Nova Scotia News and Stories
Adapted first aid training: an inclusive Red Cross experience
- When my first aid certification expired during the pandemic, I knew it was time to renew. Typically, I’d be keen to refresh my skills and knowledge – after all, being able to help in an emergency is a valuable skill to have. Still, I hesitated. Unlike the last time I’d certified, I now live with reduced mobility and was feeling less confident about training this time around.
Embrave: still providing a safe place with Stop the Spread program
- Providing a safe place to people in need of shelter, Embrave Agency to End Violence could not even consider closing due to the pandemic. Instead, they looked for ways to keep operating safely, for clients and staff, implementing many safety measures, including the Canadian Red Cross Stop the Spread program.
Resources for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- For the Canadian Red Cross, acknowledging the new national holiday is more than a commitment to reconciliation, it is an opportunity for all of us to deepen our understanding of the events and experiences that contribute towards disparities in the lives of Indigenous Peoples and deepen our understanding of Indigenous cultural strength.
Making a difference for Canadians’ well-being
- Cindy Chiu volunteers to support the Health Equipment Loans Program and the Friendly Calls Program, two vital Red Cross community health and well-being services in Alberta.
“The most rewarding part about volunteering with HELP is hearing people express their gratitude for the equipment they received; how it greatly aided in their recovery or helped them continue to live independently.”
Red Cross volunteer David Summerby-Murray: unexpectedly applying his infectious diseases background
- Red Cross volunteer David Summerby-Murray never expected a need to apply his expertise regarding infectious diseases in a place like Nova Scotia, but that quickly changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Red Cross volunteer David Summerby-Murray: unexpectedly applying his infectious diseases training at home
- While he never expected a need to apply his expertise regarding infectious diseases in a place like Nova Scotia, that quickly changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resources for educators and parents to help kids stay safe around water
- Parents, teachers and caregivers can all play an important role in keeping children safe when they are in, on or around water. Drowning is preventable. Through education, we can help children enjoy the water safely this summer.
Feeling stressed? How to handle the ongoing pandemic
- There is no doubt it is a difficult time, and many of us are feeling the effects of the pandemic physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Stronger Together Nova Scotia Fund: Update
- In April 2020, Canadians were shocked and saddened when one man impersonating a police officer killed 22 people, injured several others, and set fires to vehicles, houses and other structures at 16 locations in the Nova Scotia communities of Portapique, Wentworth, Debert, Shubenacadie and Milford before an RCMP response team killed the perpetrator.
Tips for preventing and surviving a home fire
- Home fires can happen anytime and anywhere but are most likely to occur during winter in Canada.
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