Emergency Disaster Services

Remembering Daniel’s Journey with The Salvation Army’s Street Ministry

Posted on 2nd January 2024, by SalvationArmy.ca
Emergency disaster services vehicle serves warm meals
The Salvation Army in Orillia, Ont., has been running a weekly street ministry since 2016, providing essential help to the vulnerable population. Every Friday, a parked Emergency and Disaster Services (EDS) truck serves meals to anyone who drops by. Led by EDS Coordinator, Ron vanDeursen, the street ministry team has not missed a Friday run  […]

Chef and The Salvation Army Unite to Feed Community Affected by Wildfires

Posted on 12th September 2023, by SalvationArmy.ca
food in boxes
Since the wildfires in western Canada began, The Salvation Army has joined together with various partners to help provide food and hydration to evacuees and firefighters. In Kelowna, B.C., one chef and his team have made it a mission to ensure residents, evacuees, and front-line workers don’t go hungry. Chef Adam Relvas, and his wife  […]

Serving on the Front Lines of Wildfire Relief

Posted on 31st August 2023, by SalvationArmy.ca
tsa workers group of 5
All summer the wildfires have raged across the province of British Columbia, but two weeks ago they came perilously close to communities in the B.C. interior, prompting massive evacuations. Captain Jennifer Henson and her husband, Captain Rob Henson, are the corps officers of Renew Church in West Kelowna, B.C., an area hit hardest by wildfires.  […]
a tsa worker greeting two ladies
The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope in Calgary has opened its doors to provide shelter to Salvation Army clients and staff from Yellowknife who were forced to evacuate as part of The Salvation Army’s emergency response to wildfires. A total of 17 clients came to the Centre of Hope along with some staff members. Fifteen  […]
EDS worker serves meal out of community response unit
In May 2023, the province of Alberta was struck by a devastating series of wildfires that ravaged communities and left a trail of destruction in their wake. To meet the pressing need for nourishment and relief, Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) personnel quickly mobilized to provide food, hydration and emotional and spiritual care to  […]

Why Everyone Has a Role to Play in Preparing for Emergencies

Posted on 8th May 2023, by SalvationArmy.ca
Emergency preparedness week. Be prepared within your community.
For more than 100 years, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) in Canada has played a critical role in disaster preparedness, response and recovery. This Emergency Preparedness Week, May 7-13, 2023, Karim Kane, planning specialist with The Salvation Army’s national EDS team, stresses the importance of preparedness so communities can withstand, adapt to, and  […]