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Photo of the Day: Buckles takes to the Hill

Posted May 16, 2012 by Global Administrator

Tomorrow is National Lifejacket Day. To get into the spirit, we sent one of our top-notch representatives to Parliament Hill today: our water safety mascot, Buckles (the super smiley lifejacket). While there, he met with MPs and other movers-and-sh...

Photo of the Day: Ready for the season

Posted May 15, 2012 by Global Administrator

It's that time of year when we cannot wait to take part in our favourite summer activities on the water. Red Cross offices across Atlantic Canada have hundreds of PFDs (a.k.a. personal floatation devices or lifejackets) of all sizes ready to go for...

Photo of the Day: Bringing water to Goma

Posted April 05, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! A young boy walks between newly laid water pipes in the "volcano" district of Goma in the Democratic Repub...

How we would prepare Katniss for the “Hunger Games”

Posted March 22, 2012 by Global Administrator

Have “Hunger Games” on the brain? The film version of the first book from this popular trilogy is set to hit theatres soon. If you haven’t heard of this futuristic story before, it’s about 12 young men and 12 young women who are chosen to compete to ...

Photo of the Day: Reaching out to newcomers

Posted January 20, 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!Manitoba Injury Prevention Coordinator Jennifer Montebruno (at front) facilitates a SMARTSTART workshop with stu...

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...

Tech Talk: Twitter Team year-in-review

Posted December 22, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*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! If you are a frequent follower of this blog, you probably would have seen u...

Recent drowning deaths highlight importance of cold water safety

Posted November 17, 2011 by Global Administrator

  As stores festoon shelves with seasonal baubles and snow begins to dust our streets and trees with layers of white gauze, summer—and the annual Red Cross message to wear a lifejacket—seems like a distant memory. But just because cabins are clos...

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