Posted October 22, 2012 by Global Administrator
Recently, we heard of two touching stories of friendship and support from Slave Lake that have emerged, all the way in Nova Scotia! This fall, Marilyn Greenwood, a Canadian Red Cross disaster response volunteer from Alberta travelled to Nova ...
Posted August 16, 2012 by Global Administrator
Staff and volunteers of the Spanish Red Cross have been working to help residents who were affected by the forest fires that occured last week on Spain’s Canary Island of La Gomera. Almost a quarter of the population of the island has had to flee t...
Posted July 19, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
*Entry by Gina Holmes, Public Affairs team, Ottawa* We wanted to share this cute photo from the American Red Cross of Smokey the Bear who indicates that the fire danger in Montana was extreme. Thousands of people have been affected by the wildfires ...
Posted July 16, 2012 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross recently allocated $2 million to fund 23 different projects in communities affected by the 2011 Northern Alberta Wildfires. These projects, ranging from providing hot lunches to students to repairing the roof of building hous...
Posted May 14, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
[slideshow] On May 15, 2011, more than 15,000 people were evacuated from Slave Lake and the surrounding communities due to massive wildfires that swept across the region—the largest disaster in Alberta’s history. The Canadian Red Cross response wa...
Posted May 11, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
When Red Cross was alerted that help was needed with the northern Alberta wildfires, it responded by first calling in local teams. As the magnitude of the disaster became apparent, Red Cross quickly pulled in people from its vast resource of volu...
Posted March 19, 2012 by Global Administrator
We're celebrating March is Red Cross Month by recognizing the work of our volunteeers and sharing their stories. Yvonne Daubs’ work as a registered nurse has brought her to many different places and a few adventures over the years, from the local ...
Posted February 28, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! The Canadian Red Cross is on scene in Iqaluit helping the community following a fire in a townhouse ...
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