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Photos: Red Cross takes part in Stampede Parade

I was part of a small group of Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers who proudly took part in the Calgary Stampede parade last Friday. We were included as a special tribute entry along with numerous first responders and agencies involved in flo...

Update from Lac-Mégantic, Québec

[slideshow] Following an explosion caused by a derailed train in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, the Canadian Red Cross sent teams of volunteers and equipment in support of the municipality to help those in need.  About 2000 people have been evacuated from th...

Update on Alberta Flood Relief

Tech Talk: Radio a source of hope at the Blackie shelter

Guest post by Lindsay Vogan, Communications volunteer deployed in Alberta High River is one of the hardest hit by the Alberta floods. With so many evacuated, where do all of displaced residents go? Some are lucky enough to have friends and family ...

Dispatch from Calgary: Reaching out in flood-affected communities

I spent my day yesterday with a group of volunteers doing outreach in Bowness, one of the Calgary neighbourhoods that was hit hard by flooding in Alberta last week. In Bowness, the river runs alongside a crescent and not only did the water flood rive...

Alberta Floods: Red Cross continues to respond from coast to coast

A week ago today, the Canadian Red Cross began responding to the flooding in Alberta. Immediately after the disaster, Red Cross staff and volunteers from across the country joined efforts and began to support hundreds of thousands of people affec...

06/26/13 - Update on Red Cross flood relief efforts in Alberta

Highly trained disaster management volunteers from across the country are on the ground working to provide relief to affected communities following extreme floods in Southern Alberta. Volunteers continue to support shelters or reception centres in...

Dispatch from flooding response in Calgary

Many people are still out of their homes in Calgary and some 300 of them spent Saturday night at the Southland Leisure Centre. Volunteers from a variety of agencies all worked together to meet the needs of the evacuees. Canadian Red Cross voluntee...

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