Quebec News and Stories
The Canadian Red Cross Commemorates 30 Years Since the Saguenay Flood
- In the summer of 1996, Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean entered one of the most challenging periods in its history. Thirty years later, the Canadian Red Cross is joining communities across the region to honour the memory of the event, acknowledge the resilience of those affected, and reaffirm the importance of the solidarity that shaped the recovery process.
Saguenay Flood: Rebuilding Through Solidarity
- During the night of July 19 to 20, 1996, unrelenting rain thrashed the Saguenay–Lac‑Saint‑Jean region. Rivers surged and spilled over their banks, roads vanished one after another, and as the water advanced, entire neighbourhoods were swallowed up by rushing floodwaters.
When Space Technology Meets the Bush: Rethinking Emergency Response in Cree Communities
- In March, I spent a week in Chisasibi, a Cree community in northern Quebec, supporting an unconventional alliance that is rethinking how we respond to health emergencies in remote and austere environments.
Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay and the Canadian Red Cross gather to recognize the culmination of years of development on the Nâtimâchâukimik
- The Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB), in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross, held a milestone joint exercise session to trial new winterized equipment and strengthen staff skills for the Nâtimâchâukimikw – Mobile Health Unit (MHU) in Chisasibi, where the initiative first originated.
The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services and Canadian Red Cross Sign Agreement to Strengthen Tuberculosis Response in Nunavik
- The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) has signed a two-year sole-source contract with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) to help strengthen the regional response to tuberculosis (TB) in Nunavik.
Montreal faces a cold wave: The Quebec Division of the Canadian Red Cross intensifies support for pe
- As a cold wave descends on Montreal this weekend, the city is opening emergency shelter resources for people experiencing homelessness. The Red Cross was called upon to contribute — and answered the call.
A first in Canada: Interactive online asynchronous training to better treat post-traumatic stress in psychotherapy
- Université TÉLUQ has joined in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross to offer innovative new online training that is asynchronous and interactive.
Claudie Laberge, Beyond her Title—The Woman Behind the Leader
- I will always remember the person who welcomed me on my first day at the Red Cross. Newly arrived in Canada (I had only been here for four months), I was invited to work during the 2017 floods response in Quebec. I didn’t even have a driver’s licence and was worried that they would ask me to go to regional offices.
The Magdalen Islands have front row seats to climate change
- Climate change is no longer a distant concern—it’s already hitting certain regions hard, permanently altering the living conditions of their residents. This is especially true in the Magdalen Islands, where environmental upheaval is being felt with growing intensity.
From volunteer to evacuee: A story of resilience
- A social delegate with the Réseau d’entraide des délégués sociaux et des déléguées sociales of the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ), Donald has been coordinating FTQ’s workplace campaign in support of the Canadian Red Cross since 2002. He was directly affected by the 2023 wildfires in Chibougamau and was forced to evacuate his home that summer.
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