At the back of a busy Thrift Store in the downtown core of Toronto, there is a quiet space filled with soft, comfortable couches, shelves stacked with books, and the smell of coffee in the air. This is the site of the new, ‘Coffee Corner’ found at the Parkdale Thrift Store. The space is a retreat  […]

Early retirement has been good to Roger Girouard, the former commander of Maritime Forces Pacific. The Montreal-born Girouard bid farewell to the navy in 2007 after a 34-year career.

The Salvation Army clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, led by Dr Danielle Prosper, is preparing to treat a possible influx of cholera patients. In recent weeks Haiti has experienced a rise in the number of people contracting cholera. It is primarily spread through contact with dirty water. The clinic is surrounded by an Internally Displaced Persons  […]

On Friday, October 1, 2010, during the 44th edition of the “Journée fèves au lard”, representatives of the Montreal Policeman’s Brotherhood (FPPM) stopped at The Salvation Army’s warehouse in Montreal, to donate $5,500 worth of food products, consisting of pork and beans, snacks, and bottled water – the equivalent of 1,071 meals. Mr. Nikolas Klimis,  […]

One of the amazing features of Canadians is the extent to which people reach beyond families and friends to contribute to others through charitable giving.

The Salvation Army’s Booth University College in Winnipeg has reached a record enrolment with a 37 per cent increase in new campus-based students entering the institution this fall. Booth University College has about 500 students, or about 250 full-time-equivalent students. The University College’s President, Donald Burke, says the increase in enrolment is largely due to  […]

The Salvation Army is pleased to announce specific strategies in regards to disbursing funds donated to victims of Hurricane Igor.

TORONTO, Oct. 12 /CNW/ – The Toronto Argonauts will partner once again with The Salvation Army on October 16, 2010 to serve a community dinner for more than 600 at The Salvation Army Toronto Harbour Light Ministries, 160 Jarvis Street, Toronto at 12:00 noon. This year’s event marks the 13th anniversary of the partnership between  […]

Salvation Army Food Bank Restocked (September 25th) The St. John’s Northwest Rotary Club, in cooperation with The Telegram, Prince of Wales Collegiate and students from surrounding schools, sponsored a food drive for The Salvation Army Food Bank. Donations are helping ensure that the shelves at The Salvation Army food bank are filled and people who come for  […]

Avalon Mall and VOCM Cares Foundation Announces Concert (September 30th) The Avalon Mall and the VOCM Cares Foundation have announced the HAPPY TREE CONCERT in aid of The Salvation Army’s 2010 Christmas Toy and Food Hamper Program in the city of St. John’s. The VOCM Cares Foundation hosts two local concerts at the St. John’s  […]