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SK woman survives rollover thanks in part to water safety training

Posted July 20, 2011 by Global Administrator

Guest blog, Keely McBride in Saskatchewan As the First Aid and Water Safety Manager in Saskatchewan, I am all too aware of the circumstances and number of drownings in Canada. Recently, when I received a tearful call from one of our seasoned water...

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...

Saskatchewan shows how much it cares

Posted June 30, 2011 by Global Administrator

Guest blog, Richard Kies, Provincial Lead for Fund Development in SaskatchewanYesterday I saw first-hand, once again, just how much the people of  Saskatchewan care about their neighbours, particularly in the southeast corner of the province, that ha...

Hats off to the residents of Slave Lake Alberta

Posted June 23, 2011 by Global Administrator

[slideshow] This past week recording artist Tom Jackson hosted a benefit concert in support of Red Cross response operations in Slave Lake. Within only 24 hours of the concert organizers announced they had already raised over $125,000! Red Cross ...

Atlantic Canadians bring experience to Manitoba flood response

Posted June 22, 2011 by Global Administrator

Having just returned from Manitoba, Lisa Landry had some sage advice for Alicia Benton when the two met at the Red Cross office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia this week. Lisa recently returned from a 3-week volunteer deployment in Manitoba. Meanwhile,...

Walking our way to Geneva

Posted June 16, 2011 by Global Administrator

5,201 kilometres is the distance between Atlantic Canada and Geneva, home of the international Red Cross headquarters. And that’s how far employees and volunteers of the Canadian Red Cross walked on Wednesdays over the past year. It started as...

Photo Tuesday: Red Cross branch receives prestigious award

Posted June 14, 2011 by Global Administrator

Every Tuesday, 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!  Congrats go to the Canadian Red Cross, Woodstock ON branch which recently received the Red Cross Odyssey ...

Western Canada offices ham it up for National Lifejacket Day: And have the evidence to prove it!

Posted June 09, 2011 by Global Administrator

Guest Blog: Jilian Henderson, Public Affairs Advisor, First Aid and Water Safety [slideshow] Last month we posted blogs about our National Lifejacket Day contest! In Western Canada Red Cross offices challenged each other to wear their lifejackets...

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