PrintUNA donates $20,000 to Canadian Red Cross for wildfire relief
United Nurses of Alberta is supporting Canadian Red Cross efforts to provide assistance to people affected by the wildfires raging across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
UNA’s Executive Board approved a $20,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross, which is using the funds for immediate and ongoing relief, recovery and resilience efforts in response to fires, and for future community preparedness and risk reduction for natural disaster events.
More than 25,000 Albertans were evacuated from their communities because of wildfires last year and thousands have been forced to leave their communities across the Western provinces since the wildfire season began this spring.
Individual UNA members are also encouraged to contribute online to Red Cross efforts.
