Red Cross Programs (Page 41)

Guest post by Vicki Eichstaedt, Communications Volunteer on deployment in Alberta from American Red Cross It was eerily quiet in High River on Sunday. No people, no cars, no movement. I joined a group of Red Cross and other community volunteers...

The town of High River has been the focus of much of the attention since devastating flooding prompted a state of local emergency and the evacuation of its residents. This weekend, residents from one of the eight zones were allowed to return t...

Long time Red Cross supporter and former NHL hockey player Sheldon Kennedy picked up a shovel and helped out with Red Cross Alberta flood relief efforts in Bragg Creek. The Red Cross has always been a cause close to Kennedy’s heart. Sixteen years...

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...

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...