Nova Scotia News and Stories
Inflatable toys aren’t a substitute for supervision: A day at the beach takes a terrifying turn
- At first glance, laying on an inflatable toy in shallow water seems pretty safe, after all, the water isn’t deep and there is a floating toy right there. Recently, a family’s trip to the beach in Nova Scotia proved to be a harrowing reminder of why this is not the case.
In her own words: She joined the Red Cross after living through Hurricane Katrina, now she helps oth
- Brandy Cherarmie lived through Hurricane Katrina, where she saw firsthand the help that the Red Cross provides. Since then, she has joined as a volunteer and and has travelled around Canada helping people impacted by emergencies and disasters.
In her own words: She joined the Red Cross after living through Hurricane Katrina, now she helps others impacted by disasters
- Brandy Cherarmie lived through Hurricane Katrina, where she saw firsthand the help that the Red Cross provides. Since then, she has joined as a volunteer and has travelled around Canada helping people impacted by emergencies and disasters.
In her own words: volunteer Suha Nassour shares why she gives back to her new community
- Suha immigrated to Canada and wanted to give back to her community so she volunteers with the Canadian Red Cross in the HELP program and has assisted in public education through emergency preparedness presentations.
20 years later: Canada’s response to the Kosovar refugee crisis
- In the spring of 1999, Canada sponsored 5,000 Kosovar refugees as part of an international emergency evacuation organized by the United Nations for hundreds of thousands of civilians. Guest writer Arta Rexhepi came to Canada with her family, she shares her experience in this blog.
Using his strengths to give back: Meet Jason, a logistics volunteer
- Meet Jason, a Canadian Red Cross volunteer who uses his technical skills to focus on logistics. Volunteers like Jason play a critical role in making sure responses to disasters run smoothly, and the supplies that are needed get where they need to go.
Using his strengths to give back: Meet Jason, a logistics volunteer
- Meet Jason, a Canadian Red Cross volunteer who uses his technical skills to focus on logistics. Volunteers like Jason play a critical role in making sure responses to disasters run smoothly, and the supplies that are needed get where they need to go.
In her words: a Nova Scotia fisher finds time to volunteer
- Volunteer Tammy Saunders joined the Canadian Red Cross in the spring of 2012. A self-employed commercial fisher, Tammy says the seasonal nature of her work gives her portions of the year that she likes to fill with volunteering.
In her words: a Nova Scotia fisher finds time to volunteer
- Volunteer Tammy Saunders joined the Canadian Red Cross in the spring of 2012. A self-employed commercial fisher, Tammy says the seasonal nature of her work gives her portions of the year that she likes to fill with volunteering.
Meet Elizabeth: a Red Cross volunteer helping in emergencies here and abroad
- Elizabeth (Liz) McMahon has a big job at the Red Cross field hospital in Mozambique – she makes sure the doctors and nurses have all the medicines and medical equipment they need. It’s busy from the moment she, and the 3,000 various medical items associated with the field hospital, arrive in country.
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