Where we work
Four regions, four warehouses
Each region has its own hub, its own seasons and its own local partners. When one region is stretched, the others send trailers.
Regional hubs
- Saskatoon Prairies and North · lead: Marcus Delorme
- Kamloops BC and the Mountains · lead: Hana Kobayashi
- North Bay Ontario and Quebec · lead: Isabelle Gagnon
- Moncton Atlantic · lead: Colin MacIsaac
Hub cities are real places used as a fictional organization's warehouse locations.
How to read the season strips
- Floods
- Wildfire and evacuations
- Severe storms and tornadoes
- Winter and ice storms
- Hurricanes and post-tropical storms
- Quieter months: restock and train
Saskatoon warehouse
Prairies and North
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and the territories
Our first and largest hub. Spring floods and summer wildfire evacuations are the main work here, with long drives between small towns.
Focus this year
- Evacuation shelters for northern communities
- Spring flood readiness on river towns
- Long-distance trailer convoys
Last year
Example figures- Responses last year (example)
- 11
- People helped (example)
- 4,300
- Local partner groups (example)
- 38
Main hazard by month
- Jan: Winter and ice storms
- Feb: Winter and ice storms
- Mar: Floods
- Apr: Floods
- May: Floods
- Jun: Wildfire and evacuations
- Jul: Wildfire and evacuations
- Aug: Wildfire and evacuations
- Sep: Quieter months: restock and train
- Oct: Severe storms and tornadoes
- Nov: Winter and ice storms
- Dec: Winter and ice storms
Main hazards: floods, wildfire and evacuations, winter and ice storms.
Kamloops warehouse
BC and the Mountains
British Columbia and the Rocky Mountain communities
Wildfire season is the long one here. Atmospheric rivers bring floods and road washouts in the fall, so our crews plan for both in the same year.
Focus this year
- Large evacuation centres
- Smoke-safe shelter spaces
- Road washout supply runs
Last year
Example figures- Responses last year (example)
- 8
- People helped (example)
- 6,900
- Local partner groups (example)
- 41
Main hazard by month
- Jan: Severe storms and tornadoes
- Feb: Quieter months: restock and train
- Mar: Quieter months: restock and train
- Apr: Quieter months: restock and train
- May: Floods
- Jun: Wildfire and evacuations
- Jul: Wildfire and evacuations
- Aug: Wildfire and evacuations
- Sep: Wildfire and evacuations
- Oct: Floods
- Nov: Floods
- Dec: Severe storms and tornadoes
Main hazards: wildfire and evacuations, floods, severe storms and tornadoes.
North Bay warehouse
Ontario and Quebec
Ontario and Quebec
Ice storms, summer tornadoes and spring flooding along rivers and lakes. Many responses here are about power: warming centres, generators and food that spoiled.
Focus this year
- Warming centres during outages
- Food replacement after power loss
- Bilingual teams and materials
Last year
Example figures- Responses last year (example)
- 9
- People helped (example)
- 5,200
- Local partner groups (example)
- 52
Main hazard by month
- Jan: Winter and ice storms
- Feb: Winter and ice storms
- Mar: Winter and ice storms
- Apr: Floods
- May: Floods
- Jun: Severe storms and tornadoes
- Jul: Severe storms and tornadoes
- Aug: Severe storms and tornadoes
- Sep: Quieter months: restock and train
- Oct: Quieter months: restock and train
- Nov: Severe storms and tornadoes
- Dec: Winter and ice storms
Main hazards: winter and ice storms, severe storms and tornadoes, floods.
Moncton warehouse
Atlantic
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland and Labrador
Hurricane and post-tropical storm season peaks in late summer and fall. Coastal flooding and long outages follow, often on islands and rural roads.
Focus this year
- Pre-storm staging before landfall
- Coastal clean-up crews
- Island supply runs with local boats
Last year
Example figures- Responses last year (example)
- 6
- People helped (example)
- 3,100
- Local partner groups (example)
- 29
Main hazard by month
- Jan: Winter and ice storms
- Feb: Winter and ice storms
- Mar: Winter and ice storms
- Apr: Quieter months: restock and train
- May: Quieter months: restock and train
- Jun: Quieter months: restock and train
- Jul: Severe storms and tornadoes
- Aug: Hurricanes and post-tropical storms
- Sep: Hurricanes and post-tropical storms
- Oct: Hurricanes and post-tropical storms
- Nov: Severe storms and tornadoes
- Dec: Winter and ice storms
Main hazards: hurricanes and post-tropical storms, floods, winter and ice storms.
One network
When one region is stretched
Shared stock
Trailers are packed the same way in all four hubs, so any trailer can go anywhere. In a big response, two or three hubs send supplies at once.
Local first, always
We work through town offices, First Nations and Métis governments, faith groups and food banks. They lead; we bring cots, kitchens and caseworkers.
Trained in town
Spring and fall training seasons in every region mean local volunteers can open a shelter before our crew arrives.
Book a session
Towns and community groups can ask for shelter or first aid training.
Contact your regionGive where it helps most
Stock a warehouse before its season.
Gifts to the Readiness Fund restock whichever hub faces the next season: floods in spring, fires in summer, storms in fall.
Prefer a steady gift? See monthly giving. Every gift gets a receipt.