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In Jasper, Interim Housing Supports a Community in Recovery

Photo: Stéphanie Picard / Canadian Red Cross

When wildfires forced the evacuation of thousands of people from Jasper in July 2024, many residents left not knowing when they would return, or what would be waiting for them when they did.

Wildfire Recovery Update: Two Years After the 2024 Alberta Wildfires

Two people stand together for a photo in front of a construction site. Photo: Angela Hill / Canadian Red Cross

Nearly two years after a massive wildfire led to the evacuation of the town of Jasper, Alberta, recovery is well underway and the community continues to grow closer. 

Saguenay Flood: Rebuilding Through Solidarity

The famous “Little White House” of Chicoutimi, photographed at the height of the Saguenay Flood in July 1996. Photo: Gilles Cusson, Le monde en image

During the night of July 19 to 20, 1996, unrelenting rain thrashed the Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean region. Rivers surged and spilled over their banks, roads vanished one after another, and as the water advanced, entire neighbourhoods were swallowed up by rushing floodwaters.

Claude Beaupré, a Vital Presence at the Heart of So Many Responses

A photo of Claude in front of a Red Cross van. Photo: Canadian Red Cross

15,600. That’s the number of hours Claude Beaupré has devoted in service of others since he began volunteering with the Canadian Red Cross in 2021. An outstanding commitment that has made a real difference for hundreds of people affected by disasters.

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