On June 7, please join us at St. Boniface Golf Course for Winnipeg’s annual Golf Tournament. This year, proceeds from the event will support the Winnipeg Booth Centre and the replacement of its windows. Your $150 registration fee includes your game, lunch and dinner. You can even try your hand at beating our “pro”, special guest Troy Westwood.  […]

Fifteen new immigrants have just taken an important step in their new lives as they graduated from an employment training program at The Salvation Army’s Multicultural Family Centre. One is Esraa Al-Tahan, a 28-year old Iraqi woman who arrived in Canada with her husband and daughter two years ago. The family fled war torn Iraq  […]

On November 18, 550 people came together at the Winnipeg Convention Centre to enjoy not only breakfast, but a guest speaker with a compelling story to tell. Dr. Tom Jackson, well-known musician, actor and humanitarian, gave the keynote address at the official kickoff for Winnipeg’s Christmas activities. Dr. Jackson spoke about his time on the  […]

  The Salvation Army’s Winnipeg Booth Centre is Partnering with Other Agencies to Set up New Emergency Influenza Pandemic Unit    (Winnipeg, Manitoba – November 4, 2009) – The reminders are everywhere: Wash your hands and use hand sanitizers.  Residents at The Salvation Army’s Winnipeg Booth Centre are reminded daily about flu prevention by posters  […]

This past weekend has brought to an end yet another baseball season for The Salvation Army Generals slow pitch team.  The players from this years team represented Winnipeg East Corps, Weston Community Church, and Heritage Park Temple.  While only 11 players appear in the picture and additional 6 players also played for this years team 3  […]

On Tuesday March 10th, The Salvation Army first responder team was called out to a three home blaze at the Down’s Village trailer park on Winnipeg’s far west side. More than 30 firefighters tried to contain the blaze after it spread from one trailer to another, tearing through the mobile homes adjacent to each other while  […]

The Salvation Army’s WKRP Program brings employment skills to those who have none by Ken Ramstead   Last month, we profiled the innovative STEP program in Winnipeg, which helps people attain a literacy level needed for gainful employment. But once they can read and write, what then? This is where The Salvation Army’s WKRP program  […]

The annual kettle campaign is now entering its final days and it is going fairly well although it is down slightly as compared to last year.  As of the start of Wednesday Dec 17, the city kettles have raised a combined $155,690.00. With this years goal is $220,000.00 and we need everyone to pitch in and help us reach  […]