Manitoba - News and Stories
Meet a logistics aid worker at the field hospital in Mozambique
- Getting a field hospital from Canada to Nhamatanda in Mozambique on the east coast of Africa is no simple task. Few people understand this challenge better than Garth Tohms, a Canadian Red Cross logistics aid worker.
How one volunteer is helping in her community and across Canada
- Louise Carson is an Emergency Management volunteer in New Brunswick. She lives in Saint John and is retired with one grandchild who was born this summer. Volunteering is both her hobby and her passion, and she volunteers with various organizations in her community.
Canadian Red Cross seeks Humanitarian of the Year Award Nominees
- The Canadian Red Cross has opened the call for nominations for its annual Manitoba Humanitarians of the Year Awards.
Supporting Poplar River First Nation as they plan for disasters
- In 2017, Poplar River First Nation, in northeastern Manitoba, was forced to evacuate due to nearby wildfires.
How the Red Cross came to help Gertrude the guinea pig
- This is the story of a small guinea pig named Gertrude Rose who escaped a devastating house fire with her human. They are now slowly recovering thanks to the efforts of local fire and paramedics, the comfort they give each other and the support of the Canadian Red Cross.
Canadian Red Cross Unveils Pink Day 2019 T-shirt Design
- With Canadian Red Cross Pink Day 2019 just over three months away, the design for the officials shirts was unveiled on Tuesday, as part of bullying awareness week.
Celebrating Grand Rapids kids who saved a life
- On November 2, 2018, three young Grand Rapids kids received Canadian Red Cross Rescuer Awards at a special assembly held in their honour at Grand Rapids School.
Helping with disasters when he's not helping with emergencies
- When disaster strikes in Canada, the Canadian Red Cross has approximately 12,500 volunteers across the country available to help organize relief efforts. Kyle Pascuzzi is one of those volunteers.
Celebrating the victories
- Best known for our emergency response work, the Canadian Red Cross is often first at the scene providing basic necessities to evacuees during times of disaster. Less well-known, but just as important to the Red Cross, is helping evacuated communities get back to their regular lives and celebrate being able to return home.
Welcoming Lake St. Martin evacuees home
- The Canadian Red Cross was on-hand at Lake St. Martin to help celebrate a historic ribbon-cutting ceremony and welcome evacuees back to the area after unprecedented flooding forced residents from their homes.
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