This couple from Halifax organized a music festival to raise money for flood relief in Canada
Following the recent floods that devastated Canada’s east and west coasts in November, Halifax couple Sondra Rutman and Jason Brown felt compelled to do something. A mere three weeks later, on Dec. 19 and 20, they had successfully co-organized an online music festival which raised over $20,000 for the Canadian Red Cross. “At the beginning it […]
Vancouver’s Jewish federation launches fundraising appeal for flood relief in British Columbia
An appeal from Vancouver’s Jewish Federation for funds to help people affected by the unprecedented flooding and destruction in British Columbia has raised over $27,000 in the first 24 hours, and money has already been sent to hard-hit communities. The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver launched the appeal Nov. 17, after British Columbia declared a […]
The view from the climate disaster in B.C.: ‘We have departed from the shores of the safe and predictable world we imagined for ourselves and our children’
It’s been a year of natural disasters for B.C.—but the situation is only getting worse.
