Thank you to all the participants at this year’s Vancouver Sun Run who collectively donated 4021.5 lbs of clothing to The Salvation Army. To learn about other ways to give and where you can drop off gently used clothing items, please click here.  

If you would like to make a furniture donation to victims of the Burnaby fire and require pick up service, please contact Salvation Army partner, Ray at 604.294.3087 – please be aware that there will be a charge applied. If you are able to drop off furniture or household items, please call Ray for an  […]

A three alarm fire destroyed 35 pet friendly units in a Burnaby apartment early Sunday morning.  The fire at the Greenacre Apartments, 3526 Smith Avenue, killing numerous pets while destroying the residence. Burnaby assistant fire chief, Ken Moore, shared that aside from a couple cases of smoke inhalation, there were no reports of serious injuries.  All  […]

The Salvation Army is proud to announce the inaugural Freedom Gala – A Night to Combat Human Trafficking event. For the past seven years, influential members of the Vancouver community have gathered annually to the Hope in the City Luncheon. The 2013 Freedom Gala evolved out of the expanded need to educate the community on  […]

For the past 13 years, Project Winter Survival and their team of volunteers & donors have assembled and distributed over 15,000 winter Survival Kits. These kits provide warmth and essential supplies needed for the homeless and less fortunate to survive on the streets. Last year over 11,000 requests for these life saving kits were received  […]

Donors, volunteers, sponsors and partners across the province helped The Salvation Army in British Columbia with the 2012 Christmas kettle campaign in meeting the $4 million target.  The National kettle campaign raised $20.6 million, just short of the Army’s $21 million goal. All the donations collected will go towards supporting The Salvation Army’s programs, services  […]

Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre and Victoria’s Royal Theatre once again hosted the annual Naden Band Christmas Concert. The Concerts were hosted on December 6th in Vancouver and December 10th, 11th and 12th in Victoria, all in the name of supporting The Salvation Army’s Christmas Toy Drive. Attendance at all shows was excellent, and mountains of toys were  […]

In 2011, London Drugs provided the Salvation Army with wireless pin pads for use at two locations in order to increase donations. With the continued trend of people carrying less cash and more cards in their wallets this year London Drugs is providing kettle workers at four of its largest locations with wireless pin pads  […]

The 19th Annual CHEK Drive Thru in Victoria and the 10th Annual CHEK News Give&GO in Nanaimo were tremendous successes!! These events could not be possible without the support of the CHEK News. Victoria’s Drive Thru was held at Accent Inns on Blanshard. The 1 ton truck was almost full of food, the 5 ton  […]

The Salvation Army is seeking support from the community with the annual kettle campaign as donations are down across the Province. “The Salvation Army in British Columbia is currently at less than 50% of our target, sitting at approximately $1.7 million in donations with a goal to reach $4 million by Christmas Eve,” said Major  […]