When you’re an organization the size of The Salvation Army, with a mission of helping anyone in need, volunteers are going to be critical to your success. Sunday marked the start of National Volunteer Week here in Canada, running April 15-21. During this week organization from coast-to-coast are taking a moment to thank those members  […]

The Salvation Army Hope in the City Leadership Breakfast, Presented by CIBC, is fast approaching. The inaugural event is just six weeks away, set to take place on Thursday, May 24, from 7:30-9 a.m. The event will feature an address from keynote speaker Catriona Le May Doan, a Canadian Olympic icon. A two-time gold medalist  […]

With almost 500 campers every summer, whether it’s mothers and babies for ‘moms & tots’ or children for the holiday camps, Scotian Glen Camp is always excited to see new faces. Once again The Salvation Army thrift stores across Canada are raising money to send children to camp. Last year, they raised over $70,000 and  […]

Dispatches connects visitors to the Maritime Division’s website to first-person perspectives from Salvation Army officers and staff around the region. This edition is penned by Captain Rodney Bungay. Growing up as the son of Salvation Army officers, Capt. Bungay states that due to the many transfers of his parents he has no home town per  […]

The mission of The Salvation Army can be shown in many different ways. One example was displayed by a group of young people from across the Maritimes during a recent youth retreat event. The Salvation Army’s Winter Youth Retreat took place over the weekend of March 2-4 at the Wandlyn Inn in Amherst, NS. Although  […]

The New Brunswick village of Perth-Andover has spent the past week attempting to recover from a record flood, and The Salvation Army has been on-site lending a hand. Perth-Andover rests on the banks of the Saint John River, near the border with Maine, roughly 75 km north of Woodstock, NB. Major ice jams along the  […]

Photo Caption: Major Doug Hefford, Divisional Commander, accepts a cheque for $136 from Stephen Deturbide, left, and Hugh Layton, students at Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart. Also pictured is Rhonda Harrington, Divisional Secretary for Public Relations. For many people, the winter months can seem very long. With this in mind, two local high school  […]

Icy roads aren’t enough to keep Cape Bretoners from helping out their communities. Despite the weekend’s bad weather conditions, about 40 knitters gathered at McConnell Library for the KnitFit Community Knit-a-thon on Saturday, Feb. 25. Items produced in the Knit-a-thon were donated to The Salvation Army’s “Clothe-a-Family” program in Sydney. “It was a great afternoon,”  […]

Here in the Maritimes, The Salvation Army is guided by three advisory boards, in Halifax, Moncton and Saint John. These boards are comprised of business leaders and philanthropic supporters that offer support and strategic thinking from each member’s considerable experience and expertise. Today we present our latest entry in a series introducing you to members  […]

The Hope in the City Leadership Breakfast is fast approaching. The inaugural event is just over two months away, set to take place on Thursday, May 24, from 7:30-9 a.m. The event will feature an address from keynote speaker Catriona Le May Doan, a Canadian Olympic icon. A two-time gold medalist in speedskating, winning the  […]