More than 200 Islanders came out to enjoy great music and show their support for The Salvation Army Bedford MacDonald House at a ceilidh held at the Kiwanis/Shriners Bingo Country Club in Charlottetown recently. Emceed by organizer Barb Perry, the event featured top notch entertainers from across the province, including Janet and Joseph Hebert, Stan  […]

Caption: Prince Edward Island Lt. Governor Hon. H. Frank Lewis, right, lends his support to The Salvation Army’s annual Red Shield Appeal last month. Also pictured, from left to right, Gordie Clow, Bedford MacDonald House Shelter Supervisor, and Jamie and Elaine Locke, Corps Officers in Charlottetown. In late May, Captains Jamie and Elaine Locke led  […]

Caption: Salvation Army officers and government officials participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open Bedford MacDonald House on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. From left to right, Captain Jamie Locke, Colonel Floyd Tidd, Major Doug Hefford, MLA Valerie E. Docherty, Mayor Clifford Lee, Major Jean Hefford and Capt. Elaine Locke. Today marked a significant occasion  […]

The 2012 Santa Shuffle is now just one month away, meaning runners and walkers all over the Maritimes are busy getting ready to ring in the holiday season with either a five-kilometre run or one-kilometre walk in five locations around the region. This year Santa Shuffles will be held in Dartmouth, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton  […]

The kids are back in school and summer officially ends next week, allowing us to look ahead at all of the exciting events we’re set to bring you over the next couple of months. One such event is our Santa Shuffle Fun Run and Elf Walk. As in past years, the event is presented by  […]

Summer at The Salvation Army brings with it a number of new beginnings as officers around the country transfer to new appointments. Here at the Maritime Division we have eleven new officers starting in six locations. Here is our second instalment in a six-part series introducing you to them. Captains Jamie and Elaine Locke lived  […]

Transfers are a part of army life. The Salvation Army is no different, and the end of June marks the annual change of appointments for many of the 900 officers here in the Territory. Typically serving appointments of three to five years, moving about the country and beyond is familiar ground for Salvation Army officers.  […]

Here in the Maritime Division, whenever there is a need for onsite support, the Community Response Unit is there. Our Division currently operates two Community Response Units (CRU), one based in Halifax and one in Saint John, NB. These multipurpose vehicles most often serve as mobile canteens, delivering food and refreshments to emergency responders and  […]

In almost 130 years, The Salvation Army as an organization has accomplished many things. Practical assistance provided for families and children, shelters opened to the homeless, rehabilitation offered to those whose lives were claimed by addiction. The successes are numerous, and have helped generate such opportunities in more than 120 countries in the world. As  […]

Santa was dressed in green this week as Reddin Equipment, a farm equipment dealer in Strattford, PEI, paid a visit to The Salvation Army. The family-run John Deere dealership has operated just outside Charlottetown for nearly four decades. This week they donated $4,000 worth of John Deere toys to the Charlottetown Salvation Army for use  […]