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Disaster Relief

Every eight minutes a disaster strikes somewhere in the world, according to Earth Watch and the American Red Cross. RBC Financial Group is committed to helping those in need.

2006 Highlights

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• Red Cross, RBC Financial Group and Magna International unveil plans for unique community centre/shelter in Louisiana. The Canadian Red Cross and two of its corporate partners, RBC Financial Group and Magna International, unveiled plans today for a unique new community centre to be built in the heart of hurricane-ravaged Louisiana. (April 2006)
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• RBC and Red Cross launch new Disaster Response Training Program. RBC has become the first corporate partner for a new Disaster Response Program being piloted by the Canadian Red Cross, Atlantic Region. (January 2006)
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Local Initiatives

• Cheraw and Dillon, South Carolina: RBC Centura provided $5 million in construction financing for two 40-unit multi-family developments for families displaced from Hurricane Katrina.

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