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Video: What it means to be a volunteer

Canadian Red Cross Volunteer, Susan MacKenzie, has responded to disasters across North America.  From the Northern Alberta wildfires to Hurricane Sandy, she is always putting others before herself. Without volunteers like Sandy the Canadian Re...

Update: Red Cross responds to Ontario flooding

[slideshow] Flooding is occurring in communities across parts of central Ontario with State of Emergencies declared in many municipalities including: Huntsville, Bracebridge, Kawartha Lakes, Powassan, Markstay-Warren (Sudbury area) and Minden Hills....

Volunteer Spotlight: On the road with Rick

Since retiring from his job as a papermaker, Rick Allen has been a devoted Red Cross volunteer with the Senior Transportation Program in Dryden, Ontario, driving anywhere and anytime he was asked. In fact, since 2010, Rick has driven more than 31...

Photo of the Day: Canadian Red Cross helps a little one

Five-year-old Alyssa from Truro, Nova Scotia found herself in quite a predicament, recently, after having injured her foot upon accidently colliding with her dog Bailey. After an exhaustive search for tiny crutches in her hometown went nowhere, a...

Photo of the Day: Timmins Girl Guides learn personal preparedness

A group of Girl Guides in Timmins, Ontario received a visit from Serenna Besserer, a disaster management coordinator, to learn more about personal preparedness. The Girl Guides have always focused on developing the skills they need to be prepared...

Photo of the Day: Promoting hygiene, by bike!

Around the world, Red Crossers use many different means of transport and even technology to reach people to spread important prevention information. We love this photo of Zimbabwe Red Cross hygiene promotion volunteer Tizai Miidzo on his bicyc...

Fashion Week: Styles from the Red Cross Carpet

Snow melting and the sun peeking out from behind the clouds can only mean one thing in Canada: Fashion Weeks are starting across the country. While we can’t begin to understand why Canadian fashion designers are debuting their Fall/Winter lines w...

Photo of the Day: New Training Centre in Nova Scotia

The Canadian Red Cross office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia was buzzing this morning after Premier Dexter announced that the province is contributing $800,000 to a new training facility for volunteers. The centre of excellence for disaster management...

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