Images from the Thunder Bay floods

The Canadian Red Cross is on the ground in Thunder Bay, helping to provide support and comfort to people affected by severe flooding that has affected approximately 1,500 homes. Working closely with community officials, Red Cross volunteers are going door-to-door to meet with families in those homes to determine what help they need. Red Cross [...]

Red Cross responding to floods in Thunder Bay

The last several days, Canadian Red Cross volunteers have been on the ground responding to massive floods in Thunder Bay, ON. Heavy rains and a sewage back-up caused the flooding, which forced the municipality to declare a State of Emergency earlier this week.   Volunteers are providing comfort and care to those impacted by this disaster [...]

Keep cool with these cool hats!

With temperatures soaring here in Southern Ontario (it’s expected to feel like 39C in Toronto today), everyone is trying to figure out how to beat the heat. The Red Cross recommends that people drink lots of water and take breaks in order to stay cool – and also wear a hat while outside for protection [...]

Photo of the Day: Imagine No More Bullies

Yesterday in Toronto, the Canadian Red Cross held an event on the important and very timely topic of bullying prevention. The event’s special host was Anne-Marie Mediwake, Co-Anchor of CBC News Toronto at 5. During the event, a panel of experts discussed how communities can make no more bullies a reality – including what the [...]

Zombie apocalypse focus of new emergency preparedness campaign in BC

If your hometown suddenly turned into a scene from Night of the Living Dead, how would you survive? The British Columbia government believes if you are prepared for a fictional zombie attack, then you are prepared for any real disaster that might come your way – which is why it is using zombies as a [...]

Three cheers for our Community Support Workers!

May 19 is Personal Support Worker Day in Ontario. The Canadian Red Cross is the largest non-profit provider of Personal Support and Homemaking Services in the province. Red Cross CSWs provided more than 4 million hours of care to more than 29,000 clients in Ontario last year. Because of the care and support of CSWs, so many [...]

These boots are made for singing in the rain

As a Red Crosser, I believe in having the right clothes for the occasion. And by occasion, I don’t mean which event you’re going to. I am talking about the weather. In Canada, the weather can be very unpredictable. During this time of year, you could have blue, sunny skies one minute and a downpour [...]

Photo of the Day: Buckles takes to the Hill

Tomorrow is National Lifejacket Day. To get into the spirit, we sent one of our top-notch representatives to Parliament Hill today: our water safety mascot, Buckles (the super smiley lifejacket). While there, he met with MPs and other movers-and-shakers, reminding them to stay safe this summer and wear it – their lifejacket that is. Lifejackets [...]

Emergency Preparedness Week: Tune-in to the next coolest emergency accessory

There has been a lot of buzz this past week about fanny packs being the hottest emergency preparedness accessory. While no one can deny that fanny packs are very hip, there is another emergency accessory that’s also making some noise: Radios.  “Radios are not an accessory”, you say? Then, you were not a child of [...]

Photo of the Day: Fergie Jenkins Foundation helping to strike out violence and abuse

Last weekend, the Fergie Jenkins Foundation showed its support for the Canadian Red Cross RespectED: Violence and Abuse prevention program while at the Sportscard & Memorabilia Expo in Toronto.  The foundation raised $7,500 for the program by selling autographed sports memorabilia – including some from the Canadian baseball legend himself, Fergie Jenkins. This is the [...]