The Salvation Army in the Peel Region in partnership with Peel Region officials and the Red Cross are preparing to receive 1800 to 2000 evacuees from various communities in Northern Ontario. The forest fire evacuees are expected to arrive within the next 12 hours. The Salvation Army staff and volunteers along with the Red Cross  […]

About 115 forest fires are burning in northwestern Ontario and the fires are showing no signs of stopping. To date, about 1,500 people have been flown to communities hundreds of kilometres to the south. Salvation Army emergency disaster personnel: • are providing food services to evacuees in Arthur, Ontario. • are preparing to provide food  […]

A fire broke out at a townhouse complex in Sutton, Ont., just over an hour northeast of Toronto, forcing more than 100 people out of their homes early Monday. Salvation Army personnel were immediately on the scene providing refreshments and support. Emergency efforts are being coordinated by The Salvation Army through the Sutton Youth Shelter  […]

In recent weeks, as swollen rivers and creeks flooded houses and streets in Saskatchewan’s southeast, hundreds of people have temporarily left their homes. The Salvation Army’s Emergency Response team is: • feeding and hydrating volunteers responding to the floods; • feeding evacuees three meals per day, providing cooks, servers and clean-up personnel. To date, more  […]

The eruption of the Puyehue Volcano in Chile is making the news mainly because of the problems caused to air traffic across the south Pacific. What is less well publicized, however, is the effect felt by people living nearer to the volcano. The city of Bariloche in Argentina, for instance, is in a state of  […]

As wind and rain storms continue to blast through Manitoba, severe flooding continues to affect hundreds of residences. Communities along the southeast shore of Lake Manitoba were hit hard and Salvation Army personnel provided physical and spiritual needs to those impacted. Says Captain Les Marshall, The Salvation Army’s Divisional Secretary for Public Relations and Development:  […]

Certain areas of High River, Alberta, just south of Calgary, are experiencing heavy flooding and are under mandatory evacuation orders today. Voluntary evacuations had been in place, but as water levels rose, the orders were upgraded. Salvation Army personnel are currently on hand at the Evacuation Reception Centre providing emotional & spiritual care, and handing  […]

Residents of Slave Lake, Alberta, received the green light today to return to their homes, nearly two weeks after a wildfire left more than 400 residents and businesses in ruins. Salvation Army personnel have been assisting operations with meals for volunteers, emotional and spiritual care, and delivering cleaning kits to each home in preparation for  […]

The Salvation Army in the U.S. is responding to tornadoes that brought devastation across the country’s central states. Communities in Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin were particularly badly hit. Residents of Joplin, Missouri, are recovering from a tornado that hit on Sunday May 22, killing at least 122 people. A further 750 people were injured  […]

The Joplin, Missouri, tornado, that flattened a third of the city on May 22, was the deadliest single twister in the U.S. in nearly 60 years. The Salvation Army is currently conducting mass feeding efforts in Joplin. At this time, in-kind donations are not being accepted as financial donations better allow disaster responders to immediately  […]