Alberta News and Stories
Photo of the Day: Canadian Red Cross open house in Grande Prairie
December 18, 2013 - After relocating in May, we officially celebrated the new Red Cross office in Grande Prairie on December 5.
Volunteer Spotlight: Kelly Turner in Calgary
December 04, 2013 - Kelly Turner started volunteering with the Canadian Red Cross two and a half years ago after assisting in an online group to help the victims of a flood in North Dakota. Since then, she has been deployed to disasters across the country to help provid...
Photo of the Day: Summer campers raise funds for Alberta floods
September 10, 2013 - Duct tape wallets, handmade dog biscuits and soap as well as homemade terrariums are just few of the items participants from the Next Great Entrepreneur Summer Camps at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary manufactured and sold to raise money for two char...
Photo of the Day: Flood funds keep pouring in
August 08, 2013 - It has now been almost two months since the Alberta floods, but the funds haven’t stopped pouring in. The Canadian Red Cross is seeing all kinds of donations that continue to help families get back on their feet. Pictured above, Sage and Landon H...
Russian visitor caught in Alberta floods gets Red Cross help
July 16, 2013 - Natalia Parshutkina was staying with a friend in Calgary's East Village neighbourhood when the flood hit. She works for a Canadian company in Russia and was in Calgary for a mixture of business and pleasure. Luckily her friend lives on the ninth floo...
Rebuilding in High River, Alberta
July 13, 2013 - Guest post by Siobhan Reid, Communications Student After a day spent meeting residents, distributing supplies and providing information to the people of High River, I began to observe trends in the community’s need assessments. From duct tape to dum...
Video: American Red Cross helps out in Alberta
July 12, 2013 - The Canadian Red Cross received some help from our American neighbours during the response to the Alberta floods. American Red Cross workers brought their expertise in the area of mass distribution of supplies to help us successfully provide more...
Red Cross announces community outreach strategy for those affected by Alberta floods
June 27, 2013 -
Canadian Red Cross today outlined how it will help affected residents recover from the largest floods in Alberta’s history.
06/26/13 - Update on Red Cross flood relief efforts in Alberta
June 26, 2013 - Highly trained disaster management volunteers from across the country are on the ground working to provide relief to affected communities following extreme floods in Southern Alberta. Volunteers continue to support shelters or reception centres in...
Red Cross responding to Alberta flooding
June 21, 2013 - Severe flooding is impacting several communities in Southern Alberta including the city of Calgary, prompting authorities to declare a state of local emergency and order evacuations. In addition to evacuations, power has been shut off for many reside...
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