On Tuesday, August 13, 2013, Mark Mitchell from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, along with management from Extra Foods in High River, gathered at The Salvation Army Disaster Assistance Centre to witness first hand the extensive work The Salvation Army is doing to aid in the Alberta flood relief efforts. A generous donation of $75,000  […]

“It’s amazing to see how much of an impact we are having here in High River,” says Garry Pearce, Re-Entry Coordinator with The Salvation Army. “One day a woman came to the Disaster Assistance Centre and noticed we were serving lunch. She told me she had been back in her house for two weeks with  […]

You are reading an old article – for information on the 2015 backpack program, please click: Manitoba: http://myredshield.ca/backpacks Saskatoon: https://www.facebook.com/TSA.Prairie/posts/921650834573939 Saskatoon, SK – It’s that time of year again when families are preparing to send their children back to school with a new backpack filled with supplies to get them through the year. The Salvation Army Community Centre  […]

Lynn Spencer is the coordinator for The Salvation Army’s family services, food bank and children’s programming. She has been living with her family in High River for a number of years, so it’s not the first time she’s experienced flooding in her town. “We lost our entire basement and our garage” Lynn says with a  […]

Flood Relief Update – July 29, 2013: It is now more than a month since The Salvation Army received the first call to assist those who were being evacuated in High River due to the rising flood waters. Since that first call to feed 100 evacuees on June 20, when two Emergency Disaster Services workers and  […]

1,000 donuts, 1,000 smiles, and a day of sunshine… that’s what we call a successful Donut Day! Situated in historic Fort Edmonton Park, The Salvation Army set up on the train platform and greeted visitors of the park with smiles and free donuts to celebrate 120 years in Edmonton. Serving donuts also commemorates a Salvation Army tradition dating back to  […]

On Thursday, July 4th, Colonels Mark and Sharon Tillsley arrived in Calgary, Alberta to tour some of the areas that were hit by the flood waters. The city of Calgary evacuated over 100,000 people due to flooding and suffered significant damage to the downtown core, there was growing concern that the 101st Calgary Stampede would not happen. However, countless  […]

Alberta Flood Relief Update – July 15, 2013 To date, throughout the areas affected by flooding in southern Alberta, The Salvation Army has provided food and hydration to over 41,000 people. We have also provided emotional and spiritual care (ESC) and crisis intervention stress management support to more than 1500. Words cannot adequately express our gratitude  […]

Robin Shillington sits peacefully in his room at The Salvation Army Agapé Hospice in Calgary. He glances out his window, the soft morning light illuminates his face as he turns and smiles, “It’s this month that I’ve known my wife for fifty years, and we’ve been married for forty-eight.” Recently Robin was faced with some  […]

Flood Relief Updates – July 8, 2013: To date, throughout the areas affected by flooding in southern Alberta, The Salvation Army has served 11,500 meals and provided emotional and spiritual care (ESC) to more than 870 evacuees, residents, and responders. Calgary – The Calgary Flood Emergency has officially ended and residents who are still displaced  […]