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Photo of the Day: Giving back

Posted February 07, 2012 by Global Administrator

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know.This past New Year’s Eve was anything but a celebration for residents of an apartment building in Dartmouth, Nov...

Tech Talk: Fire, camera, action

Posted January 30, 2012 by Global Administrator

* Every week, Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! Novascotiawebcams.com has about 50 cams pointed at various spots throughout Nova ...

2011 blogging year-in-review

Posted January 03, 2012 by Global Administrator

It's the New Year – an opportunity to look back at what we have shared on this blog this past year. All last year, we blogged about various topics - from the serious to the more quirky and light-hearted – to help you get to know better the wor...

Photo of the Day: So Long and thanks for the cup

Posted December 16, 2011 by Global Administrator

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!When the Stanley Cup made its way through the Town of Slave Lake earlier this week, Red Cross personnel couldn’t...

Six months later: Slave Lake Wildfires

Posted November 16, 2011 by Global Administrator

It's been six months since Slave Lake and surrounding areas were devastated by raging wildfires. Since June 6th when recovery operations began, Red Cross has assisted 3,148 people affected by the fires and distributed more than $600,000 in direct aid...

TV’s Jillian Harris lends support to Red Cross in Slave Lake

Posted August 18, 2011 by Global Administrator

Last month Jillian Harris, former contestant on The Bachelor and designer on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, visited Slave Lake following the devastating wildfire that ravaged more than 350 homes and businesses and forced the evacuation of 15,000 peo...

Volunteers providing support following evacuations in Northern Ontario

Posted August 03, 2011 by Global Administrator

The past few weeks, Ontario has experienced one of the largest evacuations it has seen the past few decades – and the Canadian Red Cross has been there to help. The threat of almost 100 forest fires and smoke forced the evacuation of approximately...

Red Crossers take in royal visit to Slave Lake

Posted July 07, 2011 by Global Administrator

[slideshow]Guest blog by Leila Daoud, Alberta Public AffairsJean MacNeil from Antigonish, Nova Scotia is, in many respects, a typical royal watcher. A grandmother with eight children and many grandchildren, Jean has the latest tea towels commemoratin...

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