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Kelowna Fire
Residents of the Laurentian Heights 3 condominium building at 1405 Kelglen in Kelowna were evacuated early yesterday morning after a fire swept through part of the complex. The Kelowna Fire Department’s immediate response included 21 firefighters, four fire engine trucks, two ladder trucks, a Rescue truck as well as one command unit. Another 45 career…
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Dignity Speaks
The Salvation Army has declared May as Dignity Month. “Dignity Speaks” is a national event that will be held at The Salvation Army Toronto Harbour Light on Sunday, May 15th. The evening is intended to entertain, educate and inspire people about the importance of respecting the rights of the addicted, the homeless and those who…
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Brian Gentry performs live!
The talented, Brian Gentry of Marvin & Gentry, will be performing two live shows at the end of the month in Vancouver! A gifted singer / songwriter and recording artist from Nashville, TN … Brian will be at Belkin House for a coffee house inspired concert as well as performing a second show at the…
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Calling all Runners!
Please drop your gently worn clothing items at the start line of The Vancouver Sun Run happening Sunday, April 17th and The Salvation Army will pick it up and make sure that it’s put to good use. Last year, over 4000 lbs. of clothing was collected and we look forward to surpassing that number this…
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Special Edition T-Shirt supports Japan
Local clothing company, Hamburger Disco, celebrates … Hamburgers and Disco. And now, being added to the mix is support for relief efforts underway in Japan. Hamburger Disco is partnering with The Salvation Army to create and release a SPECIAL EDITION T-Shirt with all proceeds from the sale of this item going directly towards relief work…
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JOEY Restaurants giving back one bowl at a time
Members of JOEY Restaurants teamed up with The Salvation Army’s Harbour Light to serve members of the community through the food line by providing a signature homemade beef barley soup courtesy of the group’s Cup of Care program – an initiative created to address hunger in the communities to which they serve. “Cup of care…
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Helping hand from Telus
TELUS has extended its offer of free long distance and wireless services to Japan for an additional month until the end of April. Since March 11th, nearly 40,000 calls have been placed since the introduction of the free calling initiative. In addition, Telus donated $100,000 dollars to relief efforts in Japan through The Canadian Red…
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The Big Book Drive … A BIG SUCCESS!
Joseph Choi, Alex Venetis and Steffi Chua of Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business Project Management successfully organized a book drive to collect books for the Salvation Army – ultimately surpassing the initial goal of 2,000 books with an additional, 9,000 collected for a total of 11,000. The BIG Book Drive team collected…
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Community Dignity Day
North Vancouver hosted Community Dignity Day on March 16th to serve the local North Shore neighbourhood. With The Salvation Army’s New Hope Cuisine preparing and serving breakfast for 70 and lunch for 120, the turnout was not only incredibly encouraging, but the kitchen did a fantastic job in accommodating everyone served. Thank you to all…
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The Salvation Army Canada allocating $75,000 to the Earthquake Relief Effort in Japan
As The Salvation Army in Japan continues its response to the earthquake that devastated areas of the country on March 10th, The Salvation Army in Canada has allocated the sum of $75,000 to support the ongoing relief effort. The most damaged city is Sendai, about 400 kilometres away from Tokyo. Commissioner Makoto Yoshida, leader of…
