Small businesses affected by last year’s Manitoba wildfires can now apply for new financial assistance through the Canadian Red Cross.
Manitoba Wildfire Recovery Program Offers $2,000 Grants for Small Businesses
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Canadian Red Cross Articles
Manitoba First Nation Urges Province to Address Hotel Space for Evacuees
The Canadian Red Cross says some evacuees from a northern Manitoba First Nation rocked by a severe water crisis won’t be displaced for a second time in as many weeks, as the community’s chief called on the province to do more to ensure they get priority in hotels.
Canadian Red Cross Launches Crisis Appeal to Support Pimicikamak Cree Nation
The Canadian Red Cross has launched a crisis appeal to support community members on Pimicikamak Cree Nation affected by the recent power outage in northern Manitoba.
Costs of Manitoba’s Extreme Wildfire Season Start to Take Shape, Evacuations Ongoing
The Manitoba government has signed a $30-million contract with the Canadian Red Cross for evacuee support and other services related to this year’s wildfires.
Fifth Manitoba First Nation Forced to Evacuate Due to Wildfires, Smoke: Red Cross
WINNIPEG — A growing number of wildfires and increasing smoke are forcing the evacuation of another Indigenous community in Manitoba.
Red Cross Opens Evacuation Centre for Manitobans Impacted by Snow Storm
WINNIPEG — An emergency shelter has been opened in wake of the severe snow storm that hammered parts of Manitoba this week.
Red Cross Opens Voting for Pink Day 2018 Design
The Canadian Red Cross has opened up voting for this year’s Pink Day T-shirt design.
Red Cross Official Says Fentanyl a Risk; First-Aiders Can Say No to CPR
By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press A Canadian Red Cross official says he sympathizes with a Manitoba postal worker who refused to perform CPR on a woman he feared might have overdosed on fentanyl. "I can't imagine the feeling that he or she was going through,...
Forest Fire Forces Evacuation of Manitoba First Nation
A forest fire near Red Sucker Lake First Nation has forced the evacuated of the northwestern Manitoba community.
More Flood Evacuees from Long Plain First Nation Return Home
More flood evacuees from Long Plain First Nation have returned to their homes.
Waywayseecappo Flood Evacuees Return Home
Flood evacuees from Waywayseecappo First Nation have returned home after being forced out due to rising water earlier this month.
Red Cross Assisting Manitoba Flood Evacuees, Carman Clean-Up Efforts
WINNIPEG — The Canadian Red Cross is providing continued support to evacuees forced from their homes due to flooding on several Manitoba first nations.
