As a Red Crosser, I believe in having the right clothes for the occasion. And by occasion, I don’t mean which event you’re going to. I am talking about the weather. In Canada, the weather can be very unpredictable. During this time of year, y...
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*Guest entry by Gina Holmes, Public Affairs team, OttawaNational Lifejacket Day is May 17, and we are inviting you to help raise awareness surrounding water safety and the importance of wearing a lifejacket. Enter our photo contest to show us that yo...
Tomorrow is National Lifejacket Day. To get into the spirit, we sent one of our top-notch representatives to Parliament Hill today: our water safety mascot, Buckles (the super smiley lifejacket). While there, he met with MPs and other movers-and-sh...
[slideshow] On May 15, 2011, more than 15,000 people were evacuated from Slave Lake and the surrounding communities due to massive wildfires that swept across the region—the largest disaster in Alberta’s history. The Canadian Red Cross response wa...
When Red Cross was alerted that help was needed with the northern Alberta wildfires, it responded by first calling in local teams. As the magnitude of the disaster became apparent, Red Cross quickly pulled in people from its vast resource of volu...
There has been a lot of buzz this past week about fanny packs being the hottest emergency preparedness accessory. While no one can deny that fanny packs are very hip, there is another emergency accessory that’s also making some noise: Radios. “Ra...
It’s Emergency Preparedness Week across Canada and you may have noticed we’ve been having a little fun in social media with a promotion on first-aid fanny packs, encouraging Canadians to ‘Save Your Fanny’. The fanny packs (regular $13.95), as ...
Today is World Red Cross Day! To capture the work of Red Cross volunteers around the world, our post today features a picture that was submitted by the Ukrainian Red Cross to the Federation’s photo project which exhibits the experiences of Red Cross ...