The Salvation Army’s Camp L’Achigan, located about 50 kilometres north of Montreal, received a boost of financial support this summer thanks to generous donations collected at Salvation Army Thrift Stores in Quebec during this year’s Send a Kid to Camp fundraiser. Earlier this month, Mark Pantrey, Quebec Retail District Manager, and Ildiko Fodor, General Manager  […]

The Salvation Army in Uganda is responding to the drought crisis that is developing in some parts of the country. As is being seen across the horn of Africa, people are dying because of a lack of food and water. In central eastern Uganda, thousands of families have had poor harvests for the past five  […]

Immediately upon hearing of the major tornado which touched down in Goderich, Ontario, on Sunday, August 21, The Salvation Army mobilized its Emergency Disaster Services team. Working late into the evening the team provided food and hydration for 250 people at the evacuation centre and staging area. Additional help from The Salvation Army in Kitchener has  […]

Improving Health Care For Families At Toronto Grace Health Centre McGuinty Government Providing Quality Services Closer To Home   Ontario is supporting major improvements at Toronto Grace Health Centre that will give more Torontonians better access to state-of-the-art health care, closer to home. Planning is underway for a redevelopment project that will improve air quality for  […]

The Salvation Army is assisting the emergency services, residents and local communities in the aftermath of unrest in London and other parts of the country. Salvation Army emergency mobile response vehicles have been deployed and, on the advice of the emergency services, been situated in secure areas. In north London, Haringey Council asked The Salvation  […]

People in Whitehorse who rely on the Salvation Army homeless shelter and soup kitchen can soon get medical care there as well. The Yukon government is teaming up with the Salvation Army and the Kwanlin Dun First Nation to establish a weekly outreach clinic, which will open Aug. 10. Two nurses will staff the outreach  […]

The only thing as big as Pinball Clemons’ smile is his personality. And, of course, his heart. All three were clearly evident as the Toronto Argonauts legend visited Tillsonburg Thursday, coming from “the big city to the best city,” as he quipped to one fan. Officially there was a schedule — not that anyone was  […]

Winnipeg, MB ‐ The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services was presented with a $50,000 donation to aid in relief efforts for Prairie flooding by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. “I am delighted to be joining The Salvation Army in Winnipeg as they lend a helping hand to the people who have been affected by the  […]

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  […]