This winter, the Yarmouth Community Church is partnering with the Parent’s Place Resource Centre to help prepare children in the community for cold weather. “Last year, we were well into winter when kids were getting their coats and boots through our Christmas hampers in December. The cold weather starts much earlier so we approached the  […]

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 are welcoming nine new officers in five different locations. Here is the final installment in our five-part series introducing you to them. Can you tell me a  […]

The end of June always brings the promise of summer and warmer weather ahead, but for those in The Salvation Army, it also brings farewells. This is the time of year when The Salvation Army executes its annual change of appointments, transferring officers across the country to new postings. Typically appointments of three to five  […]

When The Salvation Army’s Yarmouth Community Church went looking for a worthy cause to support, they didn’t have to look far. The southern Nova Scotia church recently donated $21,000 to the Halifax Centre of Hope to purchase of a new commercial stove for the facility’s kitchen. A 40-bed shelter, that also houses an addictions program  […]

The Salvation Army marked 125 years in the south-western Nova Scotia town of Yarmouth with a weekend full of celebration earlier this month. The event featured a visit from The Salvation Army’s Canadian Staff Band under the leadership of Major Kevin Metcalf and Bandmaster John Lam. Formed in 1969, the band is comprised of Salvation  […]

The Salvation Army will celebrate 125 years of activity in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, this weekend with two days of festivities. “We have been privileged to serve this community for so many years, assisting in meeting the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of our area,” Major Peter Rowe, Yarmouth Corps officer, says. “We acknowledge with  […]

Music and The Salvation Army go hand-in-hand. Come enjoy the pinnacle of this collaboration later this month, when The Salvation Army’s Canadian Staff Band makes a pair of stops during a quick weekend tour in Nova Scotia. The band was formed in 1969, and is comprised of Salvation Army officers and staff from the Toronto  […]

The smiles were infectious as families of 115 children arrived at The Salvation Army Yarmouth Community Church earlier this month. “I don’t know how we could have done this otherwise.” said one mother as she collected bags of materials for her three children. “I just bought some clothes to send them back with and would  […]

This year marks a milestone for The Salvation Army in Yarmouth. Founded in 1886, the south-western Nova Scotia Community Church is celebrating 125 years in the town in 2011. One anniversary gift will literally have the people in Yarmouth singing, as the Corps recently had some new chorus books created thanks to a well-timed donation.  […]