Disaster Response (Page 82)

*Guest blog by Alison Frehlich, communications advisor with the Canadian Red Cross. Alison is currently in Manitoba and is sharing stories and updates on flood relief efforts by the Red Cross * They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but whe...

 *This week is National Volunteer Week, a time for the Canadian Red Cross to recognize our dedicated volunteers who donate their time and talents from coast to coast . Over the course of the week we will use this blog to share stories about our volun...

* This week is National Volunteer Week, a time for the Canadian Red Cross to recognize our dedicated volunteers who donate their time and talents from coast to coast . Over the course of the week we will use this blog to share stories about our volun...

Canadian Red Cross volunteers recently responded to a house fire in Innisfil, Ontario that affected one of our Twitter followers, Sandra Brunner.  Our volunteers respond to personal disasters like this one across the country, and so we asked Sandra t...

Last Friday night, a massive fire broke out in my apartment building, and my neighbours and I had to be quickly evacuated from our homes. I was able to grab my purse and a precious photo album while running out the door. But, I had no other cloth...

*Guest blog by Kathy Mueller (of London, Ontario), International Federation of Red Cross Communications Delegate in Japan. Kathy just arrived in Japan and will be providing updates for us.It is my first full day in Japan. I arrived from Pakistan late...

It was a chilly February Sunday night. The cast of the Irish dance show The Magic of Ireland were all warmed up and about to hit the stage at an Oshawa, ON legion hall, when they heard some unsettling news. A policeman came by and asked their ...