The kids are back in school and summer officially ends next week, allowing us to look ahead at all of the exciting events we’re set to bring you over the next couple of months. One such event is our Santa Shuffle Fun Run and Elf Walk. As in past years, the event is presented by  […]

Caption: Pictured above, from left to right, Lts. Lance and Monika Gillard, Corps Officers in Dartmouth, and Michaela Atkinson, Marketing Intern with Mic Mac Mall, pose with just a few of the hundreds of bags of clothing donated at the Big Scale Summer Sale at Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth. On Sunday, July 29th, Mic  […]

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 eleven new officers starting in six locations. Here is our first instalment in a six-part series introducing you to them. Lieutenants Lance and Monika Gillard are  […]

Transfers are a part of army life. The Salvation Army is no different, and the end of June marks the annual change of appointments for many of the 900 officers here in the Territory. Typically serving appointments of three to five years, moving about the country and beyond is familiar ground for Salvation Army officers.  […]

DARTMOUTH, January 12, 2012 – The Salvation Army (TSA) would like to thank the community for its overwhelming response to the fire at 25 Arthur Street in Dartmouth. In the hours following the Dec. 31 fire, members of the community began donating clothing, personal items, furniture, and financial contributions to help the many displaced tenants.  […]

DARTMOUTH, Jan. 3, 2012 – The Salvation Army is currently accepting donations to assist the residents of 25 Arthur Street in Dartmouth, displaced since fire damaged the building on Saturday, Dec. 31. Clothing, personal supplies and small household items are currently being accepted at the Salvation Army Dartmouth Community Church (171 Pleasant Street) and all  […]

The Empire Theatres Toy Drive in HRM has wrapped up for another year, producing a mountain of toys that will now end up under the trees of children here in our community. All toys donated at the Empire Theatres Toy Drive will now head to The Salvation Army’s Community and Family Services Halifax to be  […]

The Empire Theatres Toy Drive is in full swing in HRM and the mountain of toys at the Empire Theatres Dartmouth Crossing and Bayers Lake locations continues to grow. The Empire Theatres Toy Drive has been a holiday tradition in HRM for the past 14 years. Each year, Empire teams with local radio stations to  […]

Captain Sean Furey may soon be forced to do something he’s never had to do in seven years of operating a Dartmouth food bank: put out a closed sign. With food supplies dwindling and demand as high as ever, Captain Furey is on the brink of not being able to provide to the many members  […]

The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services team from Halifax honed their skills on Friday, May 13, participating in Exercise Scotian Pearl, a government-coordinated training scenario. The Exercise, held at Shannon Park in Dartmouth, simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergencies. The coordinated response involved all three levels of government, police, fire, emergency medical services and  […]