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Are you feeling the heat?

Posted May 25, 2010 by Global Administrator

The past two days, with temps soaring to 32⁰ with the humidex, the City of Toronto has issued its first extreme heat alert of the summer. Other parts of the province are also experiencing the first heat wave of the year as well. While everyone is...

May long weekend + good weather = more boating!

Posted May 19, 2010 by Global Administrator

The results are in! Red Cross National Lifejacket Day is coming on Thursday, just in time for the first long weekend of the summer season.  RedCrossTalk launched a poll on Twitter to find out whether you are putting on your life jacket. We’ll...

CD wants to bring hope to Haiti

Posted May 17, 2010 by Global Administrator

Following the earthquake in Haiti, many groups of concerned individuals have started fundraising initiatives in support of Red Cross relief and recovery efforts. I want to introduce you to one of these projects: “Hope for Haiti CD”. The artist on ...

More Red Cross Recipes - introducing "Survivor Sushi"

Posted May 14, 2010 by Global Administrator

I was hoping that my recent dinner party for Emergency Preparedness Week would spark some discussions. It did and then some! I have spoken to so many people about preparing for an emergency, eating during an emergency and just eating in general that ...

Red Cross Toronto Region wins award for being green and healthy

Posted May 13, 2010 by Global Administrator

Using environmentally friendly products and working up a sweat at a weekly yoga class helped Red Cross Toronto Region staff and volunteers make themselves and their environment healthier this past year. So much so that Toronto Region recently won ...

Some Red Cross facts for World Red Cross Day

Posted May 08, 2010 by Global Administrator

May 8 is World Red Cross Red Crescent Day celebrating the good work the Movement does every day around the world. Why is today World Red Cross Red Crescent Day? Well, it is the birthday of Henry Dunant

Disaster Dining 101: All the ways you can cook Spam

Posted May 07, 2010 by Global Administrator

[slideshow] I really like food. Seriously. Sometimes I think about what I am going to have for dinner while I am eating breakfast. So, when I was recently thinking about emergency preparedness my mind automatically went to food, and my favourite q...

Meeting some of the Red Cross faces in Northern Ontario

Posted May 02, 2010 by Global Administrator

On May 1, the Canadian Red Cross Northern Ontario AGM took place in Sudbury. An area of 802,378.67 km2 , with many communities in very remote areas, this area has a set of challenges very different from the rest of the province. The Red Cross has ...

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