The Salvation Army in Orillia, Ont., has been running a weekly street ministry since 2016, providing essential help to the vulnerable population. Every Friday, a parked Emergency and Disaster Services (EDS) truck serves meals to anyone who drops by. Led by EDS Coordinator, Ron vanDeursen, the street ministry team has not missed a Friday run  […]

All summer the wildfires have raged across the province of British Columbia, but two weeks ago they came perilously close to communities in the B.C. interior, prompting massive evacuations. Captain Jennifer Henson and her husband, Captain Rob Henson, are the corps officers of Renew Church in West Kelowna, B.C., an area hit hardest by wildfires.  […]

The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope in Calgary has opened its doors to provide shelter to Salvation Army clients and staff from Yellowknife who were forced to evacuate as part of The Salvation Army’s emergency response to wildfires. A total of 17 clients came to the Centre of Hope along with some staff members. Fifteen  […]

In May 2023, the province of Alberta was struck by a devastating series of wildfires that ravaged communities and left a trail of destruction in their wake. To meet the pressing need for nourishment and relief, Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) personnel quickly mobilized to provide food, hydration and emotional and spiritual care to  […]

For more than 100 years, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) in Canada has played a critical role in disaster preparedness, response and recovery. This Emergency Preparedness Week, May 7-13, 2023, Karim Kane, planning specialist with The Salvation Army’s national EDS team, stresses the importance of preparedness so communities can withstand, adapt to, and  […]

When hurricane Fiona hit eastern Canada on September 24, 2022, it devastated the coastline, affecting communities in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. Houses, sheds and other property were ripped from their foundations, and boats and debris were pushed ashore. “Some have said that the hurricane was like a bomb dropped,” says  […]