At a recent meeting of the Sun Parlour Retirees Amateur Radio Club in Windsor, Perron Goodyear, Divisional Director of Emergency & Disaster Services for Ontario Great Lakes, was asked to make a presentation on The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services and SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network). Members of the club were very excited  […]

Four years ago, it was suggested to Tony Marsman of Rembrandt Homes by a long time colleague and friend which Rembrandt Homes has dealt with for years, to invite a Salvation Army representative to the Rembrandt Homes annual Christmas luncheon to stand at a kettle.  This suggestion was also ratified by many others in the  […]

Last month, The Salvation Army announced the closure of the Bethesda Centre, a program for teenage mothers which we have been honored to operate in the London community for more than 50 years. The Centre provides a supportive and positive residential environment where expectant mothers are able to continue their education while learning how to  […]

A group of university students recently held a homeless awareness event to raise money for The Salvation Army. “Hearts For Homes,” an event organized by McMaster student Emily Landon, didn’t take place on the university campus. Instead, it was a one-night event complete with a live band and barbeque outside the Salvation Army Meadowlands Church  […]

The Salvation Army announced today that, after much consideration and deliberation, the decision has been reached to close its Bethesda Centre located at 54 Riverview Avenue  in London, Ontario.  The Bethesda Centre has faced, and continues to face, serious resource issues and Salvation Army officials have now determined that they can no longer continue to  […]