The Christmas season is a time of joy for many, but rising costs and the stress of feeding extended family and providing toys for children may keep some families from celebrating. Throughout the year, The Salvation Army strives to help those in need. We provide access to food banks, community/family services and affordable shopping at  […]

In her own words, Monica Smith is a little old lady who hangs out in a shop. She is the owner of Aunt Monica’s Attic in the Transcona neighbourhood of northeast Winnipeg. She is a year-round supporter of Toy Mountain. “I never know really know how to describe the store because I think it’s a  […]

This past Christmas, requests for assistance by way of Christmas hampers and children’s gifts increased substantially all over Canada. Many of our neighbours found themselves struggling to make ends meet due to rising interest rates and post-pandemic inflation. The city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, was no exception. Almost 600 families turned to The Salvation Army  […]

There’s something extra special about a handmade gift! For the past few years, Ken McKnight has been building wooden trucks, tractors and cradles and donating them to The Salvation Army in Saskatoon. He made and presented over 100 handcrafted pieces in 2022, distributed through Christmas assistance programs at The Salvation Army Saskatoon Temple. “I’ve been  […]

The Christmas season is a time of joy for many but rising costs and the stress of feeding extended family and providing toys for children may keep some families from celebrating. Throughout the year, The Salvation Army strives to help those in need. We provide access to food banks, community/family services and affordable shopping at  […]

There is something extra special about helping make Christmas happen for someone you don’t even know. This year, Stahl Peterbilt, a heavy duty truck dealership in Edmonton, celebrates 10 years of doing just that with their annual toy drive, collecting 895 toys this year alone for The Salvation Army’s Christmas program. They’ve collected 8,000 toys  […]

It was a busy lunch hour at the Calgary Police Service Headquarters on Friday, December 19th as officers joined representatives from Encana and The Salvation Army to help wrap up this year’s Toy Angels campaign. Over the past few weeks, Calgarians have donated new toys to various drop-off locations around the city, including Calgary Police Service district offices. Almost  […]

For 8 years the staff, owners, and customers of Stahl Peterbilt have taken on the role of Christmas angels, collecting new toys for The Salvation Army’s Edmonton Community & Family Services to distribute to Edmonton families. This year they hit an all-time high, filling Santa’s Glider with 1,103 toys! Their showroom was packed and the  […]

God’s Lake Narrows, MB – Imagine trying to escape a fire in your bare feet during winter weather and deep snow.  For more than 300 students in God’s Lake Narrows, this was a very real possibility.  Without proper footwear, the students at God’s Lake Narrows First Nation School were unable to participate in regular fire  […]

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) has been a sponsor of Toy Mountain for several years, bringing smiles to the faces of many boys and girls. This year they built a gigantic mountain of toys inside their headquarters in Calgary’s North East, which took a large crowd of helpers from CPS, Encana and Lite FM, to  […]