Winnipeg, MB – Just over 100 years ago, William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, gave his last speech to a crowded Royal Albert Hall in London, England.  In this final speech, he summed up his 60 year ministry with these words: “While Women weep, as they do now, I’ll fight; while children go hungry,  […]

Winnipeg, MB – Perry Ross, born in 1922, lived a very full and exciting life. His life’s adventure took him from the early days of quarterbacking his high school football team at Gordon Bell High School in Winnipeg to a successful career as owner of Ross Equipment Ltd.  Mr. Ross built his business on excellent  […]

Prairie Division – All across Canada, many Canadians are facing many challenging events at the hand of Mother Nature.  The Prairie Division – which includes Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northwest Ontario – has not escaped unscathed.  Since the spring, The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) Prairie Division team has been responding to overland flooding in  […]

Updates as of July 1, 2013: Over the holiday weekend those involved in The Salvation Army Alberta Flood Relief efforts continued to serve our fellow Canadians just as Salvationists have for 131 years. We have served over 10,000 people with food, hydration and emotional & spiritual care. Each day we now have 8 Community Response Units (CRUs)  […]

As of June 26, 2013: Medicine Hat – We have been providing assistance to evacuees such as clothing, accommodations and emotional & spiritual care. We have been able to move our residents back into our shelter. We are awaiting confirmation on providing food, hydration and emotional & spiritual care at a number of additional sites as well.  […]

Saskatoon, SK – The Salvation Army has a team of volunteers working long hours to help flood victims of Cumberland House, in northeast Saskatchewan. Nearly all 2,200 residents have been evacuated from Cumberland House, and the adjacent village Cumberland House First Nation after a deluge of rain and rapid flooding in Southern Alberta last week  […]

Winnipeg, MB – Recently The Salvation Army Heritage Park Temple was awarded a $1,514 grant from the Manitoba Sport Opportunities Program for replacements and upgrades to sporting equipment for its youth programs. “With this funding,” said Major Sandra Budden, Corps Officer for Heritage Park Temple, “participants in our Kids Club and 825 Drop-in Centre will  […]

Divisional Secretary for Public Relations & Development, Capt. Pam Goodyear, reports from the response area: Our Thrift Store and Corps in High River have both flooded, as has our Thrift Store in Claresholm. Our Lethbridge Canteen is on site at the evacuation centre serving food, and around 700 people were fed yesterday between 4:00pm and 11:30pm at the  […]

Saskatoon, SK – Every child should have the opportunity to experience summer camp. Unfortunately, many families can’t afford to send their children. On the prairies, The Salvation Army offers a solution to meet those needs: Located 15km south of Saskatoon, Beaver Creek Camp is nestled in 100 acres of beautifully secluded woods, creek, valley and  […]

Estevan, SK – The Estevan Salvation Army has started the Fill the Bank Food Drive, in an effort to stock up the food bank’s shelves prior to the busy summer season. Lieutenant Brian Bobolo said that no donation is too small, particularly before the summer months, when food bank donors tend to leave town and  […]