Emergency Preparedness (Page 38)

Every Tuesday, we’re going to publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the province or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! This week’s photo comes from Toronto Region, where the disaster management program recently h...

That’s a question that the Red Cross Talks team recently asked. So, we decided to do some research on the subject. We found a blog  by ABC7 Meteorologist Steve Rudin in Washington D.C that gave us the answer: “The naming practice began during ...

Fresh air, beautiful scenery, being one with nature ... These are just a few of the reasons why many people head into the wilderness to do some hiking or camping, especially this time of year. Unfortunately, the last few weeks we have read stories...

*Every Friday we invite Red Crossers to share their favourite recipes, or recipes that remind them of the Red Cross.For this week’s Food Friday, we thought we would write an entry that caters to all the non-cooks out there. We recently came across...

Last week, we put some Toronto community members' culinary skills to the test with a disaster dining challenge. One of the contestants, Chief of Emergency Management Ontario, Dan Hefkey shared with us these yummy recipes with canned crab for when you...

[slideshow]Yesterday, we held our first ever Disaster Dining Challenge. The contestants’ culinary skills and know-how didn’t disappoint. Since it’s Food Friday, we thought we would share some of our favourite dishes from the contest. Maybe some of...

Check out these photos from our Disaster Dining event today, launching a 3-week in-store campaign at Walmart in support of Canadian Red Cross local disaster relief operations. Competitors had 30 minutes to prepare their best dish using only foods tha...