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A coalition of more than 30 B.C. businesses are donating more than $900,000 to the Red Cross for flood disater relief in B.C.

Photo Courtesy: Alberta Wildfire Article continues below advertisement ↴ To help people affected by the wildfires burning around B.C., the Province will match all donations to the Canadian Red Cross, up to $20 million. The matching funds will be retroactive to donations received since July 3, 2021, when the Red Cross' British Columbia Fires Appeal began. “This past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us what we can do when we work together, and this is another chance for us to do that,” said Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. “The Provinc...

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Canadian Red Cross to boost support for staff, residents at several B.C. long-term care homes Teams from the Canadian Red Cross will be helping staff and residents at five long-term care facilities in the Lower Mainland starting this week.  Social Sharing Around 100 people from Red Cross will help with meal delivery, socialization at five homes in Lower Mainland CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2021 6:43 PM PT | Last Updated: February 3 A health-care worker is pictured in November with a senior at Tabor Home assisted living centre in Abbotsford, B.C. COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on the provi...