Attawapiskat photo essay: Canadian Red Cross in action

*Photos taken by Canadian Red Cross volunteer, photographer Johan Hallberg-Campbell. Special thank you to Johan for spending time with the Red Cross to help share with Canadians information about the work being done in Attawapiskat.

The Canadian Red Cross continues to work in Attawapiskat. Already, four planes full of cargo have arrived and been distributed, with another on its way today (Monday). This blog includes a collection of photographs taken by Johan on Friday and Saturday from Attawapiskat.

 

A flag in the band council office
A flag in the band council office

 

Chief Theresa Spence
Chief Theresa Spence
Red Cross, Emergency Management Ontario and Attawapiskat band council members in a meeting
Red Cross, Emergency Management Ontario and Attawapiskat band council members in a meeting
A home that's been destroyed by fire
A home that's been destroyed by fire
Braving the cold
Braving the cold
Red Cross volunteer Jim Lanthier helping the community
Red Cross volunteer Jim Lanthier helping the community
 
A young boy at his school
A young boy at his school
Inside one of the trailers' where 92 people live
Inside one of the trailers' where 92 people live
Red Crossers Jim and Jenn in action
Red Crossers Jim and Jenn in action
A bird's eye view of Attawapiskat
A bird's eye view of Attawapiskat
Red Crossers preparing to distribute more supplies, including sleeping bags
Red Crossers preparing to distribute more supplies, including sleeping bags
 
 
Red Cross volunteer Jim Lanthier in the back of a pick-up during the community Santa Claus parade on Saturday
Red Cross volunteer Jim Lanthier in the back of a pick-up during the community Santa Claus parade on Saturday
A young girl who lives in a trailer in Attawapiskat
A young girl who lives in a trailer in Attawapiskat
Due to transportation fees, food is exceptionally expensive. This box of cereal costs $10
Due to transportation fees, food is exceptionally expensive. This box of cereal costs $10
Red Crossers Jim and Jenn in action
Red Crossers Jim and Jenn in action
 
Attending a community meeting
Attending a community meeting
Red Crosser Karen Snider meeting with children who live in a trailer in Attawapiskat
Red Crosser Karen Snider meeting with children who live in a trailer in Attawapiskat
 
Red Cross distributes supplies to people's homes. Jenn is checking her list
Red Cross distributes supplies to people's homes. Jenn is checking her list
 
Meeting children who live in a trailer in Attawapiskat
Meeting children who live in a trailer in Attawapiskat
 
 
 
Red Cross meets with families to ensure their basic needs are met
Red Cross meets with families to ensure their basic needs are met
 
Attending a community meeting on Friday
Attending a community meeting on Friday
 
 
Jenn at work on the computer back at the lodge
Jenn at work on the computer back at the lodge
A young man photographed at the local store
A young man photographed at the local store
Attending a community meeting
Attending a community meeting
Children who live in the trailers
Children who live in the trailers

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