New Brunswick News and Stories
Holiday gift ideas from the Canadian Red Cross
- *Guest post by Michael Tomascik, Public Affairs team, Ottawa Looking for holiday gifts to show loved ones how much you care? Why not consider a gift from the Canadian Red Cross? Ok, so we may not have the latest toys and electronics, but our gifts...
Photo of the Day: Buckets of relief
- 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! This may just look like a bunch of buckets to you, but these are important disaster relief supplies for the ...
Young humanitarians give new meaning to giving
- In Atlantic Canada, we’re hosting our biggest event of the year in each of the provinces this month: the Humanitarian Awards. These presentations are more than just another fancy dinner. Through our Humanitarian Awards, we recognize volunteers, phila...
Mission: Help for the Horn of Africa
- Breanne England, a staff member of the Canadian Red Cross in Ottawa, has spent much of the summer managing the response to the Horn of Africa drought. Now, she’s in the region to see firsthand the extent of this humanitarian crisis and how the Red Cr...
Kits to call our own
- As they do nearly every spring, Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers in Fredericton, New Brunswick are closely monitoring the St. John River that runs through the city and near many other communities for potential flooding. River Watch 2011 is off...
New campaign turns volunteer service into donations
- People are getting excited about a new campaign by the Canadian Red Cross called The Volunteer Market that lets people volunteer their time or talent in exchange for a donation. The idea was first developed to bring some creativity and fun to workpla...
What to wear when it’s cold out there
- “I don’t know what to wear.” As a young woman, I admit this is a phrase that I have said on more than one occasion. However, this morning, with temperatures in Toronto reaching -21C, it had a whole other meaning – warmth was my main focus, not so...
Students use creativity to fight bullying
- *Guest blog from Janice Babineau, Canadian Red Cross communications coordinator in Atlantic Canada * [slideshow] Bullying can happen to anyone. That message was heard loud and clear on Friday when students, parents and even elected officials sh...
A dramatic story from the New Brunswick floods
- Photo courtesy of the Government of New BrunswickWhile volunteers in Ontario have been busy responding to multiple disasters this past week, in the Maritimes Red Cross volunteers have been also busy responding to floods affecting several communities ...
"Super Team" opens Cholera Treatment Centre in Haiti
- ** Guest blog by Katie Kallio, Information and Reporting Delegate in Haiti. Katie is part of the team working in the new Canadian Red Cross field hospital. [slideshow] Setting up an 80 bed field hospital takes time - however, with the number of...
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