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Winter Emergency Planning: Be Ready
- Winter is here and that means it’s time to bundle up and prepare for what’s headed our way.
Colourful wall of art welcomes Ukraine arrivals
- Passing by the arrival gates at Pearson International Airport was a colourful sight to see during the fall season.
Wilberforce Red Cross outpost celebrates 100-year anniversary
- On Aug 15th, Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost Historic House celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The outpost served as a nursing station and mini-hospital for those who needed health care in isolated communities. The outpost was the first of its kind in the Ontario Division of the Canadian Red Cross.
Relatable experience helps support Ukrainian arrivals
- After a devasting earthquake in the northern region of Pakistan in 2005, Wajid Mughal witnessed firsthand the commitment and dedication of the Canadian Red Cross’ disaster response. It was this experience that inspired him to join the Red Cross and help others.
Canadian Red Cross mobile vaccine clinics demonstrate value of teamwork and agility
- For most of us, getting a shot only lasts an instant, but for public health specialist Shawna Novak, the vaccination story begins before clinic doors open and ends long after doses are administered.
Shawna is part of the Canadian Red Cross vaccination team operating clinics across southern Ontario.
Canadian Red Cross volunteer receives prestigious IFRC award
- With 16 years under her belt in the Canadian Red Cross, Ottawa volunteer Debbie James is accustomed to focusing on others.
Be present and listen: Advice from a seasoned disaster responder
- When Dave Schiller decided it was time to retire after 30 years as a school counsellor in London, Ontario, he was looking for his next venture. He found it with the Canadian Red Cross.
“I wanted to retire to something and not just from something,” Dave explains.
Red Cross volunteers spend the holidays helping
- Personnel from nearly every province and territory have made personal sacrifices to support flooding recovery in British Columbia
Transit trio apply critical first aid skills to save a life
- Everyday transit enforcement officers patrol bus hubs in the City of Mississauga with the goal to keep everyone safe. One day, in early January, Michal and two of his colleagues relied their first aid training to save a man’s life.
1.5 million Canadians set to join the fight against opioids
- A Red Cross first will provide critical skills to recognize and reverse the effects of opioid poisonings
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