Red Cross Outpost Seeks Lifeline

Red Cross Outpost seeks lifeline

One of the County’s historical landmarks, the Red Cross Outpost, is seeking a financial lifeline after a sudden shift in federal funding policy.

Red Cross Outpost denied federal funding

By Thomas Smith “We are here because we have abruptly found out early this spring that we no longer meet the requirements to receive the Federal Canada Summer Jobs grant,” opened Joan Barton, volunteer with the Wilberforce Heritage Guild. Volunteers Barton and Linda Cameron visited Highlands East council on Tuesday, April 7 seeking financial support for the Red Cross Outpost Historical House Museum. Without this grant, the heritage guild is shor…