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This enables our clients to enjoy all the special meals in the city instead of choosing one over the other. It also extends the Christmas spirit into the New Year providing a sense of community and friendship in one of the bleaker months on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank all the community partners who came together to make this meal a possibility, including the students of the culinary program at Camosun College\u00a0along with all our volunteers and our kitchen staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With snow on the ground and a winter chill in the air, The Salvation Army\u2019s Addictions and Rehabilitation Centre hosted its annual \u201cpost-Christmas Christmas Dinner\u201d on Thursday, January 19th. 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