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As a four-year-old, John Napier splashed around his neighbourhood pool in Grand Prairie during his swimming lessons provided by the Canadian Red Cross. “You could say I was indoctrinated from a very young age,” he jokes. Now, Napier is a Water Safety Master Instructor Trainer with the Canadian Red Cross and has been a volunteer since 1998.

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

Chelsie is the Red Cross Pink Day Youth Ambassador for 2016 in Saskatchewan and is committed to sharing her story of bullying that she endured in high school. She sat down with our communications team for a question and answer session to discuss.

It’s the time of year where we enjoy celebrating love with Valentine’s Day. It’s a time where we go out of our way to show loved ones we care.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we can't help but think of what makes a healthy relationship. Take our quiz to see how well you do at recognizing one!

A few years ago, Mohamad left his home in Syria and settled in Egypt, as a refugee. On December 9, he landed in Montreal and became a permanent resident of Canada. He was welcomed by a group who sponsored him, one of the members being Danielle Leblanc, a past employee and international delegate with the Canadian Red Cross.

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

A changing climate causes an increase in volatile conditions that play a part in severe weather and natural disasters. Serious winter storms, heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, and flooding are some of the adverse weather and disasters we’ve seen in Canada – climate change can increase the likelihood of these, and in some cases, increase the severity as well.
 

International Development Week is February 7-13 and highlights what Canada and Canadians are doing to make a better world.