The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) is providing food, beverage, and spiritual support to survivors and first responders following the severe tornado activity in Moore, OK and surrounding impacted areas on May 20th and is on the ground in Moore, … Read more
If you would like to make a furniture donation to victims of the Burnaby fire and require pick up service, please contact Salvation Army partner, Ray at 604.294.3087 – please be aware that there will be a charge applied. If … Read more
A three alarm fire destroyed 35 pet friendly units in a Burnaby apartment early Sunday morning. The fire at the Greenacre Apartments, 3526 Smith Avenue, killing numerous pets while destroying the residence. Burnaby assistant fire chief, Ken Moore, shared that … Read more
For 15 years, the Beacon Bus has been critical in serving both The Salvation Army’s community programming and the local emergency management network. The Salvation Army has become very aware of the depreciating state of the Beacon Bus and has … Read more
The Canadian Disaster Response Team is pleased to announce to that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with The Salvation Army in Canada that provides a framework for partnership and cooperation between the two organizations in providing assistance … Read more
A fire took place on Tuesday, June 19th at Villa Anna Apartments at4465 Michigan Avenue in Powell River, BC. All 35 apts. were evacuated with no injuries or asualties. As a result, 45 people have been evacuated and are staying … Read more
Major Rick Shirran, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services Director for Canada and Bermuda is being deployed to Uganda for a period of eight weeks in order to support the Army’s drought relief project in North East Uganda. The Central … Read more
Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) teams are responding to the destruction left by an outbreak of tornadoes that tore through the South Eastern parts of the United States.According to news reports, more than 190 people have lost their lives, and … Read more
Commissioner Makoto Yoshida of The Salvation Army Japan provided us with an updated report on relief work taking place in the country. General recovery efforts are progressing well – super markets are gradually reopening, 80-90% of gas stations in northern … Read more
As The Salvation Army in Japan continues its response to the earthquake that devastated areas of the country on March 10th, The Salvation Army in Canada has allocated the sum of $75,000 to support the ongoing relief effort. The most … Read more
