Ontario News and Stories

Mayors make a fuss over Meals on Wheels

March 23, 2011 - On Monday, we told you about Mayors for Meals – an initiative that several Ontario mayors are taking part in this week to help raise awareness about Meals on Wheels programs in the community. The mayors have been stepping in as volunteers for a da...

Canadian blogs about Red Cross response in Japan

March 22, 2011 - *Guest blog by Kathy Mueller (of London, Ontario), International Federation of Red Cross Communications Delegate in Japan. Kathy just arrived in Japan and will be providing updates for us.It is my first full day in Japan. I arrived from Pakistan late...

You know what lots of snow means: Snow people!

February 01, 2011 - Parts of southwestern Ontario are preparing to be hit by a winter storm, possibly bringing 20-30 cm of snow. And while that amount of snow will make it difficult to get around, there is no better way to spend a snow day than building a snowperson in ...

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 ...

Glimpses of the Ontario Zone Youth Conference 2010

December 01, 2010 - *Guest blog by Fatima Fadel, Red Cross youth volunteer and conference co-chairRed Cross youth in London were lucky enough to play hosts to our peers from across Ontario at a three-day conference held November 26-28 at the Ivey Spencer Leadership Cent...

A glimpse into a day of a Meals on Wheels volunteer

October 06, 2010 - It’s Meals on Wheels Week , and we are taking the time to share with you stories about how this important program helps thousands of injured, frail and elderly people in Ontario. Our very own roving reporter, Jen Mayville, was a Meals on Wheels vo...

Meals on Wheels

October 05, 2010 - From time to time, you’ve heard us talk about Meals on Wheels on this blog. We do it because it’s a super important part of what we do at the Red Cross for our seniors and those with disabilities – helping them to live independently. The Ontario C...

All the ways you can disaster dine with crab

August 20, 2010 - Last week, we put some Toronto community members' culinary skills to the test with a disaster dining challenge. One of the contestants, Chief of Emergency Management Ontario, Dan Hefkey shared with us these yummy recipes with canned crab for when you...

A new partnership to blog about

July 22, 2010 -  * Guest blog by Red Crosser Melanie Goodchild-Southwind, Senior Manager, First Nations Projects. The Canadian Red Cross in Ontario is making great strides in the work we do with our First Nations communities. We wanted to share with you news abou...

When thunder roars, go indoors!

June 23, 2010 - As though an earthquake wasn’t enough for Ontarians today, the Weather Network is warning that we could be in for some major thunder storms with possible hail in Southern and Central Ontario. Like the storm trackers from the movie “Twister,” we’ve be...

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