British Columbia News and Stories
Tech Talk: High- and low-tech innovations leading the fight against HIV/AIDS
July 24, 2012 - Whether it’s a new social media campaign in British Columbia with huge aspirations of ending HIV/AIDS in the province or work by the Red Cross to improve people’s lives in countries with limited resources, innovations are changing the face of hea...
Photo of the Day: FS Financial Strategies Mission of Care Program raises $5000 for Red Cross
June 29, 2012 - Guest entry by James Park, Public Affairs in British Columbia Staff and volunteers from FS Financial Strategies and the Canadian Red Cross took part in the Scotiabank Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk Charity Challenge last weekend in Vancouver. In a...
Zombie apocalypse focus of new emergency preparedness campaign in BC
May 22, 2012 - If your hometown suddenly turned into a scene from Night of the Living Dead, how would you survive? The British Columbia government believes if you are prepared for a fictional zombie attack, then you are prepared for any real disaster that mi...
Pink Shirt Day for Red Crossers
February 29, 2012 - [slideshow] Staff and volunteers from across the country wore pink today in support of Pink Shirt Day. The campaign came about as a result of a bullying incident in Nova Scotia back in 2007. It’s an issue that’s close to our heart at the Canadian ...
Are you ready for “The Magnitude”?
March 10, 2011 - This is one of the coolest emergency preparedness education initiatives I’ve seen in a long time. Introducing to you “The Magnitude” - take a bunch of preparedness tips, add some actors and a clever script and you have the makings of a five-part...
British Red Cross launches new first aid campaign for youth
September 20, 2010 - You‘re a teenager at a party having a good time, when your friend, who has had too much to drink, passes out. What do you do? Our sister society, the British Red Cross, is tackling this issue by recently launching a campaign called “Life. Liv...
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