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Langley City and Canadian Red Cross Partner to Strengthen Emergency Support Services for Langley City Residents
- Langley City is partnering with the Canadian Red Cross to strengthen Emergency Support Services (ESS) for residents impacted by emergencies.
Canadian Red Cross provides funding to support firefighting and FireSmart programming in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
- The Canadian Red Cross has announced more than $4 million in funding to support and enhance firefighting capabilities and existing wildfire risk reduction programming in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta.
A decade after the wildfires that impacted Fort McMurray, Alberta
- Ten years ago today, people living in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), which includes Fort McMurray, were evacuated from their homes due to the Horse River Wildfire. At the time, it was the largest single wildfire evacuation in Canadian history, with more than 80,000 people seeking safety and support.
Canadian Red Cross supports communities to upgrade fire equipment and training in Manitoba following 2025 wildfires
- The Canadian Red Cross has announced the 2025 Manitoba Fire Equipment and Training Fund to assist with ongoing wildfire recovery and resiliency efforts following last year’s fires.
Canadian Red Cross supports Peguis First Nation in Manitoba
- On behalf of Indigenous Services Canada, and in support of Peguis First Nation and the Government of Manitoba, the Canadian Red Cross is augmenting preparation work to help protect homes in the community as it prepares for spring flooding.
Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay and the Canadian Red Cross gather to recognize the culmination of years of development on the Nâtimâchâukimik
- The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB), in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross, held a milestone joint exercise session to trial new winterized equipment and strengthen staff skills for the Nâtimâchâukimikw – Mobile Health Unit (MHU) in Chisasibi, where the initiative first originated.
Canadian Red Cross supporting people directly impacted by the Tumbler Ridge tragedy
- The Canadian Red Cross is asking for additional donations to the Tumbler Ridge Tragedy Appeal to help ensure sustained support for those directly affected in the weeks and months ahead. One hundred per cent of donations will be used to respond to the immediate and emerging needs of impacted individuals and families, and to support the recovery and resiliency of the community.
Financial assistance available for people evacuated from homes due to 2025 atmospheric river event in southern British Columbia
- The Canadian Red Cross today announced distribution of financial assistance to help people in the Fraser Valley and surrounding area with early recovery after flooding in December 2025.
The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services and Canadian Red Cross Sign Agreement to Strengthen Tuberculosis Response in Nunavik
- The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) has signed a two-year sole-source contract with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) to help strengthen the regional response to tuberculosis (TB) in Nunavik.
Canadian Red Cross launches appeal to support people impacted by the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
- The Canadian Red Cross is working to support those impacted by the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and has launched the Tumbler Ridge Tragedy Appeal.
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