Santa hats, Christmas trees, and holiday decorations in July? The Salvation Army of Fort McMurray kicked off a unique week of fundraising and public awareness with Melissa Blake, Mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, officially proclaiming July 13-19, 2015 “Christmas in July.” Events throughout the week included barbecues, a lunch and bake sale,  […]

During the month of May, Thrift Store customers across Alberta donated over $11K to help send kids to The Salvation Army Pine Lake Camp. For families struggling to make ends meet, the cost of summer camps is something they just can’t afford. Donations like this make camp a reality for many children who would not otherwise  […]

Updated July 19th, 2015 – As of Saturday, July 18, there are 103 active fires in the province. There have been 637 wildfires so far this season.  In Saskatoon, as of Sunday afternoon, the Sasktel Soccer Centre will be closed and all the remaining people moved over to Henk Ruys. Prince Albert, there are no plans  […]

WINNIPEG, MB – STEP (STages Education Program) is a community-based literacy program operated by The Salvation Army consisting of two stages.  Steven Kay is 34 years old.  He entered STEP with the equivalent of a grade three reading and writing level (Stage 2).  Steven struggled during his first days in program to balance his school  […]

On a beautiful, sunny Friday in July, the Glenmore Temple Band marched in its 101st Calgary Stampede Parade!  New Glenmore Temple Corps Officers, Majors Guy and Donna Simms, had arrived in Calgary just days earlier to learn that their first Stampede experience would have them in the parade – not just watching it! “This is so  […]

Yahoo! Live music, line dancing, kids games, plenty of pancakes and a beautiful sunny day made for good times for all at the 3rd Annual Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre Stampede Breakfast. Sally Ann donned her cowgirl hat and joined in on the fun – playing twister with the kids and learning how to line  […]

WINNIPEG, MB – Within the structure of The Salvation Army, much like the military, Officers receive orders and postings to different locations where they will serve.  Every year, changes to these postings are made in the annual "Officer Move." This year among those leaving the Prairie Division are Majors Darlene and James Anderson.  Majors Anderson  […]

On Saturday, June 20, Salvation Army staff in Calgary hosted an event to celebrate the Army's 150 years of international service. A large group of youth from Glenmore Temple came out to hand out free mini donuts to guests entering Heritage Park and give Shield tattoos and buttons to the kids. Over a dozen members  […]

WINNIPEG, MB – On Friday, June 12, staff and volunteers from The Salvation Army in Winnipeg continued a nearly century old tradition of serving doughnuts to those who keep us safe and free from harm. In 1917, during World War I, Ensigns Helen Purviance and Margaret Sheldon were among the 250 Salvation Army volunteers providing  […]

Raising $1M might seem like an impossible goal for a golf tournament, but our annual Supreme Group Salvation Army Golf Classic was up for the challenge. In 2010, a committee of community-minded people, led by John and Sally Leder of Edmonton-based Supreme Group LP, set a multi-year goal to raise $1M toward a much needed  […]