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Red Cross in Action: Attawapiskat

[slideshow] Thanks to the dedication of Red Cross staff and volunteers, the Red Cross is able to respond to emergencies that happen across the country every day. In Ontario alone, there have been more than 500 emergencies – everything from floods ...

Photo of the Day: Helping families affected by Typhoon Washi

This photo was taken in Iligan City, where the Philippine Red Cross continues to help those whose homes and communities were devastated by Typhoon Washi. In evacuation centres, Red Cross volunteers supported a group of doctors to treat injuries f...

Photo of the Day: Orion from Attawapiskat

This is one of my favourite photos that photographer Johan Hallberg-Campbell took on a recent visit to Attawapiskat to see the Canadian Red Cross in action. This young boy named Orion was photographed at his school when we went along with his fathe...

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 R...

Red Cross thanks Canadians for generous donations to Attawapiskat

[slideshow] Thanks to the swift and generous response of Canadians, the Red Cross has the funds needed to meet the immediate needs of the most vulnerable families in Attawapiskat. The Canadian Red Cross mandate in Attawapiskat is to provide sho...

Update from Attawapiskat: Photo Essay

*Photos by Johan Hallberg-Campbell[slideshow] Canadian Red Cross volunteers continue to work on the ground in Attawapiskat, delivering supplies to the homes of the community’s most vulnerable. The Red Cross is committed to making sure families ...

Update on Red Cross in Attawapiskat

*Photo credit: Johan H. Campbell  [slideshow] Canadian Red Cross brought its third load of supplies to help families in Attawapiskat this morning. Thanks to generous donations from Canadians the Red Cross is able to procure, transport and distribute...

Sending supplies to Attawapiskat

[slideshow] Canadian Red Cross volunteer photographer Johan Hallberg Campbell and I arrived in Timmins yesterday morning to work with the volunteers here helping with the Red Cross response in Attawapiskat. It’s the weekend and Timmins Red Cros...

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