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Posted May 28, 2012 by Jen Mayville - Red Cross Roving Reporter/Communications Co-ordinator
Yesterday in Toronto, the Canadian Red Cross held an event on the important and very timely topic of bullying prevention. The event’s special host was Anne-Marie Mediwake, Co-Anchor of CBC News Toronto at 5. During the event, a panel of experts ...
Posted May 22, 2012 by Jen Mayville - Red Cross Roving Reporter/Communications Co-ordinator
If your hometown suddenly turned into a scene from Night of the Living Dead, how would you survive? The British Columbia government believes if you are prepared for a fictional zombie attack, then you are prepared for any real disaster that mi...
Posted May 18, 2012 by Jen Mayville - Red Cross Roving Reporter/Communications Co-ordinator
May 19 is Personal Support Worker Day in Ontario. The Canadian Red Cross is the largest non-profit provider of Personal Support and Homemaking Services in the province. Red Cross CSWs provided more than 4 million hours of care to more than 29,000 cli...
As a Red Crosser, I believe in having the right clothes for the occasion. And by occasion, I don’t mean which event you’re going to. I am talking about the weather. In Canada, the weather can be very unpredictable. During this time of year, y...
Posted May 16, 2012 by Jen Mayville - Red Cross Roving Reporter/Communications Co-ordinator
Tomorrow is National Lifejacket Day. To get into the spirit, we sent one of our top-notch representatives to Parliament Hill today: our water safety mascot, Buckles (the super smiley lifejacket). While there, he met with MPs and other movers-and-sh...
Posted May 11, 2012 by Jen Mayville - Red Cross Roving Reporter/Communications Co-ordinator
There has been a lot of buzz this past week about fanny packs being the hottest emergency preparedness accessory. While no one can deny that fanny packs are very hip, there is another emergency accessory that’s also making some noise: Radios. “Ra...
Posted May 09, 2012 by Jen Mayville - Red Cross Roving Reporter/Communications Co-ordinator
Last weekend, the Fergie Jenkins Foundation showed its support for the Canadian Red Cross RespectED: Violence and Abuse prevention program while at the Sportscard @ Memorabilia Expo in Toronto. The foundation raised $7,500 for the program by selli...
Posted May 02, 2012 by Jen Mayville - Red Cross Roving Reporter/Communications Co-ordinator
Next week is Emergency Preparedness Week – an awareness week to encourage Canadians to be prepared for disasters where they live. Since we’re super keeners (it’s never too early to be prepared!), we’re getting a jump start by hosting emergency p...
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