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  […]

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 19th annual CHEK News Christmas Charity Drive Thru takes place tonight at the Accent Inn Victoria hotel, located at the corner of Blanshard Street and Cloverdale Avenue ( 3233 Maple Street ). Stop by between 5pm – 7pm & come meet the CHEK News On-Air personalities and donate Clothing, Food and Cash to The Salvation Army.

Thank you to one and all who visited a local Save-On Foods and Price Smart Foods location as The Salvation Army teamed up with Craftsman Collision for the fourth Annual Making a Dent Food Drive. The day long food drive, encouraged customers to purchase much needed items for The Salvation Army with Craftsman Collision pledging to  […]

Tuesday, July 31st marked the official launch of Victoria on the Banks of the Mainstream, the latest poetry compilation from Dvora Levin. All poems included were written by participants in weekly writing sessions held at The Salvation Army’s Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre (ARC), Beacon of Hope House, Cool Aid’s Rock Bay Landing, Sandy Merriman House  […]

Food Drive Friday is happening this Friday July 27th during the Weekend of Mayhem atWestern Speedway. Join The Salvation Army’s fight to help alleviate hunger in the community by making a donation to the Stan Hagen Centre for Families Emergency Food Bank. Staff and Volunteers will be at Western Speedway’s main gate on Friday before  […]

Big thanks to Vancouver Island Charity Riders!  Because of your donation, The Salvation Army is able to send two Victoria area kids to Camp Sunrise!  In addition, through many other generous donations, another 36 Victoria area kids are able to enjoy camp this summer too. The Stan Hagen Centre for families is thrilled that they  […]

THANK YOU to the greater Victoria community for participating in the 2nd annual Breaking Down Barriers Work Boot Drive between June 9th – 30th at Capital Iron. The 2012 work boot drive brought in over 35 pairs of used work boots which will be given out to clients who are returning to work or who  […]

For 15 years, the Beacon Bus has been critical in serving both The Salvation Army’s community programming and the local emergency management network. The Salvation Army has become very aware of the depreciating state of the Beacon Bus and has made replacing it a top priority. Our goal is to have the new vehicle in  […]

Everyone is invited to come out and celebrate summer, meet their neighbours and enjoy friendship and community during an afternoon full of fun activities and celebration. Family friendly activities at the Block Party will include a BBQ lunch, cotton candy, dunk tank, face painting as well as the Ultimate Inflatable Obstacle Course. There will also  […]