad Sauvé and other senior managers from the Canadian Red Cross for a meeting to discuss strategic matters rela...

Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.BURKINA FASO: In Niaptana, Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe Red Cross Society has set up two women’s groups with community gardens where they grow v...

Tech Talk: Calling all available delegates

*Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! When it comes to responding to disasters, every second counts. That's why the Canadian Red ...

Zombie apocalypse focus of new emergency preparedness campaign in BC

If your hometown suddenly turned into a scene from Night of the Living Dead, how would you survive? The British Columbia government believes if you are prepared for a fictional zombie attack, then you are prepared for any real disaster that mi...

Photo of the Day: Relief after earthquake in Italy

A powerful 6.0 earthquake struck northern Italy early on Sunday, followed by numerous aftershocks. At least seven people were killed, more than 50 injured and thousands left homeless. The Italian Red Cross quickly deployed volunteers and resources to...

Dispatch from ERU training: How skilled workers prepare for emergencies

Guest entry by Gwen Eamer, National Office Media Advisor What do a plumber, electrician and orthotics fitter have in common? It might seem like the beginning of a bad joke, but in fact its the beginning of an exceptional team being trained by the ...

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