Today marks the beginning of Hunger Awareness Week, May 6 – 10, and The Salvation Army is encouraging all Canadians to take a moment to recognize all of those who go hungry or who do not know where their next meal will come from. May represents Dignity Month, a time of year when The Salvation  […]

3 Round-Ups. 1 Day. Saturday, May 11th. This Saturday, TSBC and OK Tire will be making the big ‘spring clean’ all the more convenient, Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC) and OK Tire are partnering up for three Tire Round-Ups to be held in Burnaby, Vancouver and New Westminster. Residents are encouraged to scour their basements and  […]

Helping people to make healthy changes in their lives is the prime focus of a new program at The Salvation Army in Williams Lake, BC. Instructor Candice Drouin offers a range of free programs for adults, families and children, including yoga, Zumba, aerobics, cardio and stretching and strengthening exercises. A YMCA certified fitness instructor, and  […]

Thank you to all the participants at this year’s Vancouver Sun Run who collectively donated 4021.5 lbs of clothing to The Salvation Army. To learn about other ways to give and where you can drop off gently used clothing items, please click here.  

Local company, Escents Aromatherapy, will launch a new women’s eau de parfum line with 10% of all profits benefiting The Salvation Army and our efforts to combat human trafficking. Escents proudly supports The Salvation Army’s commitment to helping victims, restoring their freedom, dignity and self-respect. Partial proceeds from the parfum line will directly benefit Deborah’s  […]

Thanks to the hard work of Andrew Caulfield, a student with North Island College’s Employment Transition program, The Salvation Army’s Evergreen House shelter now has a new herb garden to be used by kitchen staff. The project came together when Ann Gibbs, the manager at The Salvation Army’s Evergreen House, placed an ad through the  […]

Enjoy a great read as featured in local magazine, Edible Vancouver, featuring a story of tourists who volunteered at Belkin House’s Community Kitchen. Great job Chef Alvin Chong and the rest of the Belkin House team! Flip to page 31 to read the article.

London Drugs presented a donation to the Salvation Army on Friday, March 22nd for $19,521.06  The funds were raised from the London Drugs Facebook Like Campaign which contributed $15,000 with the remainder donated from Moneris pinpads available at select London Drugs locations to assist with Kettle donations. In 2012, London Drugs furthered their support of  […]

Retired Salvation Army Officer, Bubsie ( who recently celebrated her 100th Birthday on February 23rd ), checked off another item on her bucket list this past week with the help of the local Fire Department. The Burnaby Fire Department agreed to give Bubsie a ride in a fire truck bucket lift, crossing off #2! Bubsie  […]

If you would like to make a furniture donation to victims of the Burnaby fire and require pick up service, please contact Salvation Army partner, Ray at 604.294.3087 – please be aware that there will be a charge applied. If you are able to drop off furniture or household items, please call Ray for an  […]