{"id":2,"date":"2025-01-30T15:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/british-columbia\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-08-01T07:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T07:42:27","slug":"britishcolumbia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/","title":{"rendered":"BritishColumbia"},"content":{"rendered":"    \r\n    <div id=\"hero_section-block_bd94b37ce77c6f9d2cd71692389b7971\" class=\"bottom b-hero_section hero_section_position_top\" style=\"background:url(https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/RS0_5181_Edit.jpg)\">\r\n        <div class=\"section hero_active_gradient\">\r\n\r\n                    <div>\r\n                \r\n                                    <h1 style=\"color:#FFFFFF\">British Columbia Division<\/h1>\r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n\n    <div 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class=\"post-content\">\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                        The start of a new year invites us to pause and consider what lies ahead. For Robin, 2026 represents something far more significant than resolutions\u2014it&#8217;s the culmination of a transformative&#8230;                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <div class=\"post-tags\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"author-tag\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"category\" >General Interest<\/span> , <span class=\"category\" >Hope Stories<\/span>                                         <\/div>\r\n                                        <span class=\"date\">10th March 2026 <\/span>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                  \r\n                        <div class=\"post\">\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/02\/20\/celebrate-clutter-free-february-at-the-new-richmond-centre-thrift-store\/\" aria-label=\"Celebrate\u00a0Clutter-Free February at\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Richmond\u00a0Centre\u00a0Thrift Store\"><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/IMG_6555-1-scaled-e1771549190864.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate\u00a0Clutter-Free February at\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Richmond\u00a0Centre\u00a0Thrift Store\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/a>\r\n                            <div class=\"post-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"title_content\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/02\/20\/celebrate-clutter-free-february-at-the-new-richmond-centre-thrift-store\/\"  aria-label=\"Celebrate\u00a0Clutter-Free February at\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Richmond\u00a0Centre\u00a0Thrift Store\" class=\"post-title sub_title_span\">Celebrate\u00a0Clutter-Free February at\u00a0the\u00a0New\u00a0Richmond\u00a0Centre\u00a0Thrift Store<\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"post_info\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                        In November, The Salvation Army opened its&nbsp;fifteenth\u202fThrift Store in the Greater Vancouver area, welcoming the community to a new location in the heart of Richmond. Conveniently\u202flocated\u202fon No. 3 Road\u202facross\u202ffrom\u202fRichmond Centre\u202fMall,\u202fthe&#8230;                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <div class=\"post-tags\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"author-tag\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"category\" >General Interest<\/span>                                         <\/div>\r\n                                        <span class=\"date\">20th February 2026 <\/span>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                  \r\n                        <div class=\"post\">\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/02\/10\/a-safe-place-a-second-chance-your-matched-gift-changes-lives\/\" aria-label=\"A Safe Place, a Second Chance: Your Matched Gift Changes Lives\u00a0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-03-124817-e1770745686721.png\" alt=\"A Safe Place, a Second Chance: Your Matched Gift Changes Lives\u00a0\" style=\"width: 100%;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/a>\r\n                            <div class=\"post-details\">\r\n                                <div class=\"title_content\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2026\/02\/10\/a-safe-place-a-second-chance-your-matched-gift-changes-lives\/\"  aria-label=\"A Safe Place, a Second Chance: Your Matched Gift Changes Lives\u00a0\" class=\"post-title sub_title_span\">A Safe Place, a Second Chance: Your Matched Gift Changes Lives\u00a0<\/a>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                <div class=\"post_info\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"post-content\">\r\n                                        <span>\r\n                                        Watch&nbsp;the video&nbsp;below to learn more about Kate Booth House and Esther\u2019s Place.&nbsp; In Canada, one in three women will experience sexual or physical violence, and every six days a woman&#8230;                                        <\/span>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <div class=\"post-tags\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"author-tag\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"category\" >Campaign<\/span> , <span class=\"category\" >Health and Social Services<\/span>                                         <\/div>\r\n                                        <span class=\"date\">10th February 2026 <\/span>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        \r\n                    <div class=\"view-more-btn\">\r\n            \r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/news\/\" class=\"view-all button view_buttons\" type=\"button\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View All News\">\r\n                        View All News                    <\/a>  \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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