{"id":1113,"date":"2011-07-25T21:51:35","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T21:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/with-open-arms-bc-welcomes-the-martins\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:26:09","slug":"with-open-arms-bc-welcomes-the-martins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2011\/07\/25\/with-open-arms-bc-welcomes-the-martins\/","title":{"rendered":"With open arms, BC welcomes the Martins!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/0000526.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/0001349.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Martins-pic-scaled.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-13102\" title=\"Martins pic\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Martins-pic-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/0000526.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">British Columbia is excited to welcome new Divisional Commander, Major Larry Martin, and his wife Major Velma Martin, coming on after serving in the Maritimes for the past four years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior, they have made stops in Parry Sound, Ont., London, England, Hamilton, Calgary, Corner Brook, N.L., Regina and a previous stop in Halifax, building the church in Fairview around 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Major Martin shares, &#8220;British Columbia is another very beautiful region of the country. 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