{"id":1504,"date":"2009-08-11T17:50:46","date_gmt":"2009-08-11T17:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/new-leadership-of-the-salvation-army-in-british-columbia\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:26:20","slug":"new-leadership-of-the-salvation-army-in-british-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/2009\/08\/11\/new-leadership-of-the-salvation-army-in-british-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"New leadership of The Salvation Army in British Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"size-large wp-image-3642 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/britishcolumbia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/susan-832x1024.jpg\" alt=\"susan\" width=\"299\" height=\"368\" \/>Taking over the role of Divisional Commander for The Salvation Army in British Columbia is Major Susan van Duinen. 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