Faith versus safety
Two Sikh men in B.C. recently filed a grievance against their employer after a new rule required all employees to wear a hard hat while on the job. They worked at a sawmill and were escorted off the job because … Read more
Tag Archives: British Columbia
Salvation Army takes up slack during closure of Our Place
April 4th – B.C. – The Salvation Army is tripling its daily meal production this week to help feed the city’s homeless during the temporary closure of the Our Place drop-in centre. Our Place, a multi-faceted social agency, will be … Read more
P.A. gets funding to fight homelessness
March 28th, 2008 – PRINCE ALBERT — MP for Prince Albert Brian Fitzpatrick announced more than $392,000 in funding for two projects tackling homelessness in Prince Albert Thursday. A grant of $300,000 has been provided to the Salvation Army in … Read more
Documentary takes a good hard look at life on the street
A recent TV documentary filmed in Vancouver, Devil Plays Hardball, showcased a growing homelessness crisis by sending four established Vancouverites to the streets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Cameras were rolling as a well-to-do mother of four, a lawyer, an IT … Read more
New West Sally Ann turns 120 years
March 11th, 2008 – In 1888, the New Westminster Salvation Army outpost was established in an open air meeting on Columbia Street, with Captain E. Coffin presiding. Next Saturday, 120 years later, Captain Dave Macpherson will officiate a similar ceremony, … Read more
Teens on the Job Learn About Life
Great little article reprinted with permission of the Campbell River Mirror. It wasn’t your average summer job. Working with Campbell River’s homeless this summer was a life-changing experience for two teenage girls. The girls are from vastly different backgrounds. Monica … Read more
Salvation Army meets goal of $1 million in Lower Mainland
Dec 25th, 2007 – Vancouver – The Salvation Army’s kettle-drive, with volunteers ringing bells in front of stores and on the streets, has raised $1 million in the Lower Mainland this year, a goal that seemed out of reach just … Read more
A rewarding alternative to the holiday rat race
December 20, 2007 – VANCOUVER — T.C. Carling and his wife may well never buy each other significant Christmas gifts ever again, which might strike some as quite un-Christmas-y. The couple are still into seasonal giving, but are focusing their … Read more
Audio Interview: How Vancouver Uses Your Kettle Donations
Every year millions of Canadians support The Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle campaign – Last year generously donating over 12 million dollars. In Vancouver, those gifts go right to work to bring the joy of Christmas to many. Salvation Army Community … Read more
Salvation Army allowed to jingle all the way
The jingling of bells is returning to the malls. After five years of being silenced at several Vancouver-area malls, Salvation Army fundraisers will once again ring their bells during their Christmas kettle campaign. “The bells were taken out [of Oakridge … Read more