In Canada, every month, 720,000 people are using food banks and the number of homeless continues to increase. Yet, as Canadians prepare to vote on October 14, the environment, health care and the economy are the issues gaining great attention. … Read more
A weekend fire at a Toronto Salvation Army warehouse has caused extensive damage to the building and its contents, which includes food, toys and clothes. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Salvation Army uses this facility as a … Read more
Aiñe Curran, a Toronto-area small business owner, is to be the first volunteer in a new Salvation Army international assistance program, On a Mission sponsored by the Army’s World Missions Department. She will go to Tanzania on a three-week mission … Read more
Dr. Frank Stechey is a Hamilton, Ontario forensic dentist who was the first non-U.S. dentist to become part of the forensic team identifying remains of victims of the 9/11 attack on New York. While at Ground Zero, Dr. Stechey encountered … Read more
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
Capt. Patrick Lublink is the only Salvation Army cleric serving as a military chaplain with the Canadian Armed Forces. He is now on a six-month posting to the US Army Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. This is the hospital … Read more
Following the August 15 earthquake in Peru, The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory has sent 50,000 USD in relief aid. Canadian Salvation Army officer Lt. Col. Susan McMillan is the second-in-command of The Salvation Army Western South America, and … Read more
Capt. Elizabeth Nelson is a Canadian Salvation Army officer who is the Army’s Projects Officer in Bangladesh. She talks about the response of the Army and other NGOs to the annual devastating floods in Bangladesh, and the cumulative effect on … Read more
Following a flood relief donation of $34,000 USD by The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory, Lt. Col. Ethne Flintoff, the leader of the Army in Bangladesh, talks about the extent of the flooding and how the Canadian donation will … Read more
On July 1, 2007 Commissioner William Francis became the leader of The Salvation Army’s Canada and Bermuda Territory. He comes to this position following four years as International Secretary for the America’s at the Army’s world headquarters in London, England. … Read more