Elder Harold sings a song with Chaplain John in the background at Grace Village
The Salvation Army’s Grace Village in Edmonton held a special smudging ceremony on Tuesday ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Day to acknowledge and honour the generations of past and present indigenous peoples affected by Canada’s residential school system. The ceremony was organized by Grace Village’s Chaplain John Luth and led by Elder Harold Roscher, who  […]
This First Person article is the experience of Kimberley Johnson, an EDS Specialist for The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services. Kimberley spent a little over a week in Yellowknife preparing and serving meals to first responders fighting the wildfires. I am halfway home after an incredible experience serving the brave firefighters in the Yellowknife fires!  […]
The Calgary Stampede began this weekend, and The Salvation Army’s divisional youth bands from Ontario, Impact Brass and Solidarity Brass, helped kick-off the 10-day event. Sixty band members, leaders and chaperones were formally invited to march in the Stampede parade by Calgary’s very own Glenmore Temple Band. Each year, the band invites other musical groups  […]
Warming Centre staff, making sure hot food is available for anyone in need.
For many of Calgary’s most vulnerable, Alberta winters aren’t just a chilly inconvenience – they’re part of a life-threatening battle faced every day. To help as many individuals as possible avoid frostbite and hypothermia, The Salvation Army has a team setting up warming stations around the city. “We’ve been told by people, ‘I knew what  […]