The Gathering Centre: A place of friendship in Ontario’s North

The Gathering Centre hosts a wide range of activities for the community’s elders. While they’re all aimed at preventing social isolation and keeping the elders active, it’s worth noting that the elders in Peawanuck aren’t your typical seniors

The kindness of strangers

In August 2017 I deployed to Williams Lake, British Columbia to respond to the BC wildfires as part of the communications team. I had the chance to speak to Leeyann and Danny Allan about their experiences as evacuees, and wrote this blog post.

Flooding in Ontario: How one community is coping

In May 2017, I had the opportunity to travel to Ottawa during the spring flooding response to gather content. I went on wellness checks with the Clarence-Rockland fire department, and had the chance to speak to residents affected by the flooding.

Out at sea: One Canadian's experience on board The Responder

Dr. Kim de Souza spent one month on board The Responder, a rescue ship in the Mediterranean. I had the pleasure to interview her about her experiences and write this post, to share her work with Canadians.

Emergency Response Unit training: Red Crossers from around the world get prepared

In June 2016, we hosted three Red Cross communications professionals from Red Cross National Societies in South Sudan, Ethiopia and Honduras. This blog post explains what they learned at Emergency Response Unit training to take back to their home countries.