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Many people were affected in the Lac-Mégantic disaster, including Réjean Bourque who began volunteering with the Canadian Red Cross from July 6, 2013 when he saw his community in need.

Red Crosser Nicole Robicheau discusses the importance of being prepared when deployed to respond to an emergency here at home or abroad. Here is a Q&A with the international traveler:

Hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq have needed vital support after the escalation of violence and unrest in the region has forced thousands of families to flee their homes, prompting assistance from multiple Red Crescent societies.

The Canadian Red Cross is a leader in Ontario when it comes to providing community support services, and sometimes we get the chance to pass that knowledge along to other organizations to help build community capacity in the area of health and wellness. The Red Cross had that opportunity recently when the Chapleau Hospital turned to the Red Cross for advice on establishing their transportation program for seniors.

Thousands of people in Saskatchewan are starting to clean up after the floods, and the Canadian Red Cross is helping, focusing on providing help not available through other programs or insurance.

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.

Red Crosser Katherine Mueller was deployed to Sierra Leone to help in the Red Cross response to the Ebola outbreak there; here the Canadian aid worker shares her experiences.

While completing a BA in Global Studies at Ryerson University, Jaskaran Gill began volunteering with the Canadian Red Cross in September 2013. When the chance to volunteer with the First Contact Program came up, it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.