The Salvation Army continues to play a vital role in the journey of many new Canadians to Halifax through the Atlantic Refugee & Immigrant Services (ARIS), which operates through the Spryfield Community Church and Family Resource Centre in Halifax. Unique to Nova Scotia, ARIS is unlike any other settlement program in the city. The program  […]

The Spryfield Community Church was filled with much conversation and laughter during the first weekly English Café. In café style, The Salvation Army is bringing peer leaders, generous volunteers and those who have recently immigrated to Nova Scotia together to learn more English and connect with one another. A theme will guide each week as participants  […]

Marie Kettle works to assist immigrants settle into their new lives through The Salvation Army’s Atlantic Refugee and Immigrant Services (ARIS) Project. As Settlement Coordinator of the ARIS Project, Kettle provides assistance with immigration forms, referrals, information and support to newcomers. “The ARIS Project has been part of The Salvation Army for four years now,”  […]

Caption: Andrew Nicol, a law student at Dalhousie University, will be helping out with the ARIS Project this summer thanks to a program offered by local law firm BoyneClarke. Pictured, from left to right, Marie Kettle, ARIS Project coordinator; Andrew Nicol; George Ashe, BoyneClarke; and Andrew Wilson, The Salvation Army. Thanks to a program offered  […]

Halifax has long had a reputation as a gateway to Canada, and these days The Salvation Army is playing a key role in the journey of many new Canadians. Atlantic Refugee & Immigrant Services (ARIS) is a project of The Salvation Army run out of the Spryfield Community Church and Family Resource Centre. “Basically, we  […]