Summer at The Salvation Army brings with it a number of new beginnings as officers around the country transfer to new appointments. Here at the Maritime Division we have nine new officers starting in five locations. Here is our fourth in a six-part series introducing you to them. Among the new faces in the region  […]

Golfers hit the links for a good cause on Friday, participating in the fifth annual Transcontinental Golf Tournament in support of The Salvation Army’s Scotian Glen camp. Nearly 70 golfers competed in 17 teams at Granite Springs Golf Club near Peggy’s Cove in Bayside, NS. A foggy Nova Scotia morning gave way to a brilliant  […]

This year marks a milestone for The Salvation Army in Yarmouth. Founded in 1886, the south-western Nova Scotia Community Church is celebrating 125 years in the town in 2011. One anniversary gift will literally have the people in Yarmouth singing, as the Corps recently had some new chorus books created thanks to a well-timed donation.  […]

Couldn’t make it to the Divisional Leaders’ installation ceremony a couple of weeks ago? Or maybe you did go, but would love to re-live a few moments of it. Either way, click here to head over to our YouTube Channel and check out a quick, three-minute video that captured a few moments from the evening.  […]

Summer at The Salvation Army brings with it a number of new beginnings as officers around the country transfer to new appointments. Here at the Maritime Division we have nine new officers starting in five locations. Here is our third in a six-part series introducing you to them. Originally from Brighton, N.L., Captain Laverne Fudge  […]

Thanks to a special donation, men at the Saint John Centre of Hope have had the opportunity to get out to the great outdoors this summer and participate in the grand New Brunswick tradition of fishing. The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources donated 12 resident fishing licences and three staff licences to the Centre  […]

There is currently an urgent need for donations of clothing donations at The Salvation Army Thrift Store locations in the Maritimes. Barb Warren, district manager for The Salvation Army Thrift Stores in Nova Scotia, says that in her 15 years with the organization clothing shortages at this time of year are rare. For that reason,  […]

Camping season is in full swing at Scotian Glen, The Salvation Army’s summer camp in the Maritime Division, thanks once again to generous donations. On Tuesday, representatives from The Salvation Army Thrift Stores of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were at Scotian Glen to present a cheque for $8,465.35 to help send children to camp.  […]

Majors Doug and Jean Hefford were installed as the new Divisional leaders of The Salvation Army, Maritime Division, in a ceremony at Halifax Citadel Community Church on Sunday. Major Doug Hefford assumes the role of Divisional Commander in the Maritimes, overseeing The Salvation Army in 27 units spread throughout the provinces of Nova Scotia, New  […]

July at The Salvation Army brings with it a number of new beginnings as officers around the country transfer to new appointments. Here at the Maritime Division we have nine new officers starting in five locations. Here is our second in a six-part series introducing you to them. Captain Leigh and Major Vida Ryan have  […]