The Red Cross will be hosting a free community barbeque and information session today at MacLean Park.

The information available at the barbeque will include how interested Thompson residents could become a volunteer for either the Personal Disaster Assistance Team or Emergency Response Team.

Jessie Horodecki, the Emergency Management Coordinator for the Red Cross in Thompson, says the city currently is short on Emergency Response volunteers, which has 10 members, and is looking to boost the numbers up to around 30 members.

The barbecue will be from 4:30 to 6:30 at MacLean Park.