Manitoba - News and Stories

How the Red Cross came to help Gertrude the guinea pig

January 08, 2019 - 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.

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Canadian Red Cross Unveils Pink Day 2019 T-shirt Design

November 20, 2018 - 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.
 

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Celebrating Grand Rapids kids who saved a life

November 02, 2018 - 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.

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Helping with disasters when he's not helping with emergencies

October 20, 2018 - 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.

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Celebrating the victories

October 02, 2018 - 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.

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Welcoming Lake St. Martin evacuees home

September 12, 2018 - 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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Volunteer Profile: Brenda Preston

August 16, 2018 - This week’s feature Canadian Red Cross volunteer in Manitoba is Brenda Preston. Including her time as both a first aid instructor, a personal disaster assistance team supervisor for the Western Manitoba region, an emergency response team responder and facilitator, Brenda has been volunteering with the Canadian Red Cross for 15 years.

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Volunteer Profile: John Clemenson

August 10, 2018 -

This week’s feature volunteer is John Clemenson, who has been with the Canadian Red Cross for 10 years.

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What does it take to be ready for a tornado?

July 20, 2018 - In Canada, tornadoes can happen in southern Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, the interior of British Columbia and western New Brunswick.
So, what should you do to be ready for a tornado?

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