New Brunswick News and Stories

Young humanitarians give new meaning to giving

November 10, 2011 - In Atlantic Canada, we’re hosting our biggest event of the year in each of the provinces this month: the Humanitarian Awards. These presentations are more than just another fancy dinner. Through our Humanitarian Awards, we recognize volunteers, phila...

Mission: Help for the Horn of Africa

August 22, 2011 - Breanne England, a staff member of the Canadian Red Cross in Ottawa, has spent much of the summer managing the response to the Horn of Africa drought. Now, she’s in the region to see firsthand the extent of this humanitarian crisis and how the Red Cr...

Kits to call our own

May 05, 2011 - As they do nearly every spring, Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers in Fredericton, New Brunswick are closely monitoring the St. John River that runs through the city and near many other communities for potential flooding. River Watch 2011 is off...

New campaign turns volunteer service into donations

March 24, 2011 - People are getting excited about a new campaign by the Canadian Red Cross called The Volunteer Market that lets people volunteer their time or talent in exchange for a donation. The idea was first developed to bring some creativity and fun to workpla...

What to wear when it’s cold out there

January 24, 2011 -  “I don’t know what to wear.” As a young woman, I admit this is a phrase that I have said on more than one occasion. However, this morning, with temperatures in Toronto reaching -21C, it had a whole other meaning – warmth was my main focus, not so...

Students use creativity to fight bullying

December 21, 2010 - *Guest blog from Janice Babineau, Canadian Red Cross communications coordinator in Atlantic Canada * [slideshow] Bullying can happen to anyone. That message was heard loud and clear on Friday when students, parents and even elected officials sh...

A dramatic story from the New Brunswick floods

December 16, 2010 - Photo courtesy of the Government of New BrunswickWhile volunteers in Ontario have been busy responding to multiple disasters this past week, in the Maritimes Red Cross volunteers have been also busy responding to floods affecting several communities ...

"Super Team" opens Cholera Treatment Centre in Haiti

December 13, 2010 - ** Guest blog by Katie Kallio, Information and Reporting Delegate in Haiti. Katie is part of the team working in the new Canadian Red Cross field hospital. [slideshow] Setting up an 80 bed field hospital takes time - however, with the number of...

A shout-out to some amazing volunteers

November 23, 2010 - We’d like to congratulate these outstanding volunteers, Judith Irving and Amanda Titus in Saint John, New Brunswick for their recent awards recognizing the humanitarian work they do. Judith Irving received the Humanitarian Award for her work with ...

Photo Tuesday: from Haiti

September 28, 2010 - Every Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the province or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! This week, we couldn't choose just one, so we're posting this set of new photos from Haiti. There are s...